Andreas Carlstadt (1477-1541)

Importance

•          German Protestant Reformer

•          Sided with Luther and then split with him

•          Repudiated his Thomist beliefs and became a supporter of the Protestant movement

•          Key leader while Luther was in hiding

•          Stressed Bible’s authority

•          Said ministers should marry

•          Opposed church music, religious images, and religious fraternities

•          Bestowed the theology doctorate on Luther in 1512

•          Debated Eck at Leipzig (1519)

•          On Christmas Day 1521 he celebrated communion without a priest