This anthology provides the best introduction to the core beliefs and foundational principles of Anabaptism.

This comprehensive book compiles the writings and statements of thirty-seven sixteenth-century Anabaptists. Selections are arranged under topics such as baptism, the church, nonresistance, Jesus the Word, government, the cross, suffering, discipleship, and relations to other…

This book was originally published in 1952, as the Prize Essay of the Frank S. Brewer Fund of the American Society of Church History, as Volume VIII of "Studies in Church History." Contents: Preface to Revised Edition, Introduction, The Quest for the Essence of Anabaptism, Radicalism in the Centers of Reform…

When Becoming Anabaptist appeared in 1987, it was the first major study to incorporate the new history of multiple beginnings and a diverse Anabaptism into a synthesis of meanings for the late 20th century. J. Denny Weaver's attempt was welcomed and widely acclaimed by scholars and by church leaders alike…

Here is the story of believers whom God has led through harsh oppression, political tyranny and spiritual wastelands but also through religious and political freedom, peace and respect from nations around the world. This is a story about Mennonites. Mennonites who chose a radical spiritual pilgrimage that separated them from…

In a nation torn in two by the strife of the Civil War, there were some who dared to question whether Christians could possibly participate in the killing. In 1863, soon after the Battle of Gettysburg, John M. Brenneman wrote to explain Anabaptist convictions against participation in warfare. He began by…

In this comprehensive volume Thomas N. Finger takes on the formidable task of making explicit the often implicit theology of the Anabaptist movement and then presenting, for the sake of the welfare of the whole contemporary Christian church, his own constructive theology.

Nothing can be more needful, and nothing should interest a sinner more deeply, than a true conversion to God. Upon this depends his eternal well-being! A sinner under conviction should have a correct and clear understanding of true conversion so that he is not led astray by the deception of…

The author successfully presents the entire history of the Amish since 1525 while avoiding both the overly sentimental approach of much popular writing and the anti-Amish bias of the rest.

The Teacher's Guide for If Anyone Would Follow Me is intended to support discussion leaders in a group study. This spiral-bound booklet includes introductory notes, additional background and contextual information for content in the study guide, and suggestions for further study. This is a supplement, not a stand-alone product…

Written by an Old Order historian, Joy in Submission traces the development of the Anabaptist tradition through the five centuries since its birth. This is a well-researched examination of Anabaptists' interaction with external cultural and religious forces, offering a challenging critique of many positions modern Anabaptists take for granted.

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One of the most articulate and biblically grounded voices of the Radical Reformation, Peter Riedemann was only twenty-three when he penned this impassioned confession of faith in the gloom of a sixteenth-century Austrian dungeon. Already a noted Anabaptist leader, Riedemann called fellow persecuted Christians to witness to a love that, “…

A seeker's perspective of Anabaptist culture

The author has done much research and produced a thoroughly helpful and informative treatise on the Christian’s relationship to the state, answering questions such as: how does God influence nations? Was early America a Christian nation? Was America more righteous in the 1600s-1800s than it is today? How…

The South German/Austrian Anabaptist branch of the Anabaptist family was unique for its mystical origins and spiritualist emphases, its early fascination with the End Times, and for the communal forms of Anabaptism that evolved from these beginnings. From influential pre-Anabaptist writings by Jorg Haugk von Juchsen and Hans Hergott…

The coalition of church and state (corpus Christianum) has continually had outspoken opponents since its inception in the 4th century under Constantine. All through the long medieval night of papal terror and up to the present day of accommodation and compromise, there has never been a time when the voice…

For many years, all Anabaptist groups embodied their Gospel beliefs and values in distinctive cultural norms to which all members were held accountable. We currently hear that such forms are imposed "man-made rules" that militate against a genuine personal experience with Christ. This booklet investigates the following questions:

Has God…

This extensive collection of Pilgram Marpeck's writing is the most complete English volume of this popular early Anabaptist's writings. The book includes Marpeck's Confession of 1532 and The Admonition of 1542, the longest and most detailed statement of the Anabaptists on baptism and the Lord's Supper. Also included…