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- English
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About this book
Through Fire and Water presents the Mennonite faith story within the sweep of church history. This engaging text uses stories of men and women, peasants and pastors, heroes and rascals, to trace the radical Reformation from sixteenth-century Europe to today's global Anabaptist family. Written in an accessible and nonacademic style, this revised edition updates the story and incorporates new historical research and discoveries.
"A superbly written introduction to Anabaptist-Mennonite history in contexts ranging from Kansas to Congo."
—Perry Bush, Bluffton University
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"Captivating personal stories, set alongside an honest portrayal of the Mennonite journey."
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Index
à Kempis, Thomas, 50-51
Africa, 28, 32, 34, 238, 248-49, 273-88; map of, 275
African Anabaptist Women Theo-logians, 285
African-American Mennonites, 172-73, 176, 179-81, 183-85, 191
Albert of Brandenburg, 56-57
Alcohol, 84, 159, 220-21
Alexanderthal colony, 205-6
Alsace, 132-34, 142
Alternative service in lieu of military, 174-76, 187. See also Conscientious objection; Peace
Alternative Service Work (Canada), 174
Am Trakt colony, 205-6, 228
Ambrose, 35
Ammann, Jakob, 132-34
Amish, 18, 20; in North America, 164-66, 174, 189; origins of, 132-34
Anabaptist theology, 24, 34, 36, 40, 69-70, 75-77, 82-84, 88, 110, 120-23, 155-56, 189, 307
Anabaptist Vision, 88
Anabaptists (sixteenth-century), and Luther, 63-64; in the Netherlands, 91-104; and Peasants’ War, 63; in South Germany and Moravia, 107-20; in Switzerland, 73-88; use of the term, 77, 131-32
Andhra (India) Church Conference, 259
Angola, 282
Anna, Countess of Oldenburg, 100
Anthony of Egypt, 45
Apostles’ Creed, 39, 109, 121
Aquinas, Thomas, 36, 49, 122
Arapaho, 164
Argentina, 171, 203, 293-94, 301, 303
Argueta, Maria Leonor de Méndez, 301
Arius, 39-40
Artists, 106
Asia, 28, 238, 248-49, 255-70; map of, 257
Asian-American / Canadian Menno-nites, 188, 191, 302
Assefa, Dagne, 278, 283
Augustine, 34-36, 39-40, 122
Ausbund, 108
Australia, 265
Ayoreo, 296
Bachman, Esther, 155
Banwar, Caroline, 259-60
Baptism, 27, 34-36; believers, 69, 73-77, 83, 91, 97, 107, 124, 258; by immersion, 135, 156, 162, 224
Baptists, 192, 247-...
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Introduction Ghosts and Echoes
- The Christian Heritage
- Anabaptism Emerges in Sixteenth-Century Europe
- From Anabaptist to Mennonite
- The North American Mennonite and Brethren in Christ Story
- The Russian Mennonite Story
- Anabaptism Grows Around the World
- Epilogue Taking Part in God's Drama
- Notes
- Photo Credits
- Index
- For Further Reading
- The Authors