The Anabaptist Story
The Anabaptist Story

Author: William R. Estep

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 9780802808868

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Four hundred seventy years ago the Anabaptist movement was launched with the inauguration of believer's baptism and the formation of the first congregation of the Swiss Brethren in Zurich, Switzerland. This standard introduction to the history of Anabaptism by noted church historian William R. Estep offers a vivid chronicle of the rise and spread of teachings and heritage of this important stream in Christianity. This third edition of The Anabaptist Story has been substantially revised and enlarged to take into account the numerous Anabaptist sources that have come to light in the last half-century as well as the significant number of monographs and other scholarly works on Anabaptist themes that have recently appeared. Estep challenges a number of assumptions held by contemporary historians and offers fresh insights into the Anabaptist movement.

Anabaptist Portraits
Anabaptist Portraits

Author: John Allen Moore

Publisher: Herald Press (VA)

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780836133615

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John Allen Moore's honest and balanced account of the life and work of six leading Anabaptists: Conrad Grebel, Felix Mantz, George Blaurock, Michael Sattler, Hans Denck, and Balthasar Hubmaier. The stories of these key Reformers come alive in an interesting, readable style as readers meet some of the first persons who dared to think 'free church' thoughts.

Profiles of Anabaptist Women
Profiles of Anabaptist Women

Author: C. Arnold Snyder

Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press

Published: 1996-10-30

Total Pages: 465

ISBN-13: 088920277X

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Annotation Examines women who chose to risk persecution and martyrdom to pursue the radical Protestant movement during the Reformation. Most of the 34 essays focus on a single woman, but others discuss such groups as women in the Hutterite song book, women in Tiron who recanted, and women leaders in Augsburg. The sections begin with introductions to the context of Anabaptist women in Switzerland, southern Germany and Austria, and northern Germany and the Netherlands. Canadian card order number: C96-932001-9. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Early Anabaptist Spirituality
Early Anabaptist Spirituality

Author: Daniel Liechty

Publisher: Paulist Press

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 9780809134755

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Liechty presents selections from writings of the Anabaptist movement that illustrate the Anabaptists' distinctive approach to Christian spirituality. The writings represent the multiple origins of Anabaptism, with selections from three main groupings: Swiss, South German/Austrian, and North German/Dutch.

Amish Prayers
Amish Prayers

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Publisher: Bethany House

Published: 2011-04-01

Total Pages: 141

ISBN-13: 1441214135

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The Amish as well as other Anabaptist groups have used the same book of prayers for centuries. Now for the first time a selection of these prayers is readily available in English. This exclusive authentic translation from the original German--with an introduction by Beverly Lewis--will give readers insights into the spiritual foundations of the Plain people. Each prayer is paired with a Scripture passage to draw readers closer to God. This hardcover illustrated gift book is perfect for old and new fans of Amish fiction alike.

Henry VIII and the Anabaptists
Henry VIII and the Anabaptists

Author: Albert Pleysier

Publisher: University Press of America

Published: 2014-04-01

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13: 0761862986

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Henry VIII and the Anabaptists describes a bloody chapter in the reign of the infamous Tudor king. The book begins with the birth of Anabaptism in the city of Zurich and follows the Anabaptists as they search for religious freedom across the European Continent. Intolerant of religious diversity and sensitive to potential threats to his political authority, Henry’s suppression ultimately leaves the Anabaptists with two choices: recant or burn.

The Anabaptist Vision
The Anabaptist Vision

Author: Harold S. Bender

Publisher: MennoMedia, Inc.

Published: 1960

Total Pages: 29

ISBN-13: 0836197224

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The Anabaptist Vision, given as a presidential address before the American Society of Church History in 1943, has become a classic essay. In it, Harold S. Bender defines the spirit and purposes of the original Anabaptists. Three major points of emphasis are: the transformation of the entire way of life of the individual to the teachings and example of Christ, voluntary church membership based upon conversion and commitment to holy living, and Christian love and nonresistance applied to all human relationships.

Daily Demonstrators
Daily Demonstrators

Author: Tobin Miller Shearer

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2010-11-01

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 0801899435

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The Mennonites, with their long tradition of peaceful protest and commitment to equality, were castigated by the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. for not showing up on the streets to support the civil rights movement. Daily Demonstrators shows how the civil rights movement played out in Mennonite homes and churches from the 1940s through the 1960s. In the first book to bring together Mennonite religious history and civil rights movement history, Tobin Miller Shearer discusses how the civil rights movement challenged Mennonites to explore whether they, within their own church, were truly as committed to racial tolerance and equality as they might like to believe. Shearer shows the surprising role of children in overcoming the racial stereotypes of white adults. Reflecting the transformation taking place in the nation as a whole, Mennonites had to go through their own civil rights struggle before they came to accept interracial marriages and integrated congregations. Based on oral history interviews, photographs, letters, minutes, diaries, and journals of white and African-American Mennonites, this fascinating book further illuminates the role of race in modern American religion.