Andreas Karlstadt

Who?

• German Christina theologian (1486- 1541)

Education

• studied at University of Wittenburg
• 1515- 16 studdied in Rome

Vocation

• 1523 Pastor or Orlamunde
• 1534 Dean at Basil university- died there.

Beliefs

• believed in adult baptism
• icons should be removed from church- factor in iconclastic riots (Zurich, Copenhagen)- urged marion pictures to be removed (1522)
• Denied physical but affirmed spiritual presence of Christ in communion.
• Church was corrupt- resulted in 151 thesis (1516)

Relations with Luther

• Began on good terms- Luther and Karlstadt refused to recant beliefs and excommunicated in 1521. Luther believed they shared theological similarites (stressed in Luther's eights sermons)
• Luter urging caution towards Karlstadt caused friction; L. argued Karlstadt and Muntzer were dangerous revolutionaries. Luther wrote agasint Karlstast in 1526.
• Peace between the two when Luther took in K. during Peasants war.