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Category : Anabaptists
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite History
Author: Writings on American History
Author: Mennonite Bibliography, 1631-1961: North America. Indices
Author: Mennonites of the Ohio and Eastern Conference
Author: Grant M. StoltzfusPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Mennonite Historical Bulletin
Author: The Radical Reformation
Author: Michael G. BaylorPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521379489
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
This 1991 collection of writings by early Reformation radicals illustrates both the diversity and the areas of agreement in their political thinking.
Good News on the Frontier
Author: Thomas H. CampbellPublisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1597523917
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
Martyrs Mirror
Author: David Weaver-ZercherPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421418827
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
The first scholarly history of the iconic Anabaptist text. Approximately 2,500 Anabaptists were martyred in sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century Europe. Their surviving brethren compiled stories of those who suffered and died for the faith into martyr books. The most historically and culturally significant of these, The Bloody Theater—more commonly known as Martyrs Mirror—was assembled by the Dutch Mennonite minister Thieleman van Braght and published in 1660. Today, next to the Bible, it is the single most important text to Anabaptists—Amish, Mennonites, and Hutterites. In some Anabaptist communities, it is passed to new generations as a wedding or graduation gift. David L. Weaver-Zercher combines the fascinating history of Martyrs Mirror with a detailed analysis of Anabaptist life, religion, and martyrdom. He traces the publication, use, and dissemination of this key martyrology across nearly four centuries and explains why it holds sacred status in contemporary Amish and Mennonite households. Even today, the words and deeds of these martyred Christians are referenced in sermons, Sunday school lessons, and history books. Weaver-Zercher argues that Martyrs Mirror was designed to teach believers how to live a proper Christian life. In van Braght’s view, accounts of the martyrs helped to remind readers of the things that mattered, thus inspiring them to greater faithfulness. Martyrs Mirror remains a tool of revival, offering new life to the communities and people who read it by revitalizing Anabaptist ideals and values. Meticulously researched and illustrated with sketches from early publications of Martyrs Mirror, Weaver-Zercher’s ambitious history weaves together the existing scholarship on this iconic text in an accessible and engaging way.
Asia Pacific Pentecostalism
Author: Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004396705
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 443
Book Description
Asia Pacific Pentecostalism, edited by Denise A. Austin, Jacqueline Grey, and Paul W. Lewis, yields previously untold stories and interdisciplinary analysis of pioneer foundations, denominational growth, leadership training, contextualisation, and community development across East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania. Pentecostalism in the Asia Pacific has made an enormous contribution to its global family—from the more visible influence of Yonggi Cho from Korea to the worship revolutions from Australia (particularly associated with Hillsong) and the lesser known missionary activity from Fiji—each region has contributed significantly to global Christianity. Some communities prospered despite hostile environments and wartime devastation. This volume provides a systematic study of the geographical contexts of Asia Pacific Pentecostalism, including historical development, theological influences, and sociological perspectives. Contributors are: Doreen Alcoran-Benavidez, Dik Allan, Connie Au, Denise A. Austin, Edwardneil Benavidez, John Carter, Michael Chase, Yung Hun Choi, Darin Clements, Shane Clifton, Dynnice Rosanny Engcoy, Michael J. Frost, Luisa J. Gallagher, Sarita D. Gallagher, Kellesi Gore, Adonis Abelard O. Gorospe, Jacqueline Grey, James Hosack, Ken Huff, Paul W. Lewis, Lim Yeu Chuen, Mathew Mathews, Jason Morris, Nyotxay (pseudonym), Saw Tint Sann Oo, Selena Y. Z. Su, Masakazu Suzuki, and Gani Wiyono.
The Anabaptists
Author: Balthasar HubmaierPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781496180001
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
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.