Who Are The Anabaptists

Author : Hans-Jurgen Goertz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135088675

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The Anabaptists by Hans-Jurgen Goertz Pdf

The Anabaptists were at the radical, utopian edge of the Reformation, ruthlessly repressed by Catholic, Lutheran and secular authorities alike. Hans-Jurgen Goertz gives a comprehensive account of their political and religious significance, their views, and their social setting within the wider context of the Reformation. Particular attention is paid to the role and experience of women and of 'ordinary' Anabaptists in addition to those of the educated elite. Whilst the focus of the book is on Germany, extensive coverage is also given to Anabaptism in England, Switzerland, the Netherlands and elsewhere. This English edition includes a new introduction which considers the historiographical context of the book. The opening chapter has also been expanded to include a section on the emergence of Anabaptism in England. The Anabaptists has been fully revised since its publication in German, and takes account of the most recent historiography on the subject. It also includes a selection of primary sources together with a full listing of important Anabaptist works.

Author : Stuart Murray
Publisher : MennoMedia, Inc.
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780836199840

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The Naked Anabaptist by Stuart Murray Pdf

Click here to read the introduction to The Naked Anabaptist. In churches and kitchens and neighborhood centers across the world, communities of Jesus-followers are crafting a vision of radical service, simple living, and commitment to peace. Many are finding a home in a Christian tradition almost five centuries old: Anabaptism. Who are the Anabaptists? What do they believe? Where did they come from? What makes them different from other Christians? And can you become an Anabaptist without leaving your own church? Follow Stuart Murray as he peels back the layers to reveal the core convictions of Anabaptist Christianity, a way of following Jesus that challenges, disturbs, and inspires. Glimpse an alternative to nationalistic, materialistic, individualistic Christian faith. If you are seeking a community of authentic discipleship, heartfelt worship, sacrificial service, and radical peacemaking, consider this your invitation. This new edition features: Voices and stories from North America and the global church. Updated and expanded definition and discussion of Christendom. Updated resource section. Free downloadable study guide available here.

Author : Donald B. Kraybill
Publisher : Herald Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2003-11-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0836192427

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Who Are The Anabaptists? by Donald B. Kraybill Pdf

The Anabaptists of North America sport an amazing spectrum of religious and cultural diversity—from communal Hutterites to urban Mennonites, from low-tech Amish to acculturated Brethren. New members with Asian, African, and Hispanic cultural roots add spice and color to traditional Anabaptist ways. Counting more than 6,000 congregations and 100 different groups, the Anabaptists are known for their strong commitments to peacemaking, service, and community. In this concise text, a leading scholar of Anabaptist communities provides a sweeping overview of their beliefs and practices as well as their similarities and differences.

Author : Balthasar Hubmaier,Hans Denk,Menno Simons,H. E. Fosdick
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1496180003

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The Anabaptists by Balthasar Hubmaier,Hans Denk,Menno Simons,H. E. Fosdick Pdf

They denounced the kind of reformation proposed by Luther, Zwingli and Calvin as a halfway affair. They believed in a national state church no more than they believed in the Roman church. To them religion was the intimate concern of each individual soul, and the church was a voluntary society of the regenerate, who had been saved by faith in Christ and were living obediently to Christ's principles.

Author : Jean Calvin
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Religion
ISBN : STANFORD:36105039774133

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Treatises Against the Anabaptists and Against the Libertines by Jean Calvin Pdf

Tracts on the Anabaptists and the Libertines, containing some of Calvin's most significant ethical and theological reflections.

Author : Harold S. Bender
Publisher : MennoMedia, Inc.
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780836197228

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The Anabaptist Vision by Harold S. Bender Pdf

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.

Author : John Howard Yoder
Publisher : Herald Press
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1977-10-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015006636701

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Schleitheim Confession by John Howard Yoder Pdf

In the historic meeting held in 1527 at Schleitheim, Switzerland, an ad hoc group of Anabaptists worked through fundamental disagreements and emerged with a consensus on seven points of faith that became known as the Schleitheim Confession. Also known as the Brotherly Union, this text constitutes one chapter from The Legacy of Michael Sattler.

Author : Benjamin W. Redekop,Calvin Redekop
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2003-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780801876738

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Power, Authority, and the Anabaptist Tradition by Benjamin W. Redekop,Calvin Redekop Pdf

Founded in part on a rejection of "worldly" power and the use of force, Anabaptism carried with it the promise of redemptive power. Yet the attempt to banish worldly power to the margins of the Christian community has been fraught with dilemmas, contradictions, and, at times, blatant abuses of authority. In this groundbreaking book, Benjamin W. Redekop, Calvin W. Redekop, and their coauthors draw on classic and contemporary thinking to confront the issue of power and authority in the Anabaptist-Mennonite community. From the power relationships of the sixteenth-century Peasants' War to issues of contemporary sexuality, the topics of Power, Authority, and the Anabaptist Tradition are sure to interest a wide audience. Contributors: Stephen C. Ainlay, College of the Holy Cross • J. Lawrence Burkholder, President Emeritus, Goshen College • Lydia Neufeld Harder, Toronto School of Theology • Joel Hartman, University of Missouri • Jacob A. Loewen, missionary, retired • Dorothy Yoder Nyce, Writer and former Assistant Professor, Goshen College • Lynda Nyce, Bluffton College • Wesley Prieb (deceased), former dean, Tabor College • Benjamin W. Redekop, Kettering University • Calvin W. Redekop, Conrad Grebel College, emeritus • James M. Stayer, Queen's University, Ontario

Author : William R. Estep
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802808867

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The Anabaptist Story by William R. Estep Pdf

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.

Author : Palmer Becker
Publisher : MennoMedia, Inc.
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781513800448

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Anabaptist Essentials by Palmer Becker Pdf

What is the essence of Anabaptism? Jesus. Community. Reconciliation. These sum up the core values of Anabaptist faith and life, writes pastor Palmer Becker in this concise new resource. In Anabaptist Essentials, Becker introduces readers to the key convictions and practices of Anabaptism, the Christian tradition of the Amish, Mennonites, and Brethren in Christ. From the believers within a sixteenth-century movement to those today who try to follow Jesus, create community, and practice peace, Anabaptists have a rich witness to offer the wider world. Designed for study by small groups and for use as a resource for Christian formation and conversation, this clear, readable guide to what makes Anabaptism unique will equip readers to live out a more radical commitment to Jesus.

Author : Franklin H. Littell
Publisher : The Baptist Standard Bearer, Inc.
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2001-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 157978836X

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The Anabaptist View of the Church by Franklin H. Littell Pdf

Author : Henry S. Burrage
Publisher : Solid Christian Books
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 101-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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A History of The Anabaptists in Switzerland by Henry S. Burrage Pdf

To the history of the Anabaptists of Switzerland as little attention has been given as to that of the Anabaptists generally and, perhaps, even less. The Swiss Anabaptists had a part, however in the great movement, which, as Dorner says, extended through all Germany; from Swabia and Switzerland, along the Rhine to Holland and Friesland; from Bavaria, Middle Germany, Westphalia, and Saxony, as far as Holstein and though they were apparently defeated, the story of their heroic sufferings should be faithfully recorded.

Author : J. Denny Weaver
Publisher : Herald Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1987-05-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123586997

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Becoming Anabaptist by J. Denny Weaver Pdf

Becoming Anabaptist tells the story of sixteenth-century Anabaptist origins in terms of recent findings in Anabaptist historical studies. Building in part upon earlier scholarship, the newer work has emphasized the multiple origins and the diversity of early Anabaptism.

Author : Michael G. Baylor
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1991-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 0521379482

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The Radical Reformation by Michael G. Baylor Pdf

This 1991 collection of writings by early Reformation radicals illustrates both the diversity and the areas of agreement in their political thinking.

Author : Malcolm B. Yarnell
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433681745

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The Anabaptists and Contemporary Baptists by Malcolm B. Yarnell Pdf

Scholars and pastors (Paige Patterson, Rick Warren, etc.) offer essays on sixteenth-century Anabaptists (Balthasar Hubmaier, Leonhard Schiemer, Hans Denck, etc.) proposing to recover the Anabaptist vision among Baptists as a means of restoring New Testament Christianity.