The Diet of Worms

The main events of the Diet of Worms relating to Luther took place from 16 to 18 April 1521. This year marks the 500th anniversary of the Diet of Worms, and on this occasion, we welcome Dr. Herman Selderhuis to rehearse the events of the diet and share his thoughts about its enduring significance for the church. The Diet of Worms of 1521 was a formal deliberative assembly of the Holy Roman Empire called by Emperor Charles V and conducted in the city of Worms. Martin Luther was summoned to the Diet in order to renounce or reaffirm his views in response to a Papal bull of Pope Leo X. Luther defended these views and refused to recant them. At the end of the Diet, the Emperor issued the Edict of Worms, condemning Luther and banning citizens from propagating his ideas. Dr. Herman Selderhuis is Professor of church history and church polity at the Theological University of Apeldoorn and the President of The International Congress on Calvin Research. 00:00 Introduction 01:32 Introduction to Luther 07:02 Works on Luther 09:47 Leading up to the Diet of Worms 13:51 At the Diet of Worms 16:57 Charles V 21:13 Other Figures at the Diet 24:48 Those Present at the Diet 28:47 Johann von Eck 30:56 The Expectations for Luther at Worms 37:02 Dealing with a Luther Who Wouldn't Recant 42:35 Luther at Wartburg 46:58 The Diets of Nuremburg 48:57 Holy Roman Empire 51:18 Contemporary Lessons from the Diet 54:55 Conclusion This is Christ the Center episode 694 (https://www.reformedforum.org/ctc694)