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.

Beulah Stauffer Hostetler describes how Pietism, revivalism, Fundamentalism, and institutionalization affected the key religious values of American Mennonites over a period of three centuries. She documents the codification of practice in the 20th century and its subsequent dissolution along with the growing emphasis on peace and service. Hostetler helps a…

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 Christians.This is…

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…

Contains the confession of faith adopted at Dortrecht in 1632, the shorter catechism, forms for baptism, the Lord’s supper, marriage, ordination for bishops and ministers, funeral lessons, texts, etc.

A translation, with revisions, of Christliches Gemueths-Gespraech by Gerhard Roosen (1612-1711), a prominent Mennonite bishop in northern Germany.

Persecution is not something we like to think about. But throughout history, it has been a reality for countless Christians. These twenty stories adapted from the Martyrs Mirror Will inspire us as we see the unshakable faith of these brave men and women. We will be sobered at the suffering they…

The second volume in the Cross Bearers Series, I Appeal to Scripture is a well-researched, accessible biography of Jacob Amman, remembered as the founder of the Amish. He has often been viewed as a troublemaker whose zeal for a pure church led to schism, but he was also a humble…

We’re delighted to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the founding of Anabaptism with the release of If Anyone Would Follow Me, a new 13-lesson Anabaptist history study guide. This book is designed to be used by Anabaptist churches in group study settings like Sunday school, small groups, Wednesday evening Bible…

This scholarly biography and collection of writings by and about an early leader of the Hutterites, a pacifist communal Anabaptist group, sheds light on a persecuted religious minority during the Reformation.This comprehensive, annotated collection of Jakob Hutter’s letters and related documents begins with an extensive biography of Hutter and his wife…

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.199 pages, softcover.

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, “when…

A seeker’s perspective of Anabaptist culture

The biblical foundations of a Christian communal movement that has stood the test of five centuries.While in prison from 1540 to 1542, Riedemann wrote to the Lutheran ruler, Philip of Hesse, explaining the Hutterite goal of a renewed community and dispelling popular misconceptions. The Hutterites quickly accepted Riedemann’s confession as their…

Pride. Who hasn’t faced this destructive evil – right in his own heart? Pride is so elusive. Just when we think we have escaped its grasp, we suddenly come to realize that we may be proud of the fact that we are not proud! And like the Pharisee in Jesus’…

The special value of this interpretative history comes from the author connecting the past to the present. Roth positions Anabaptist-Mennonite history within the larger sweep of church history beginning at Pentecost. His selection of stories follows a rough chronological timeline and worldwide scope. While the latter chapters reflect the perspective…

This classic statement about the distinctives of Anabaptist belief was given as the presidential address to the 1943 meeting of the American Society of Church History. 48 pages.

This English edition of Menno Simons’ writings contains all the known writings of Menno, including several tracts, letters, and hymns never previously translated. The entire contents of this edition were translated from the Dutch by Leonard Verduin of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and edited by J. C. Wenger, who wrote clarifying…

Discover the writings of a leader in the Radical Reformation who sparred with Martin Luther, calling for change “from below.”Although he was not an Anabaptist, the life and thought of Radical Reformer Andreas Bodenstein von Karlstadt (1486-1541) had a strong influence on the Anabaptist movement. In 1534 he joined the faculty…

C. Arnold Snyder’s biography and analysis of the thought of Michael Sattler, noted Anabaptist leader and author of The Schleitheim Articles. Paperback, 264 pages.

In much of the teaching of the whole range of Anabaptists, from MCUSA to the conservative Anabaptists, one often hears or reads that Anabaptism is not open to expression as a systematic theology. It is about life rather than doctrine. However, these two things are not mutually exclusive. Indeed, real…

The dramatic story of the genesis of the Anabaptist movement, told directly through the letters of its leaders and other primary documents.This is volume 4 in the Classics of the Radical Reformation, a series of Anabaptist and Free Church documents translated and annotated under the direction of the Institute of…