Protestant Reformers - Radical Reformers

Radical Reformers

Because these reformers were those of the Radical Reformation and the Anabaptist movement, they have not been traditionally listed with the mainline Protestant reformers. (Compare the reformers of the "Second Front" of the Reformation below):

  • John of Leiden
  • Thomas Müntzer
  • Kaspar Schwenkfeld
  • Sebastian Franck
  • Menno Simons

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