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Who were the Anabaptists?

2025 is a year of anniversaries. From the 1700th anniversary of the Nicene Creed to the 80th anniversary of VE Day, there are many milestones to reflect on. Another one is the 500th anniversary of the ...
(RNS) — Anabaptists around the world are commemorating 500 years since their founders performed the first adult baptisms outside Zürich and kicked off the Radical Reformation. A tradition that ...
The simplest storyline puts the start on Jan. 21, 1525, in Zürich, Switzerland. A band of acquaintances made their way to the home of Anna Manz, mother of Felix, one of their number. For months, this ...
Jan. 23—GOSHEN — "For God's sake, do something courageous." The phrase is plastered in Swiss on the Grossmunster Kirche in Zürich, Switzerland and is a symbol of the Anabaptist tradition. kAm#@E9 :D ...
Church leaders, members of the Mennonite community and scholars from as far as Indonesia and Ethiopia will gather next week at Elizabethtown College for a conference exploring the history and global ...
In the dead of night, Madge’s summer camp counselors chant “The Catholics are coming!” and The Anabaptist Game begins. Fleeing make-believe persecution, Madge journeys across the Kansas prairie, ...
Although the Anabaptists have valued humility and privacy highly, they have attracted a lot of attention from curious tourists and serious students alike. In whichever category you may fall, you will ...