The period between the end of the middle ages and the present
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Anabaptism is the name for several related branches of continental European lay Protestantism. These groups first began emerging after 1525 and were most prominent in (but not limited to) German and Dutch speaking territories. In German and Dutch the terms Wiedertaufer and wederdooper (rebaptizers) carry old, negative connotations
The nations of Germany and the United States