What were the Anabaptists views about society and how did their religion differ from lutherans?

Answer 1

The biggest difference in the Anabaptists' beliefs and those of the Lutherans (and Calvinists and Catholics as well) was their belief in baptizing only believing adults rather than infants.

Religious faiths that grew from the Anabaptists include those of the Pietistic tradition, such as the Mennonites and the Amish, who embraced ideals of separation from the world, pacifism, and nonresistance--there is a story of a Dutch Anabaptist who managed to escape from prison, but was recaptured when one of his pursuers fell through the ice on a pond or lake--his religious convictions required him to help the man who had fallen, which led to his rearrest and ultimate execution. Needless to say, this man put up no resistance when taken back to prison.

It's a very interesting study, and I've just barely skimmed the surface, but I hope you find this to be of some help.

Answer 2

The Anabaptists differed greatly from the Lutherans. Multiple Protestant groups, including the Lutherans persecuted the Anabaptists.
The Lutherans were in essence slightly different from the Catholics, since that was where they came from. They changed the matters of doctrine that Luther didn't like and kept the rest.
The Anabaptists didn't trace their roots to the Catholics at all, nor did they share any doctrine in source.

Socially, they viewed the world through their faith. They believed in submission to authority except in matters of faith. In matters of faith they would accept the punishment given them unless they could run and hide, they did not fight back.

Answer 3

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