Hans Denck Quotes


The state authorities have no place in the church of God, no right to control and persecute the conscience.


Context

This appears to be one of the first religious groups to withdraw and separate from a state church.


Citations

Hans Denck, 1495-1527, Swiss Anabaptist Leader, Statement as the Anabaptists separated from the State Church of Switzerland

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Hans Denck
Hans Denck
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Hans Denck was a German theologian and Anabaptist leader during the Reformation.