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- Eck maintained the position that, if anyone could determine truth for themselves, then there was no truth, only opinion; a claim that became central to the Counter-Reformation.
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Johann Maier von Eck (13 November 1486 – 13 February 1543), often anglicized as John Eck, was a German Catholic theologian, scholastic, prelate, and a pioneer of the Counter-Reformation who was among Martin Luther's most important interlocutors and theological opponents.
- Early Life & Education
- Eck & Luther
- The Leipzig Debate
- Defender of The Faith
- Conclusion
Johann Eck was born Johann Maier von Eck in the village of Eck in Swabia, Bavaria in 1486. Nothing is known of his mother but his father, Michael Maier, was the town magistrate. His uncle, Martin Maier, was the parish priest at Rottenburg am Neckar and took the boy in to educate him. No reason is given for Eck’s move to his uncle’s house and there ...
Eck had embraced the philosophy of Humanism while in school at Tubingen and, at some point, (probably at Heidelberg) had met and become friends with the Humanist scholar and jurist Christoph von Scheurl (l. 1481-1542). In 1517, von Scheurl introduced Eck to Martin Luther, a professor at Wittenberg where von Scheurl had taught law. Von Scheurl no do...
The debate was set for June-July 1519 at Pleissenburg Castle in Leipzig and would be presided over by George, Duke of Saxony (r. 1500-1539), who supported Eck against the Reformation. Eck invited Luther to participate but still with the stipulation he could not engage in the debate with Karlstadt. Although Karlstadt argued well, Eck was the superio...
Eck was not foolish enough to believe the ex-communication would silence Luther and continued his attack in 1521 encouraging Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, to call the Diet of Wormsat which Luther was ordered to appear. Luther’s Speech at the Diet of Worms (known as the 'Here I Stand' speech) in April 1521 made his position clear and Eck appealed t...
Between 1530 and 1542, Eck continued his attacks on the Reformation movement while defending the authority and traditions of the Catholic Church. In 1542, a rumor circulated that he had died. Scholar Lyndal Roper comments: He died in early 1543. Luther, who would die three years later, seized on Eck’s sudden exit, which he suggested denied him the ...
- Joshua J. Mark
Eck’s early treatises attracted attention, among them one of the first theses (1514) attacking the medieval prohibition against charging interest on money. Eck was friendly with Martin Luther until the appearance in 1517 of the latter’s Ninety-five Theses, which Eck assailed as heretical in a tract published in 1518.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
May 31, 2022 · What was the Counter-Reformation? The Counter-Reformation (also known as the Catholic Reformation) was the Catholic Church's response to the Protestant Reformation. What are the dates of the Counter-Reformation? The dates of the Counter-Reformation are generally thought to be 1545 to c. 1700.
- Joshua J. Mark
Eck came to international prominence due to his polemical battles with Luther and other reformers. At first on good terms because of their common interest in humanist reform of the German universities, Eck’s rebuttal of the 95 Theses eventually forged a rivalry between him and Luther.
Sep 2, 2024 · Counter-Reformation, the Roman Catholic efforts directed in the 16th–17th century against the Protestant Reformation and toward internal renewal. Learn more about the history, key reformers, educational and missionary endeavors, and legacy of the Catholic Counter-Reformation.
In his view, the general "Catholic Reformation" was "centered on the care of souls ..., episcopal residence, the renewal of the clergy, together with the charitable and educational roles of the new religious orders", whereas the specific "Counter-Reformation" was "founded upon the defence of orthodoxy, the repression of dissent, the reassertion ...
