The Anabaptists were separatists who rejected infant baptism and believed that the church should consist only of saved and baptized believers. The word Anabaptist translates into baptised again. The Anabaptists were the most persecuted of all of the groups of the early reformation. They were often accused of denying the incarnation of christ. The Anabaptists demanded a strict separation of church and state, for the purity of the church and for the protection of the church from persecution by the state. The Anabaptists were not easy to classify into one group. Some were fanatics and heretics, but others were not nearly so extreme and fanatical. There are different sects: the mennonites, amish and hutterites for example. The mennonites follow the teachings of Menno Simmons. He taught that Jesus did not take the flesh from his mother, but either brought his body from heaven or had one made for him by the word. Thomas muntzer was one of the founders of the anabaptist reformation. He turned against Luther with several anti-Lutheran writings, and became a rebel leader during the Peasants' War. He was captured, tortured and decapitated after the loss of a battle in the war.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
The Anabaptist Reformation
The Anabaptists were separatists who rejected infant baptism and believed that the church should consist only of saved and baptized believers. The word Anabaptist translates into baptised again. The Anabaptists were the most persecuted of all of the groups of the early reformation. They were often accused of denying the incarnation of christ. The Anabaptists demanded a strict separation of church and state, for the purity of the church and for the protection of the church from persecution by the state. The Anabaptists were not easy to classify into one group. Some were fanatics and heretics, but others were not nearly so extreme and fanatical. There are different sects: the mennonites, amish and hutterites for example. The mennonites follow the teachings of Menno Simmons. He taught that Jesus did not take the flesh from his mother, but either brought his body from heaven or had one made for him by the word. Thomas muntzer was one of the founders of the anabaptist reformation. He turned against Luther with several anti-Lutheran writings, and became a rebel leader during the Peasants' War. He was captured, tortured and decapitated after the loss of a battle in the war.
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I like how you explained that there were different sects of Anabaptists. However, why is the mennonite group the only one you explained?
The different Anabaptist sects were all distinct, but the Mennonite sect was memorable. Their drastically strict practices and primitive interpretations of the bible compelled their followers to follow a strict moral code in public. These people quite often kept to themselves and encouraged their members to become baptized after affirming their faith in Jesus Christ publically, for they felt private confessions isolated the community of believers from knowing who in their community truly believed.
I like how the anabaptists were not as violent as many other protesters during the reformation. I like your outlook and different perspective on the reformation.
You did a good job of explaining the Anabaptists and how they were a significant part of the Reformation. They were different than other reformers during this time, but were also very memorable for their actions and religious beliefs.
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