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The Leipzig Debate was a theological disputation originally between
Andreas Karlstadt and
Johann Eck. Eck, a staunch defender of
Roman Catholic doctrine, had challenged Karlstadt to a public debate concerning the doctrines of
free will and
grace. The Leipzig Debate took place at
Pleißenburg Castle (now the location of the city hall) in
Leipzig, and lasted from June to July of
1519.
Martin Luther arrived in Leipzig and joined the debate in July of 1519, at the invitation of Eck. Luther and Eck expanded the terms of the debate, to include matters such as
purgatory, the sale of
indulgences, the need for and methods of
penance, and the legitimacy of
papal authority.
A joint verdict on the outcome of the debate was to be issued by the
University of Erfurt and the
University of Paris, but the theological faculty of Erfurt recused itself. The faculty in Paris delivered a negative verdict on Luther's writings in
1521, but made no direct reference to the debate in Leipzig itself.
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