Can someone explain the anabaptist movement?

[d0c markus]

Can someone explain the anabaptist movement?

 

[JVAC]

Well they were a squirlly bunch of reformers. They were composed of three main factions, the Hutterites, the Mennonites and the South German/Swiss Anabaptists. These people believed that believers must be baptized after they commit to following Jesus Christ. They were also Pacifist, and believed that there should be no holding of the sword. They also did not subscribe to "Real Presence" in the Eucharist.

The Hutterites went a little further and actually had communal living with no real ownership of possesions. The Hutterites eventually died out. The mennonites remain, and who knows what happened to the South Germans.

The Anabaptists mainly held to the "Schleitheim Confession". Which was a statement of faith that they all had in common, even though they didn't really like eachother too much. In the Schleitheim is adressed some 7 topics that range from: Lord's Supper, Baptism, the Sword, the Ban, Ministers, (i forget the rest).

Hope this aided somewhat.

 

[Lotar]

Ever read about the anabaptists in Munster?

 

[JVAC]

I don't recolect, I have read some trials of the Anabaptists, where they were tried and executed for being and doing rebaptism (which, personally, I see as a sin). It was a nasty business!!

Maybe you can elaborate more on the Munster Anabaptists, I am so curious.

 

[Lotar]

They were the ones that were executing people, instituted polygamy, ran throught the streets naked, and predicted the end of the world to be 1555. The craziest of the craziest anabaptists.

 

[JVAC]

LOL, that is funny sorta, completely contradictory to thier own confession. Not funny with the executions and such.... actually kinda sad. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Crazy Liz]

Well they were a squirlly bunch of reformers. They were composed of three main factions, the Hutterites, the Mennonites and the South German/Swiss Anabaptists. These people believed that believers must be baptized after they commit to following Jesus Christ. They were also Pacifist, and believed that there should be no holding of the sword. They also did not subscribe to "Real Presence" in the Eucharist.

The Hutterites went a little further and actually had communal living with no real ownership of possesions. The Hutterites eventually died out. The mennonites remain, and who knows what happened to the South Germans.

Actually, the Hutterites have not died out. They still live in the US (mostly the Dakotas) and Canada. They even have their own websites

I think the Amish are the descendants of the South Germans.

This page from the Mennonite Encyclopedia should give you a fairly reliable introduction to the anabaptist movement.

 

[JVAC]

I need to let my College Prof know about that, maybe the Mennonites hold something against the Hutterites; heh heh heh. (I go to a Mennonite School) That guy that wrote the book we used must have either been wrong, or the movement was ressurected.

Thanks for those links Liz!!! Really!

 

[pmarquette]

I don't recolect, I have read some trials of the Anabaptists, where they were tried and executed for being and doing rebaptism (which, personally, I see as a sin). It was a nasty business!!
Micael Sadler , excatholic priest , and nun led one of groups .... rejecting the teaching of " limbo " and infants who die with original sin , citing the baptisms of John and Jesus ; the dedication of Jesus and Samuel ;desired to baptize people as adults , with full knowledge of what they were making a commitment to , understand the baptismal vows of rejecting satan .... an infant cannot do this , though sponsor / parent can cover child with their faith until child reaches age of reason ...
Maybe you can elaborate more on the Munster (Munich) Anabaptists, I am so curious.

one of the black marks on the anabaptist splinter ....
an end time group Lead by Menno Simmons ( as with charismatic founders and often tragic ends .... Waco Texas , Jim Jones , founders of Jehovah's Witnesses , 7th Day Adventist's , Millerite's , etc. ) who seized the city , to await the end of the world and the return of Jesus .... They were attacked , defeated , imprisoned , killed by both catholic and protestants .

couple of links for anabaptists :
http://www.reformed.org/sacramentology/lee/
http://www.mcusa-archives.org/MHB/Muenster465Years.html
http://www.newsoftheodd.com/article1010.html
http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/hist275/February26.html

 

[theseed]

http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/mennonites.html

This is a site about the history of the anabaptist and minnites

 

[Crazy Liz]

one of the black marks on the anabaptist splinter ....
an end time group Lead by Menno Simmons ( as with charismatic founders and often tragic ends .... Waco Texas , Jim Jones , founders of Jehovah's Witnesses , 7th Day Adventist's , Millerite's , etc. ) who seized the city , to await the end of the world and the return of Jesus .... They were attacked , defeated , imprisoned , killed by both catholic and protestants .

The anabaptists of Muenster were not led by Menno Simons. See http://old.mbconf.ca/mb/mbh3524/friesen2.htm.

 

[Phoebe]

Interesting.