Thomas Müntzer

For a long time, Thomas Müntzer was viewed in a one-sided manner as a preaching revolutionary at the forefront of rebellious peasants, who, after an initial harmony with Luther, comes into conflict with him and ultimately loses his support. However, it is now well understood that such an assessment does not do justice to him and his intentions. He is primarily a theologian oriented both mystically and eschatologically, and indeed a liturgist focused on the execution of worship, who is among the great precursors of the German Mass. The selection of texts compiled by Gerhard Wehr in the marix-Mystiker series provides an overview of all the tendencies in his writings: from tirades and political accusations to eschatological instructions and a mysticism that goes far beyond the written word of God.