Thomas Müntzer

Thomas Müntzer
Thomas Müntzer
	Müntzer, in a 1608 engraving by Christoffel Van Sichem
Born	c. 1489; Stolberg, County of Stolberg, Holy Roman Empire
Died	27 May 1525 (aged 35–36); Free Imperial City of Mühlhausen, Holy Roman Empire
Occupation(s)	Radical Reformation preacher, theologian, early Reformer
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Thomas Müntzer (c. 1489 – 27 May 1525) was a German preacher of the early Reformation. He became also a leader of the uprising well known as the German Peasant's War.

Theology of Muntzer combines spiritual elements, apocalyptic elements, and social elements. He believed that the Roman Catholic Church, with which he had quarrels, was similar to the Whore of Babylon from the Book of Revelation.[1]

References

Friesen, Abraham (2015-05-16). Menno Simons: Dutch Reformer Between Luther, Erasmus, and the Holy Spirit a Study in the Problem Areas of Menno Scholarship. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 978-1-5035-6283-7.

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[1] Friesen, Abraham (2015-05-16). Menno Simons: Dutch Reformer Between Luther, Erasmus, and the Holy Spirit a Study in the Problem Areas of Menno Scholarship. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 978-1-5035-6283-7.