The Anabaptist Vision, given as a presidential address before the American Society of Church History in 1943, has become a classic essay. In it, Harold S. Bender defines the spirit and purposes of the original Anabaptists. Three major points of emphasis are: the transformation of the entire way of life of the individual to the teachings and example of Christ, voluntary church membership based upon conversion and commitment to holy living, and Christian love and nonresistance applied to all human relationships.

The Anabaptist Vision

Politics & Social Sciences

Bender, Harold S.

Sociology

Herald Press

Conrad Grebel's significance for the Christian Church lies in the continuing Swiss Brethren movement (Evangelical Anabaptism) of which he was the founder. Though he died a few months after the open break with the Zwinglian Reformation, his movement survived to become a major player in Christendom. This is the definitive Grebel biography by one of this century's top Anabaptist scholars. Bender was the former president of the Mennonite World Conference, editor of "Mennonite Encyclopedia" and author of the noted book "The Anabaptist Vision"

Conrad Grebel - The Founder of the Swiss Brethren

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Wipf and Stock

Menno Simons' Life and Writings

History

Horsch, John

World

Wipf & Stock Publishers

These Are My People

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Harold Stauffer Bender (1897 - 1962) was a prominent professor of theology at Goshen College (Goshen, Indiana) and Goshen Biblical Seminary. His accomplishments include founding both the Mennonite Historical Library and The Mennonite Quarterly Review. He served as President of the American Society of Church History, and was a major scholarly influence on fellow Mennonite theologian John Howard Yoder. C. Henry Smith (1875 - 1948) was a Mennonite historian born in Metamora, Illinois. Smith was the first (known) American Mennonite to earn a Ph.D., doing so at the University of Chicago in 1907. C. Henry Smith (the "C" simply an initial he adopted) taught two stints at Goshen College and became the first dean of the college, before going on to teach at Bluffton University for the rest of his life. Smith's doctoral dissertation was published as The Mennonites of America in 1909 and remained the only comprehensive Mennonite history of American Mennonites into the 1950s.

Mennonites and Their Heritage: A Handbook of Mennonite History and Beliefs

Smith, C. Henry

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