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Through Fire and Water: an overview of Mennonite history by Harry Loewen; Steven M. Nolt (Revised by)ISBN: 9780836195064
Publication Date: 2010-06-28
Through Fire and Water presents the Mennonite faith story within the sweep of church history. This engaging text uses stories of men and women, peasants and pastors, heroes and rascals, to trace the radical Reformation from sixteenth-century Europe to today's global Anabaptist family. Written in an accessible and nonacademic style, this revised edition updates the story and incorporates new historical research and discoveries.
Tailor King: the rise and fall of the Anabaptist kingdom of Münster by Anthony ArthurPublication Date: 1999-09-01
As the leader of a radical sect of persecuted Anabaptists in 16th-century Germany, Jan van Leyden created a New Zion and waited for the final apocalyptic battle against his godless oppressors. After repeated attacks by the local Prince Bishop were repelled with humiliating ease by King Jan's army, the Prince Bishop and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, began a 16-month-long siege on the upstart king. Jan was ultimately defeated and was sentenced to death in the town square above which the cage he was imprisoned in still hangs today.
Erasmus, the Anabaptists, and the Great Commission by Abraham FriesenPublication Date: 1998-03-01
Many scholars have pointed to the influence of Erasmus on the early Swiss Anabaptists and Menno Simons. Yet the extent of this influence has never been firmly established. This volume uses new research data and arguments to build convincing case for the early Anabaptist movement's dependence on Erasmus's thought. Friesen traces the intellectual origins of both Swiss Anabaptism and Menno Simons to the writings of Erasmus.
Elisabeth's Manly Courage: testimonials and songs of martyred Anabaptist women in the Low CountriesPublication Date: 2001-08-01
Contents: Confession ; Martyr song / Weynken Claes -- Trumpet song ; Testament to her son Isaiah (excerpts) ; Martyr song / Anna Jansz -- Questionings by the commissioner and inquisitor (excerpts) ; Letters to friends (excerpts) ; Martyr song / Claesken Gaeledochter -- Correspondence (excerpts) ; Martyr song / Lijsken Dircks and Jeronimus Segersz -- Court sentence ; Martyr song / Elisabeth van Leeuwarden -- Martyr song / Mary van Beckom and Ursel van Werdum -- Martyr song ; Letter from Maeyken de Corte to a sister in the faith / Six women of Antwerp -- "O God, thou art my helper good" / Martha Baerts -- Testament to her children David, Betken, Tanneken (excerpts) / Soetken van den Houte -- Letter to her parents ; Testament to her children (excerpts) ; Two notes, from and to her children ; Letter to friends ; Martyr song / Mayken Boosers -- A reproduction of her letter ; Note from a niece or nephew ; Letter to her Son Adriaen ; Last farewell from Mattheus Wens to his wife Maeyken / Maeyken Wens.
In Search of Promised Lands: a religious history of Mennonites in Ontario by Samuel J. SteinerPublication Date: 2015-03-09
The wide-ranging story of Mennonite history is distilled in this volume, which tracks Ontario Mennonites. Steiner writes that Ontario Mennonites and Amish are among the most diverse in the world--in their migrations and cultural roots, in their theological responses to the world, and in the ways they have pursued their salvation. This book describes the emergence and evolution of today's streams of Ontarians who identify as Mennonite or Amish from their arrival in Canada to the last decade. It also considers how Mennonites have reacted to evangelical fundamentalism and mainline Protestantism.
Eradicating the Devil's Minions by Gary K. WaiteISBN: 9781442684317
Publication Date: 2018-12-03
Eradicating the Devil's Minions is an investigation into the roots of religious intolerance in Reformation Europe, and a unique examination of mass hysteria and social extremism.
Profiles of Anabaptist Women: sixteenth-century reforming pioneersPublication Date: 2006-01-01
During the Reformation, one of the most significant of the radical Protestant movements was the Anabaptist movement. This book provides lively, well-researched profiles of the courageous women who chose to risk prosecution and martyrdom to pursue this unsanctioned religion. Derived from sixteenth-century government records and court testimonies, hymns, songs and poems, these profiles provide a panorama of life and faith experiences of women from Switzerland, Germany, Holland and Austria.
The German Peasants' War and Anabaptist Community of Goods by J. StayerPublication Date: 1991-01-01
During the 16th century's tumultuous years of religious reformation and revolution, Pilgram Marpeck consistently but discreetly stood up to the ruling powers, calling for freedom of religioin and separation of church and state. Walter and William Klassen have deeply mined Marpeck's writing and dialogue with other Reformation leaders. They place his life, work, and theology in the context of his violent, changing times. This thorough biography shows how Marpeck, perhaps more than any other early Anabaptist figure, helped lay the theoretical and practical foundations of the believers church.
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Through Fire and Water: an overview of Mennonite history by 
Tailor King: the rise and fall of the Anabaptist kingdom of Münster by 
Erasmus, the Anabaptists, and the Great Commission by 
Elisabeth's Manly Courage: testimonials and songs of martyred Anabaptist women in the Low Countries
In Search of Promised Lands: a religious history of Mennonites in Ontario by 
Through Fire and Water: an overview of Mennonite history by 
Eradicating the Devil's Minions by 
Profiles of Anabaptist Women: sixteenth-century reforming pioneers
The German Peasants' War and Anabaptist Community of Goods by 