Radical Reformers
There were a lot of radical reformers in the reformation time, who had more radical claims than Luther or Zwingli. Some of them like Thomas Müntzer were involved in the German Peasants' War. Others like Andreas Karlstadt were non-violent and had some theological interferences with Huldrych Zwingli. Kaspar Schwenkfeld and Sebastian Franck were influenced by German mysticism and spiritualism.
- Thomas Müntzer
- Andreas Karlstadt
- Kaspar Schwenkfeld
- Sebastian Franck
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