Leipzig Disputation
Andreas Carlstadt
A short biography of Andreas Bodenstein von Carlstadt (1486–1541), Luther’s senior colleague at Wittenberg, leader of the Wittenberg reforms of 1521–22, and later professor at Basel.
Duke George of Saxony
The bearded duke of Dresden who hosted the Leipzig Debate and became Luther’s most determined princely enemy.
Hieronymus Emser
Duke George’s secretary, who waged a pamphlet war with Luther and issued a rival German New Testament built on Luther’s own.
Johann Eck
Luther’s ablest debater, who forced him at Leipzig to side with Hus and carried the bull of excommunication into Germany.
Leipzig Disputation (1519)
Leipzig Disputation (1519): Luther and Eck debate papal authority, councils, and Scripture.
