Life Johann Eck

johann eck born johann maier @ eck (later egg, near memmingen, swabia) , derived additional surname birthplace, himself, after 1505, modified eckius or eccius, i.e. of eck . father, michael maier, peasant , bailiff, or amtmann, of village. boy s education undertaken uncle, martin maier, parish priest @ rottenburg on river neckar.

at age of twelve entered university of heidelberg, left in following year tübingen. after taking master s degree in 1501, began study of theology under johann jakob lempp, , studied elements of hebrew , political economy konrad summenhart.

he left tübingen in 1501 on account of plague , after year @ cologne settled @ freiburg university, @ first student of theology , law , later successful teacher mentor prominent anabaptist leader of waldshut , nikolsburg, balthasar hubmaier, , later retaining relationship during move university of ingolstadt. in 1508 entered priesthood in strasbourg , 2 years later obtained doctorate in theology.

at freiburg in 1506 published first work, ludicra logices exercitamenta , proved himself brilliant , subtle orator, although obsessed untamable controversial spirit , unrestrained powers of invective. @ odds colleagues, glad accept call theological chair @ ingolstadt in november 1510, receiving @ same time honors , income of canon @ eichstadt. in 1512 became prochancellor @ university , made institution bulwark of catholicism. wide knowledge found expression in numerous writings. in theological field produced chrysopassus (augsburg, 1514), in developed theory of predestination, while obtained fame commentator on summulae of peter of spain , on aristotle s de caelo , de anima.

as political economist defended lawfulness of putting out capital @ interest. , argued view @ disputations @ augsburg (1514) , bologna (1515), disputed predestination. these triumphs repeated @ vienna in 1516. through these successes gained patronage of fuggers, scandalized martin luther.

a ducal commission, appointed find way of ending interminable strife between rival academic parties, asked eck prepare fresh commentaries on aristotle , peter of spain. between 1516 , 1520, in addition other duties, published commentaries on summulae of petrus hispanus, , on dialectics, physics , lesser scientific works of aristotle, became textbooks of university. during these years, eck considered modern theologian, , commentaries inspired of scientific spirit of new learning. aim, however, had been find via media between old , new.

he championed cause of papacy. result of new resolve chief work, de primatu petri (1519), , enchiridion locorum communium adversus lutherum ran through 46 editions between 1525 , 1576. 1530-35 published collection of writings against luther, opera contra ludderum, in 4 vols. verabally assailed friend, humanist , jurist ulrich zasius, doctrine proclaimed ten years before, , erasmus s annotationes in novum testamentum.