Anabaptism

English Etymology From en la anabaptismus, from ecclesiastical en grc-koi ἀναβαπτισμός, from grc ἀνα- re- + grc βαπτισμός baptism (compare modern Greek el αναβαπτισμός); cognate with fr anabaptisme. See en anabaptize. Pronunciation en /ænəˈbæptɪzm/ Noun ~ The doctrine espoused by Anabaptists. 1968, Cornelius Krahn, Dutch Anabaptism: Origin, Spread, Life and Thought (1450–1600), Martinus Nijhoff Publishers Martinus Nijhoff, page 185, Following somewhat the thesis of Vos and Mellink pertaining to the origin of Anabaptism in the Netherlands, J. F. G. Goeters has recently challenged Rembert's approach and conclusions. He points out that the actual practice of re-baptism, or adult baptism, prior to the Münster catastrophe was minimal and concludes that the early reformatory movement of the German Lower Rhine was a popular movement containing humanistic, Lutheran, and spiritualistic-sacramentarian elements. Anabaptism did not stand at the beginning of this reformation movement, according to Goeters, but entered midstream and helped to clarify concepts. It constituted a radicalization of the spiritualistic-sacramentarian movement. 1989 [Addison Wesley Longman], Peter Limm, The Dutch Revolt 1559—1648, 2013, Taylor & Francis (Routledge), page 135, As an organised movement Anabaptism had its roots in Zurich where Conrad Grebel and others began to demand a more radical reformation than Zwingli. The distinctive features of Zurich Anabaptism were: the acknowledgement of no authority other than the Bible; the true church consisted only of the 'saints' who had undergone spiritual conversion (a conviction which led adherents to support adult baptism, a feature which gave the movement its distinctive name); withdrawal of the 'saints' from the secular community (which meant refusal to take part in government and a refusal to obey man-made laws). en 2014 Kate Eisenbise Crell Cooperative Salvation: A Brethren View of Atonement Wipf and Stock Publishers Wipf and Stock https://books.google.com.au/books?id=89B2BgAAQBAJ&pg=PA6&dq=%22Anabaptism%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjCwuOTx-jjAhVMOSsKHZECAQAQ6AEIwAEwHw#v=onepage&q=%22Anabaptism%22&f=false 6 Anabaptism in South Germany and Austria had a different flavor than the Anabaptist movement in Switzerland. Whereas Anabaptism in Switzerland arose in opposition to Zwingli's slow pace of reform, Anabaptism in South Germany and Austria was shaped by the failed Peasants' War and was influenced by the apocalyptic theology of Thomas Müntzer. Usage notes Generally regarded as an offshoot of and thus a type of Protestantism, although some Anabaptists have disputed this. (The movement did, in fact, develop during the Radical Reformation.) Related terms en anabaptize en baptism Translations doctrine of Anabaptists Catalan: ca anabaptisme m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 重浸派 chóngjìnpài, cmn 重洗派 chóngxǐpài Dutch: nl anabaptisme n Esperanto: eo anabaptismo Finnish: fi anabaptismi French: fr anabaptisme m German: de Täuferbewegung f, de Anabaptismus m, de Wiedertäuferlehre f Hungarian: hu anabaptizmus Ido: io anabaptismo Indonesian: id Anabaptisme Italian: it anabattismo m Japanese: ja 再洗礼派 さいせんれいは, saisenreiha Macedonian: mk анабаптизам m Manx: gv anvashtey m Polish: pl anabaptyzm m Portuguese: pt anabatismo m Russian: ru анабапти́зм m Spanish: es anabaptismo m See also en Christianity en credobaptism en Protestantism References Further reading Radical Reformation Schleitheim Confession Amish Mennonites Hutterites Schwarzenau Brethren Believer's baptism en Protestantism