Jul 1, 2026 · 1 hr 22 min · 9 segments
Andrew, Kyle, and James discuss Johann Eck's theses against Luther and other Reformers, Luther's sharp polemics, the burning of the papal bull, the Diet of Worms, Luther's stay at Wartburg Castle, and…
Andrew ChristiansenHost
James RickenbakerHostKyleHostI don't recall the, maybe the month or, or what month it was, maybe March.
Uh, you'll see in the picture I have, which we can only see, it's, um, a picture of Johann Eck on the, our right, and Andreas Karlstadt and Martin Luther on our left.
I believe this debate took place at the, um, at the university there, if I'm not mistaken.
Eck was, uh, he lived from 1486 to 1543, so he's, like, of Luther's generation.
I mean, I think l- uh, he's a little bit, he's a little bit younger than Luther, and he died a few years before Luther died, but they're, they lived, like, almost exactly the same time.
And, you know, I would characterize Eck as kind of the second big opponent to Luther after Cajetan, who we, of course, James and I covered a lot in the last episode.
Um, and as I was, like, thinking about Eck, I thought, "You know, Eck is kind of like, um, he kind of, if, i- he kinda reminds me, like, a modern-day equivalent..." [laughs] I don't know if this is even fair.
He would be like the, the, the rad trad or, you know, he would be like the, those traditionalist Catholics today, you know, the, especially, like, the young traditionalist kind of, like, either converting to the Roman Catholic Church or, or, um, you know-
I don't recall the, maybe the month or, or what month it was, maybe March.
Uh, you'll see in the picture I have, which we can only see, it's, um, a picture of Johann Eck on the, our right, and Andreas Karlstadt and Martin Luther on our left.
I believe this debate took place at the, um, at the university there, if I'm not mistaken.
Eck was, uh, he lived from 1486 to 1543, so he's, like, of Luther's generation.
I mean, I think l- uh, he's a little bit, he's a little bit younger than Luther, and he died a few years before Luther died, but they're, they lived, like, almost exactly the same time.
And, you know, I would characterize Eck as kind of the second big opponent to Luther after Cajetan, who we, of course, James and I covered a lot in the last episode.
Um, and as I was, like, thinking about Eck, I thought, "You know, Eck is kind of like, um, he kind of, if, i- he kinda reminds me, like, a modern-day equivalent..." [laughs] I don't know if this is even fair.
He would be like the, the, the rad trad or, you know, he would be like the, those traditionalist Catholics today, you know, the, especially, like, the young traditionalist kind of, like, either converting to the Roman Catholic Church or, or, um, you know-
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