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Anabaptism
A 1685 illustration by Jan Luyken, published in Martyrs Mirror, of Dirk Willems saving his pursuer, an act of mercy that led to his recapture, after which he was burned at the stake near Asperen in the present-day Netherlands
Background
Christianity
Radical Reformation
Sermon on the Mount
Doctrines and practices
Theology of Anabaptism
Believer's baptism
Lovefeast
Nonconformity to the world
Nonresistance
Free will
Freedom of religion
Priesthood of all believers
Separation of church and state
Foot washing
Holy kiss
Plain dress
Shunning
Simple living
Documents
Schleitheim Confession
Dordrecht Confession
Ausbund
Martyrs Mirror
Key people
George Blaurock
Hans Denck
Conrad Grebel
Melchior Hoffman
Balthasar Hubmaier
Hans Hut
Jakob Hutter
Alexander Mack
Felix Manz
Pilgram Marpeck
Melchior Rink
Michael Sattler
Menno Simons
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Russian Mennonites
Schwarzenau Brethren
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Schwenkfelders
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Moravian Church
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The Batenburgers were members of a radical Anabaptist sect led by Jan van Batenburg, that flourished briefly in the 1530s in the Netherlands, in the aftermath of the Münster Rebellion. They were called Zwaardgeesten (sword-minded) by the nonviolent mainstream Anabaptists.
The Batenburgers were members of a radical Anabaptist sect led by Jan van Batenburg, that flourished briefly in the 1530s in the Netherlands, in the aftermath...
Landgrave of Hesse. After the Münster rebellion, the small group of the Batenburgers continued to adhere to militant Anabaptist beliefs. Non-violent Anabaptist...
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links with some of the more militant Anabaptist movements, such as the Batenburgers, that flourished in the Dutch Republic during the 16th century. The young...
Mennonites. Radical Anabaptist groups included the Münsterites and the Batenburgers, who persisted in various guises as late as the 1570s. Within the inspirationist...
(Community of True Inspiration) Followers of Thomas Müntzer Aurora Colony Batenburgers Diggers Dulcinians Jesus Army Labadists Levellers Harmony Society Oneida...
could mean resumed persecution. Other groups of Anabaptists, such as the Batenburgers, were eventually destroyed by their unwillingness to fight. This played...
even violent developments under Anabaptist-associated groups like the Batenburgers. A similar violent take-over of the city of Münster was subsequently...
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