Christian Brotherhood

Japanese: キリスト者兄弟団 - きりすとしゃきょうだいだん
Christian Brotherhood

…Among these peasant groups, the idea of ​​“Divine Justice,” which called for a fundamental transformation of society based on the Bible, spread as the ideas of the Reformation spread, and they sought to unite on this basis. On March 6, the three peasant groups formed the Christian Brotherhood, and their common platform was the “Twelve Articles,” drafted by Sebastian Lotzer (1490-?), a tanner from Memmingen. Although he was of humble origins, he had an extensive knowledge of the Bible and boldly argued for the freedom to choose clergymen, the abolition of serfdom and tithes, the reduction of corvée, rent, and taxes, and the liberation of the common land. …

*Some of the glossaries that refer to the "Christian Brotherhood" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これらの農民団のあいだでは,宗教改革思想の浸透にともない,聖書にもとづき社会を根底から変革するという〈神の正義〉思想が普及し,この思想を基盤として大同団結がはかられた。3月6日,3農民団はキリスト者兄弟団を結成し,その共同綱領となったのが,メンミンゲン市の革なめし職人ロツァーSebastian Lotzer(1490‐?)の起草した《十二ヵ条》である。彼は卑賤の身でありながら,該博な聖書の知識をもち,牧師選任の自由,農奴制や十分の一税の廃止,賦役・地代・租税の軽減,共有地の解放について堂々の論を展開した。…

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出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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