The Anabaptists

Besides the Lutheran and the Reformed movements of Protestantism, there was in the days of the Reformation a third general movement, the Anabaptist. Though the name Anabaptist is not today used with reference to any existing church denomination, the movement has exerted tremendous influence upon various denominations, even some of Lutheran and Reformed origin. The name Anabaptists, meaning literally "Re-baptizers", was the nickname given to the adherents of the movement by their opponents....