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Great look at the noble Anabaptists!,
This review is from: Anabaptist Portraits (Paperback)
This book was a Godsend to me when I found a copy back at Bible College. So much of what is available on the Anabaptist movement during the Reformation is hopelessly biased from the Reformed P.O.V.. This book, however, is not only partial to its subjects, but is immensely readable and altogether inspiring. These men (and women, too) were so bold in their imitation of New Testament Christianity they were slaughtered by Catholics and statist Protestants alike.All of these portraits are useful and informative. The story of Michael and Margaritha Sattler DEFINES Christian courage. (If you EVER get the chance, see an independent English film about them called THE RADICALS-- one of the finest Christian films ever produced.) The section devoted to Balthasar Hubmaier is worth WHATEVER you pay for this book. Hubmaier was called by William Cathcart "the greatest man of Reformation times." I am inclined to agree. Highly recommended.
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INSPIRING AND INSTRUCTIVE !,
This review is from: Anabaptist Portraits (Paperback)
Dr. John Allen Moore's "Anabaptist Portraits" is 260 pages long and is divided into 6 chapters, each dealing with a key early Anabaptist leader. These include Conrad Grebel, George Blaurock, Hans Denck, Felix Mantz, Michael Sattler, and Balthasar Hubmaier. The book is inspiring because it tells the stories of real-life pioneers who not only were instrumental in the general church reforms that were taking place, but also because they each on their own way faced opposition, ridicule, and persecution. Yet, they stayed true to their Christian convictions in the face of state opposition, the Catholic church, and controversy even with some of the classic reformers such as Zwingli. The book is also instructive regarding the way "networks" form among new Christian groups and the theological and practical issues they need to iron out if they are to work together. I found this especially helpful because of my own work in catalyzing a network of house churches, many of which look very much like the early Anabaptist groups that were forming in the 1500's, unlike some of the departures from scripture on the part of modern day Anabaptists/Mennonites. It is a dense book, in part because Dr. Moore's background is academic, and sometimes a little verbose, but it is well worth the read! I wish that a few more early Anabaptists were profiled, such as women, which would have given more breadth to the book.RAD ZDERO, author of LETTERS TO THE HOUSE CHURCH MOVEMENT and THE GLOBAL HOUSE CHURCH MOVEMENT
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