Peter Kániš Explained

Peter Kániš (died 1421) was a priest and theologian during the Bohemian reformation, being the chief spokesman for the Taborites.^[1] Along with other Taborites, he was burned at the stake for heresy by Jan Žižka, who wanted to control the most radical parts of the reformation.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} Kániš advocated the postponement of baptism until the age of thirty over infant baptism. He took a memorialist view of the Eucharist. Bishop Nicholas Biskupec wrote a treatise against him defending the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist.^{[6] [7] [8]} A few of those led by Kániš and Martin Húska would later form the Adamite sect.^[9]

Notes and References

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2. Book: Brackney, William H. . Historical Dictionary of Radical Christianity . 2012 . Scarecrow Press . 978-0-8108-7179-3 . en.
3. Book: Atwood, Craig D. . The Theology of the Czech Brethren from Hus to Comenius . 2009 . Penn State Press . 978-0-271-03532-1 . en.
4. Book: Spinka, Matthew . John Hus: A Biography . 2017-03-14 . Princeton University Press . 978-1-4008-8683-8 . en.
5. Book: Cohn, Norman . The Pursuit of the Millennium: Revolutionary Millenarians and Mystical Anarchists of the Middle Ages . 1970-05-15 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-987840-6 . en.
6. Book: Atwood, Craig D. . The Theology of the Czech Brethren from Hus to Comenius . 2009 . Penn State Press . 978-0-271-03532-1 . en.
7. Book: Enns . Fernando . Mennonites in Dialogue: Official Reports from International and National Ecumenical Encounters, 1975–2012 . Seiling . Jonathan . 2015-07-06 . Wipf and Stock Publishers . 978-1-4982-0364-7 . en.
8. Book: Spinka, Matthew . John Hus: A Biography . 2017-03-14 . Princeton University Press . 978-1-4008-8683-8 . en.
9. Book: Spinka, Matthew . John Hus: A Biography . 2017-03-14 . Princeton University Press . 978-1-4008-8683-8 . en.