Profiles of Anabaptist Women

Name: Profiles of Anabaptist Women
Brand: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
SKU: 9780889206038
Price: 31.99 EUR
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ISBN: 978-0-889-20603-8

Sixteenth-Century Reforming Pioneers

de C. Arnold Snyder (éditeur), Linda A. Huebert Hecht (éditeur)

Maison d'édition : Wilfrid Laurier University Press

octobre 2010

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Résumé

During the upheavals of the Reformation, one of the most significant of the radical Protestant movements emerged — that of the Anabaptist movement. Profiles of Anabaptist Women 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.

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.

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.

Auteur

C. Arnold Snyder (Edité par)

C. Arnold Snyder’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 The Conrad Grebel Review.
Linda A. Huebert Hecht is an independent scholar in Waterloo, Ontario, and author of several articles on Anabaptist women.