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2C The Reformation in Europe, c1500–1564

Karlstadt, the Zwickau Prophets and Luther's Return

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Who was the radical reformer at Wittenberg who implemented rapid changes during Luther's absence at the Wartburg in 1521-1522?

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What prompted Luther to return from the Wartburg to Wittenberg in 1522?

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How did Luther respond to Erasmus's defence of free will?

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  1. 1

    Who was the radical reformer at Wittenberg who implemented rapid changes during Luther's absence at the Wartburg in 1521-1522?

    Model answer

    Andreas Karlstadt (Carlstadt)

  2. 2

    What iconoclastic reforms did Karlstadt implement at Wittenberg during Luther's absence?

    Model answer

    He removed images from churches and abolished the Mass

  3. 3

    Who were the Zwickau prophets?

    Model answer

    A group of radical visionaries who arrived in Wittenberg in 1521, claiming direct divine revelation and rejecting infant baptism

  4. 4

    What prompted Luther to return from the Wartburg to Wittenberg in 1522?

    Model answer

    The disorder caused by the Zwickau prophets and Karlstadt's radical reforms

  5. 5

    How did Luther respond to the radicals' claims of direct divine revelation?

    Model answer

    He rejected their methods and claims, reasserting the primacy of Scripture and advocating orderly reform through preaching rather than violent or immediate change

  6. 6

    What work did Erasmus publish in 1524 that strained his relationship with Luther?

    Model answer

    'On Free Will', which defended human agency in salvation

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