論十六世紀宗教改革重洗派運動---以漢斯•登克(Hans Denck,1500-1527)為討論中心

Abstract

The Anabaptist movement in the sixteenth century is the counter happened as a reaction to the Zwingli' s reform in Zurich. The pioneers of this movement that evolved into the Swiss Brethren in the southern Germany, Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz and others insisted in the adult baptism and separation of church and state and, as a result, suffered persecution and expulsion. Through missionary activities and the development of personal networks, the Anabaptist spread from the southern Germany into Moravia and the Low Countries. Hans Denck was one of the leaders of the Anabaptist communities in Southern Germany. Hans Denck (1500- 1527) was an important leader in the early stage of this movement in the sixteenth century and a well-educated humanist scholar. He taught there at Nuremberg but was excommunicated by the council for his radical belie. He then started a wandering life in search of the truth deep in his heart as a response to his enthusiasm for faith and Holy Spirit. This search, in the end, led him to join the Anabaptist Brethren. In this Anabaptist community, his theology was characterized with a strong strain of mysticism and spiritualism. This not only marked him from what prevailed in the area influenced by Lutheran theology but also pushed him to the margin in the Anabaptist movement he was adopted into because of his mysticism and spiritualism. The present thesis is composed of a review of literature, a reconstruction of the Reformation, the Anabaptist Movement, the life of Denck and his missionary work. On the life of Denck, the focus will be placed on the personal networks through which the Anabaptists preached and then on the theology of Denck and see what his “inward word,” an inquiry based in his own writings and, after that, on salvation under this light. Last but not least, this thesis wishes to reconsider Anabaptism from the perspective of Denck with his stress on the grace of God and personal belief and see in what sense Denck's life could be regarded as an epitome of the early history of the Anabaptist Movement.