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The Religious Reformation in Europe c.1500-1564

Anabaptism and the Münster rebellion

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Two of the earliest Swiss Anabaptist leaders, schleitheim Confession and two leaders of the Münster kingdom.

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Where and when did the first adult rebaptisms take place?

Key term

Name two of the earliest Swiss Anabaptist leaders.

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How did Zurich punish Felix Manz?

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  1. 1

    What belief gave the Anabaptists their name?

    Model answer

    That baptism must follow personal faith, so those baptised as infants had to be baptised again as believing adults.

  2. 2

    Why was rebaptism treated as a crime rather than a mere error?

    Model answer

    Infant baptism made a child a member of both church and community, so rejecting it seemed to dissolve the bond between religion, citizenship and obedience.

  3. 3

    Where and when did the first adult rebaptisms take place?

    Model answer

    In Zurich in 1525, among a group of Zwingli's own former followers who thought he had stopped short of scripture.

  4. 4

    Name two of the earliest Swiss Anabaptist leaders.

    Model answer

    Conrad Grebel and Felix Manz.

  5. 5

    How did Zurich punish Felix Manz?

    Model answer

    He was drowned in the river in 1527, a death chosen as a mocking imitation of the baptism he preached.

  6. 6

    What was the Schleitheim Confession?

    Model answer

    A short statement of 1527 that set out the beliefs of the peaceful Swiss Anabaptists in seven articles.

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