Stellingenoorlog - of waarom Leuvense theologen lutherse stellingen veroordeelden De Condemnatio Lovaniensis in context (1518-1520)
In this article the author discusses the doctrinal condemnation of Martin Luther by the Leuven Faculty of Theology. In retrospect such initiative seems totally obvious, but the first part of this contribution questions its misleading air of self-evidence. Why did precisely the Leuven theologians ini...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | Dutch |
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Amsterdam University Press
[2018]
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Trajecta
Year: 2018, Volume: 27, Issue: 2, Pages: 231-258 |
| RelBib Classification: | FB Theological education KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance KBD Benelux countries KDB Roman Catholic Church KDD Protestant Church |
| Further subjects: | B
Theology
B ERASMUS, Desiderius, d. 1536 B Humanism; History B Reuchlin, Johannes, 1455-1522 B Luther, Martin, 1483-1546 |
| Summary: | In this article the author discusses the doctrinal condemnation of Martin Luther by the Leuven Faculty of Theology. In retrospect such initiative seems totally obvious, but the first part of this contribution questions its misleading air of self-evidence. Why did precisely the Leuven theologians initiate an inquiry into Luther's writings to render a verdict on its orthodoxy, when all other universities bowed out on this delicate matter? The possibilities of an official request and the anticipation of a future council are (most likely) to be dismissed. The motivation of the Leuven theologians is to be found both in the broader intellectual context of the humanistscholastic debate and in autumn and winter of 1518-1519, galvanized by Erasmus and his efforts to promote biblical humanism. It is very likely that the inquiry was fostered by the anti-Erasmian faction at the faculty, attempting to convict Erasmus and making him 'guilty by association! The condemnation also received full support of an international network of traditionalist scholars, which had crystallized in previous years as a result of the Reuchlin affair. The second part of the article surveys the origins of the condemnations, while contextualizing the long-windedness of the procedure. The investigation surely was undertaken with great consideration. Ultimately the author hypothesizes why the theologians collaborated with the humanist printer Dirk Martens to have their condemnation printed. |
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| ISSN: | 2665-9484 |
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