EURO ST 10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Andreas Karlstadt, Lutheranism, Protestantism
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Andreas bodenstein von karlstadt argues against images. That we have images in churches and houses of god is wrong and contrary to the first commandment. That to have carved and painted idols set up on the altars is even more injurious and diabolical. Therefore it is good, necessary, praiseworthy, and pious that we remove them and give scripture its due and in so that we remove them and give scripture its due and in so doing so accept its judgement. In fact, war of images over iconoclasm. Catholic pamphlet woodcut entitled a truly horrific history of the unrest that martin luther"s teaching has caused the german nation . Erhard schoen, complaint of the poor persecuted idols; a lutheran defense of images , woodcut print. It really visualizes the biblical line, i am not delighted at the faults of any man, since am very conscious myself of the great beam in my own eye .