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Introducing the Anabaptists

Introducing the Anabaptists. Starring: Conrad Grebel Menno Simons. Conrad Grebel. 1498-1526 Lived in Zurich 1521- founded the Swiss Brethren when he rebelled against his former teacher, Zwingli because he was reluctant to reform and made too many concessions to the state

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Introducing the Anabaptists

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  1. Introducing the Anabaptists Starring: Conrad Grebel Menno Simons

  2. Conrad Grebel • 1498-1526 Lived in Zurich • 1521- founded the Swiss Brethren when he rebelled against his former teacher, Zwingli because he was reluctant to reform and made too many concessions to the state • 1525- started adult baptism • persecuted for his beliefs

  3. Grebel’s Beliefs • Against violence, war, child baptism and theocracy • humanist • simple living—lived apart from society in own communities. • everyone has access to Bible

  4. Menno Simons • 1496-1561 • 1524- consecrated as a Catholic priest • 1525- first doubted transubstantiation • 1531- first exposed to idea of adult baptism • 1536- renounced Catholic Church • 1537- ordained as an elder in Anabaptist Church • 1539- Foundation-Book

  5. Simon’s Beliefs • Non-resistance • complete separation of church and state • adult baptism • adultery only grounds for divorce • can’t marry outside church

  6. Emphasis on both Testaments appealed to German Princes infant baptism Both reduced the number of sacraments Emphasis on New Testament renounced state support adult baptism Both renounced the Catholic Church Lutheranism vs. Anabaptism

  7. Political and Religious Impacts • Breakdown of Catholicism • Zwingli loses influence in some areas due to the spread of Anabaptism • More division among the Protestants • Stimulated the development of Anabaptist communities in Munster & Westphalia, founded by Mathijs and Leiden

  8. More Impacts • Resulted in the development of the Mennonites • Resulted in persecution of Anabaptists in many areas due to their alienation from political life.

  9. Renaissance Connections • Valued education for all members of the community in vernacular languages. • Valued the ability of individuals to comprehend the Bible and explain its meaning to other members of the community.

  10. In Summary • Grebel and Simons founded Anabaptism in Zurich in response to the need to reform both the Catholic Church and other Protestant leaders The Bible

  11. Bibliography • Loewen, Harry, and Steven Nolt. Through Fire and Water: An Overview of Mennonite History. Scottdale: Herald Press, 1996. • www.anabaptists.org • www.mhsc.ca/encyclopedia/cme.html

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