{"product_id":"sources-of-swiss-anabaptism-9780836112511","title":"Sources of Swiss Anabaptism","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 170 letters and documents in this volume portray how Conrad Grebel, a bright young Swiss patriot, became a fervent, influential leader of the sixteenth-century Anabaptist movement. The editor calls the book \"a drama with five acts, prologue, and epilogue\" with a cast of 107 characters. The main characters are Grebel himself and Huldrych Zwingli, the vicar at the Grossmünster in Zurich.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe climax of the drama comes in January 1525 when Grebel performs the first rebaptisms, signaling the founding of a new church and the rejection of the Anabaptists by Zwingli. \"These letters and documents are not published for scholars only,\" states the editor, \"but for all seekers and believers.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the fourth volume in the Classics of the Radical Reformation, a series of Anabaptist and Free Church documents translated and annotated under the direction of the Institute of Mennonite Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leland Harder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Herald Press (VA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/1985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 818\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.62d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780836112511\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarder, Leland:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeland Harder was a pastor, seminary professor, and sociologist, who combined all of these areas to make significant contributions to the church during his lifetime ministry. From 1958-1983 he taught at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Indiana in the area of practical theology and he directed field education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 1970s Harder and J. Howard Kauffman conducted sociological research of Mennonite church members and published the findings in the book \u003ci\u003eAnabaptists Four Centuries Later: A Profile of Five Mennonite and Brethren in Christ Denominations\u003c\/i\u003e. Other books that Harder wrote or edited include \u003ci\u003eSources of Swiss Anabaptism\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Pastor-People Partnership: The Call and Recall of Pastors from a Believers' Church Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNurturing Faith\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Concept of Discipleship in Christian Education\u003c\/i\u003e. Harder died in 2013 at the age of 86.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Herald Press (VA)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40219112570995,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":67.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_0065c801-42bb-4397-b2f5-728d686977d6.jpg?v=1656596543","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/sources-of-swiss-anabaptism-9780836112511","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}