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Anabaptist Christianity

Christians with an Anabaptist perspective on faith and life have existed from the very beginning of the Christian era. Anabaptist is a way of being Christian.

“Anabaptist” is an invented name meaning “re-baptizers.”

It was given to 16th-century Christians who saw little value in infant baptism and, therefore, baptized each other as adults upon confession of faith.

These Anabaptist Christians were the forerunners of today’s Mennonite Christians and many others in the Free Church tradition.

Christians of an Anabaptist perspective have throughout history placed strong emphasis on following Jesus in daily life, being covenanted with each other in Christ-centred community, and seeking to overcome conflict in non-violent ways.

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Menno Simons | Life and Times

Category: MENNO SIMONS, ANABAPTIST

This is the long and detailed biography of Menno Simons (1496-1561), the most prominent Anabaptist Christian leader and teacher in Netherlands and North German states

Teachings of Menno Simons | Quotes

Category: ANABAPTIST, MENNO SIMONS

Menno Simons (1496-1561) was the most outstanding Anabaptist Christian leader of the Low Countries during the 16th century. His followers became known as Mennonites (

Amish Division

Category: ANABAPTIST

The Amish division was the most serious and the only major schism which occurred in the South German Anabaptist-Mennonite groups, when a considerable minority under the

Anabaptism | Mennonites | Amish | Hutterites
Conrad Grebel (1498-1526)

Conrad Grebel (ca. 1498-1526), can be considered the chief founder of Swiss-South German Anabaptism. He is historically very significant, for without him Anabaptism in its historical form would probably never have come into existence and he represents original Anabaptism in the

Felix Manz Anabaptism

Felix Manz, one of the founders and first martyr of the original Swiss Brethren congregation in Zürich, Switzerland, was born about 1498. On 21 January Swiss Anabaptists performed the rite of adult baptism and held a communion service among themselves, thereby making their break

Schleitheim Confession

The Schleitheim Confession was the most representative statement of Anabaptist principles, endorsed unanimously by a meeting of Swiss Anabaptists in 1527 in Schleitheim (Switzerland). The Confession consisted of seven articles, written during a time of severe persecution. The

The Anabaptist Vision

Those who unite with them will be received into their church by rebaptism and repentance and newness of life. They henceforth lead their lives under a semblance of a quite spiritual conduct: They denounce covetousness, pride, profanity, the lewd conversation and immorality of

Mennonite Theology

Mennonites have frequently viewed "theology" with suspicion and distrust: Their emphasis on the importance of discipleship and ethics most likely contributed significantly to Anabaptist and Mennonite suspicions of theology since the 16th century as they found it in the Roman