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The traditional view that modern [[Baptists]] are largely descendants of the Anabaptists has been strongly disputed by the clergyman [[L. L. Clover]] in his book ''[[The Church: Her Origin, Purpose, Doctrine, and History]]''. Quoting ''Religious Denominations of the World'', Clover writes:

The traditional view that modern [[Baptists]] are largely descendants of the Anabaptists has been strongly disputed by the clergyman [[L. L. Clover]] in his book ''[[The Church: Her Origin, Purpose, Doctrine, and History]]''. Quoting ''Religious Denominations of the World'', Clover writes:

"In church history, the name of Anabaptists is generally applied to a class of fanatical men who at the beginning of the Reformation in the 16th century, raised violent disturbances in the center of Europe and brought upon themselves a lasting odium. These men ... rejected the baptism of infants and baptized all who adopted their views, which were really more political than religious. These religio-political fanatics ... differed from the Baptists except in the single point of baptism. ...

"In church history, the name of Anabaptists is generally applied to a class of fanatical men who at the beginning of the Reformation in the 16th century, raised violent disturbances in the center of Europe and brought upon themselves a lasting odium. These men ... rejected the baptism of infants and baptized all who adopted their views, which were really more political than religious. These religio-political fanatics ... differed from the Baptists except in the single point of baptism. ...

"The fanatical Antibaptists ... were originally from [[Germany]], where ... they had made known their displeasure at the oppressions of the so-called feudal system ... at the time of the Reformation, sought in the new religion an augmented power and made the most shameful misuse of it ... The Antibaptists ought by no means to be considered the same as the Baptists. ...<ref>[[L. L. Clover]], ''[[The Church: Her Origin, Purpose, Doctrine, and History]]'', pp. 330-331</ref><ref>''Religious Denominations of the World'', pp. 564-567</ref>

"The fanatical Antibaptists ... were originally from [[Germany]], where ... they had made known their displeasure at the oppressions of the so-called feudal system ... at the time of the Reformation, sought in the new religion an augmented power and made the most shameful misuse of it ... The Antibaptists ought by no means to be considered the same as the Baptists. ...<ref>[[L. L. Clover]], ''[[The Church: Her Origin, Purpose, Doctrine, and History]]'', pp. 330-331</ref><ref>''Religious Denominations of the World'', pp. 564-567</ref>