Anabaptists
Anabaptists
The origins, convictions, conflicts, persecutions, and diverse legacy of the Anabaptists within the Radical Reformation.
Church and State
A history of church and civil power from the martyrs and Constantine through the Reformation, liberty of conscience, and the First Amendment.
Contrasting Approaches
A comparison table highlighting major differences between the magisterial and Radical Reformations in theology, church, society, and civil authority.
First London Baptist Confession (1644)
A brief introduction to the First London Baptist Confession of 1644: the seven Particular Baptist churches of London, the slanders that provoked it, and the reasons they gave for publishing it.
Hubmaier's Christian Catechism
Balthasar Hubmaier's Christian Catechism of 1526, the first Anabaptist catechism: written at Nikolsburg as instruction before baptism, its logic, its author's remarkable and troubling life, and an honest Reformed assessment.
Oldersum Colloquy (1526)
Oldersum Colloquy (1526): A printed debate in East Frisia. A concise account of the debate and its place in the Protestant Reformation.
Protestant Family Tree
A visual family tree tracing the historical relationships among major Protestant traditions that emerged from the Reformation.
Radical Reformation Events
A timeline of major Radical Reformation events from the Wittenberg radicals and first rebaptisms to Mennonite, Hutterite, and Amish communities.
Radical Reformation History
A concise history of the Radical Reformation from medieval dissent and Wittenberg through Zurich, Münster, persecution, and Anabaptist survival.
Radical Reformation Leaders
Biographical sketches of the leading founders, theologians, prophets, martyrs, and organizers of the Radical Reformation.
The Diets of Speyer
The Diets of Speyer (1526 and 1529): the Word of the Lord endures forever, the recess that let each state answer to God, the Protestation that named the Protestants, and Calvin’s plea at Speyer in 1544.
The Schleitheim Confession (1527)
An introduction to the Schleitheim Confession of 1527 and its complete text, with attention to Michael and Margaretha Sattler, persecution, the seven articles, Anabaptist distinctives, and a Reformed assessment.
The Zurich Disputations
The Zurich Disputations of 1523: Zwingli's Sixty-Seven Articles, the first Reformed confession; a city council that made Scripture the judge; and the question from Conrad Grebel that split the Reformation in two.
The ‘Radical’ Reformation
An introduction to the Radical Reformation, its movements, leaders, events, contrasts with magisterial reform, and long-term descendants.
Types of Anabaptists
A guide to the distinct Anabaptist families, including the Swiss Brethren, Hutterites, Münsterites, Mennonites, Amish, spiritualists, and rationalists.
