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The Anabaptist movement started with Conrad Grebel in Switzerland and spread over many countries and ran as a side current to the main stream of the Reformation.
This movement was in part a reaction against the close ties of Church and State. Also, although the Anabaptists were quite in accord with the theology of the Reformation as expressed by Luther and Zwingli, they believed the Reformation had not gone far enough in its return to the early church teachings of the Apostles.
As a result of their teachings, they were persecuted by Zwinglians, Lutherans, Calvinists and Catholics, especially at the massacre in Munster in 1535.
The Dutch reformer, Menno Simons, joined the Anabaptists in 1536 and because of his teachings the Anabaptists became known as Mennonites.
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Biography: Balthasar Hübmaier 1480-1528)
· cached · A short biography of the Anabaptist leader
The Schleitheim Confession
· iweb · cached · The historic Anabaptist creed
The Amish
· iweb · cached · A quick look at their history and beliefs.
Anabaptist-Mennonite History
· iweb · cached · Anabaptists: Anabaptist-Mennonite history excerpts and links.
History of the Moravian Church by J. E. Hutton
· iweb · cached · E-text at CCEL.
Hall of Church History: the Anabaptists
· A brief overview from an alien (Calvinist) perspective.
COB-Net Historical Notes: Menno Simons
· cached · Biographical article.
Short Confession of Faith by John Smyth
· cached · The text of a brief statement of faith written by the early Baptist leader
Mennonite Resolutions, Statements, and Confessions
· iweb · cached · Official resolutions, position statements and confessions adopted by the Mennonite Church from 1527 to 2003.
The Radical Reformation
· iweb · cached · A short description of the radical reformation and a list of links to people, works and critiques of the movement.
Radical Reformation
· iweb · cached · The Anabaptists in Switzerland, Germany and the Low Countries.
The Radical Reformation:
· cached · Links to a number of online resources for this movement.
Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online
· iweb · cached · Reliable information on Anabaptist-Mennonite historical, theological, biographical and institutional topics. Secular subject articles are also included.
The Radicals of the Reformation
· cached · Article on the Anabaptists, the Spiritualists and the Evangelical Rationalists.
Menno Simons. Life, writings, images and links
· iweb · cached · Independent information about the Dutch Church reformer Menno Simons (c. 1496-1561).
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