ata ▁of ▁society , ▁who ▁supported ▁Don at ism ▁and ▁were ▁sometimes ▁led ▁by ▁Don at ist ▁cler gy . ▁However , ▁they ▁broke ▁out ▁of ▁control , ▁attack ing ▁Roman ▁land l ords ▁and ▁colon ists ▁and ▁red ist rib uting ▁goods ▁acquired ▁through ▁the ▁swe at ▁of ▁poor ▁native ▁pe as ants . ▁Their ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁Don at ists ▁caused ▁the ▁Don at ists ▁to ▁be ▁identified ▁with ▁them , ▁leading ▁officials ▁to ▁take ▁pun itive ▁action ▁against ▁the ▁Don at ist ▁Church . ▁ ▁Further , ▁the ▁Don at ist ▁church ▁spl inter ed ▁into ▁two ▁main ▁groups , ▁reducing ▁its ▁effect iveness ▁as ▁a ▁church . ▁ ▁Later ▁the ological ▁thought ▁Protest ant ▁histor ians ▁have ▁noted ▁the ▁parallel ▁between ▁the ▁Don at ist ▁deb ates ▁and ▁Re formation ▁deb ates ▁that ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁Europe ▁over ▁a ▁mill en ni um ▁later , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁Protest ant ▁churches . ▁ ▁Selected ▁bibli ography ▁ ▁Be aver , ▁R . ▁Pier ce , ▁“ The ▁Don at ist ▁Circ um cell ions ”. ▁( Ch urch ▁History , ▁Vol . ▁ 4 , ▁No . 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 5 ) ▁pp .   1 2 3 – 1 3 3 . ▁Edwards , ▁Mark ▁ed . ▁trans . ▁Opt atus : ▁Again st ▁the ▁Don at ists . ▁Liverpool : ▁Liverpool ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁Fr end , ▁W . ▁H . ▁C ., ▁The ▁Don at