Anabaptist
Adult baptism advocate
Anabaptist refers to members of a radical Protestant movement that emerged during the sixteenth-century Reformation, distinguished by rejecting infant baptism in favor of adult baptism for believers who consciously choose faith.
The name comes from a Greek word meaning "one who baptizes again." Modern descendants include Mennonites, Amish, and Hutterites.
Anabaptist theology typically emphasizes pacifism, separation from worldly government, and simple communal living.
Anabaptist Christian denomination
- AmishTraditional simple-living sect
- HutteriteCommunal Anabaptist denomination
- BrethrenCertain Anabaptist denominations
- Swiss GermanAlemannic dialect of Switzerland
Pennsylvania Dutch · Conservative · progressive · Goshen · congregation · fellowship · elder · bishop
Thoroughgoing sixteenth-century Protestant movement
- Protestant ReformationReligious movement splitting Christianity
- ZurichSwiss financial center
- Menno SimonsAnabaptist leader, denomination namesake
- sixteenth centuryYears 1501-1600
Swiss Brethren · persecution · martyrdom · drowning · heresy · dissent · underground · fugitive
Antiwar moral stance
- nonresistanceRefusal to oppose force
- nonviolencePrincipled rejection of force
- conscientious objectorOne refusing military service morally
- peacemakingResolving conflicts through negotiation
simple living · plain dress · humility · Gelassenheit · community · mutual aid · foot washing · love feast
Dividing among others
- collectiveJointly organized group
- agrarianRelating to land cultivation
- farmingCultivating land for food
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
barn raising · mutual aid · brotherhood · sisterhood · koinonia · intentional community · communal living · simplicity
Sacred ritual conveying grace
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
- confession of faithDoctrinal belief statement
- conversionAct of changing states
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
discipleship · free church · separation · holiness · sanctification · obedience
Mennonite
Anabaptist Christian denomination
- AmishTraditional simple-living sect
- HutteriteCommunal Anabaptist denomination
- BrethrenCertain Anabaptist denominations
Swiss German · Pennsylvania Dutch · Conservative · progressive · Goshen · congregation · fellowship · elder · bishop · deacon
Radical Reformation
Thoroughgoing sixteenth-century Protestant movement
- Protestant ReformationReligious movement splitting Christianity
- ZurichSwiss financial center
- Menno SimonsAnabaptist leader, denomination namesake
sixteenth century · Swiss Brethren · persecution · martyrdom · drowning · heresy · dissent · underground · fugitive · clandestine
pacifism
Antiwar moral stance
- nonresistanceRefusal to oppose force
- nonviolencePrincipled rejection of force
- conscientious objectorOne refusing military service morally
peacemaking · simple living · plain dress · humility · Gelassenheit · community · mutual aid · foot washing · love feast · church discipline
sharing
Dividing among others
- collectiveJointly organized group
- agrarianRelating to land cultivation
- farmingCultivating land for food
self-sufficiency · barn raising · mutual aid · brotherhood · sisterhood · koinonia · intentional community · communal living · simplicity · stewardship
sacrament
Sacred ritual conveying grace
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
- confession of faithDoctrinal belief statement
- conversionAct of changing states
regeneration · discipleship · free church · separation · holiness · sanctification · obedience
- Christian GroupsCatholic, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, Protestant
- Abrahamic faithsJudaism, Christianity, Islam, Abraham, God
- ProtestantismLutheran, Protestantism, Methodist, Presbyterian, Lutheranism
- ReformationMartin Luther, John Calvin, 95 Theses, Protestant Reformation, Luther
- American ProtestantismMethodist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, Episcopalian, evangelical
- AnabaptistsMennonites, Amish, Hutterites, Mennonite, Menno Simons
AnabaptistLutheran
Reformation-era Protestant denomination
Catholic · Presbyterian · Anglican · Eastern Orthodox · theocrat
baptism, baptize, baptismal, baptist, rebaptize, rebaptized, rebaptism