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Nicolaus von Amsdorf (German: Nikolaus von Amsdorf, 3 December 1483 – 14 May 1565) was a German Lutheran theologian and an early Protestant reformer. As bishop of Naumburg (1542–1546), he became the first Lutheran bishop in the Holy Roman Empire .
May 10, 2024 · Nikolaus von Amsdorf (born December 3, 1483, Torgau, Saxony [Germany]—died May 14, 1565, Eisenach) was a Protestant Reformer and major supporter of Martin Luther.
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Luther’s faithful friend and defender, Nikolaus von Amsdorf was instrumental in turning Magdeburg into a bastion for Lutheranism. He was involved in many theological controversies, sometimes edging toward theological extremes in his passion for defending Luther’s teachings.
Dr. Kolb reveals how this mostly unknown champion of Luthers Reformation helped set the future of Lutheran theology on its course.
Quick Reference. (1483–1565), Lutheran theologian. He joined M. Luther in 1517 and accompanied him to the Disputation of Leipzig (1519) and the Diet of Worms (1521). In 1524 he went to Magdeburg to lead the Protestant opposition to the Catholic clergy and to reform the services on Lutheran lines.
This study of Amsdorfs doctrine of double predestination grows out of my Ph.D. dissertation, Nikolaus von Amsdorf, Knight of God and Exile of Christ: Piety and Polemic in the Wake of Luther (University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1973), Robert M. Kingdon, advisor.
Although he served briefly as the bishop of Naumburg and played an important role in the reform of the city of Goslar, he is remembered primarily as a leader of the Gnesio‐Lutherans, who opposed Melanchthon on the role of good works in justification and the usefulness of philosophy in theology.
