LIBERTY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DIVINITY
Research Paper Topic and Bibliography
The Anabaptists Origins
Submitted to Dr. David Gorza
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of
CHHI 665-B01
History of Baptists
by
James D. Johnson
May 30, 2019
Thesis Statement
While not realizing it at the time, the Anabaptists helped to pave the way for other dissenting
movements against the Catholic Church.
Summary of this study
This study and research paper will examine the origins of the Anabaptist movement. Moreover,
this study will examine key players, such as Erasmus, Martin Luther, Ulrich Zwingli, and their
contributions to the Anabaptist movement. Moreover, this study will also trace the spreading of
the Anabaptist movement from Switzerland, Germany, England, and the Low Countries.
Furthermore, this study will also entail how the Anabaptists differed, depending on its locations
(i.e. German/Swiss, Dutch/Russian, and the Moravian) Anabaptists beliefs. It is the hope of this
writer that the modern-day reader will have a better appreciation of the Anabaptists movement
and its key players, when this study is completed.
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