{"product_id":"profiles-of-anabaptist-women-sixteenth-century-reforming-pioneers-9780889202771","title":"Profiles of Anabaptist Women: Sixteenth-Century Reforming Pioneers","description":"\u003cp\u003e During the upheavals of the Reformation, one of the most significant of the radical Protestant movements emerged -- that of the Anabaptist movement. \u003ci\u003eProfiles of Anabaptist Women\u003c\/i\u003e provides lively, well-researched profiles of the courageous women who chose to risk prosecution and martyrdom to pursue this unsanctioned religion -- a religion that, unlike the established religions of the day, initially offered them opportunity and encouragement to proselytize. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Derived from sixteenth-century government records and court testimonies, hymns, songs and poems, these profiles provide a panorama of life and faith experiences of women from Switzerland, Germany, Holland and Austria. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e These personal stories of courage, faith, commitment and resourcefulness interweave women's lives into the greater milieu, relating them to the dominant male context and the socio-political background of the Reformation. Taken together, these sketches will give readers an appreciation for the central role played by Anabaptist women in the emergence and persistence of this radical branch of Protestantism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e C. Arnold Snyder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wilfrid Laurier University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.80w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780889202771\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSnyder, C. Arnold:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eC. Arnold Snyder\u003c\/b\u003e's research focuses on sixteenth-century Radical Reformation studies, with a specialization in the Anabaptist branch. Currently, he teaches history at Conrad Grebel College, University of Waterloo, and is editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Conrad Grebel Review\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLinda A. Huebert Hecht\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent scholar in Waterloo, Ontario, and author of several articles on Anabaptist women.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wilfrid Laurier University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40270617378931,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":39.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_c344bd7c-229a-4f42-8a9d-eb9e42d35c4d.jpg?v=1657807134","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/profiles-of-anabaptist-women-sixteenth-century-reforming-pioneers-9780889202771","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}