Calvin and Anabaptism

Authors

Karl H. Wyneken, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

1-1-1965

Document Type

Article

Keywords

calvin, anabaptism, anabaptists, soul, geneva, psychopannychists, radical reformation, servetus

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

Like most of the Reformers, John Calvin (1509--64) loosely applied the terms "Anabaptist," "fanatic," and similar epithets to a number of diverse groups within what is commonly known as the radical, or nonmagisterial, Reformation. In the early years of Calvin's career, for example, an "Anabaptist" (or "Catabaptist") could have been one of the so-called psychopannychists - French Protestants who allegedly denied the traditional doctrine of the state of the soul after death.

Disciplines

History of Christianity

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Wyneken, Karl H. (1965) "Calvin and Anabaptism," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 36, Article 2.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol36/iss1/2