Sermon to the Princes

Thomas Müntzer was a radical pastor frustrated by the Reformation. He believed that Martin Luther's stand against the Church did not go far enough and demanded the realization of the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth. To that end in 1524 he lead the Peasants' War in Germany an insurrection that culminated in his brutal execution. Gathered here along with Müntzer's final confession are some of his key rousing sermons attacking the princes and preaching an early form of communism.<br><br>Wu Ming the Italian authors’ collective brought the Radical Reformation to life in their bestselling novel <i>Q</i> (written under the pseudonym Luther Blissett). In an introduction they examine how Müntzer has continued to inspire visionaries and radicals for the last 500 years.