Through Fire and Water: An Overview of Mennonite History (Revised edition)

Contents

Introduction

The Christian Heritage

1. The Apostles Build the Church
2. The Church Gains Power and Wealth
3. Reformers Shake the Church
How do you know when your church is faithful?

Anabaptism Emerges in Sixteenth-Century Europe

4. The Swiss Brethren Break with Zwingli
5. Anabaptism Develops in Holland
6. Radical Reform Comes in South Germany and Moravia
Is your life a witness to the spirit, water, and blood?

From Anabaptist to Mennonite

7. Searching for Peace and Prosperity, 1600-1800

The North American Mennonite and Brethren in Christ Story

8. Finding a Home in North America, 1683-1860
9. Mission and Peace, 1860-1960
10. Faithful Witness in a Diverse World, 1960 to Today
What does it mean for you to be a peacemaker?

The Russian Mennonite Story

11. Building a Mennonite Commonwealth, 1789-1850
12. Conflict and Renewal, 1800-1917
13. War, Terror, and Sustaining Faith, 1917-1990
Where does your loyalty lie?

Anabaptism Grows Around the World

14. Anabaptist Witness in Asia
15. Mennonites and Brethren in Christ in Africa
16. Anabaptist Visions in Latin America
Do you see many members forming one body in Christ?

Epilogue: Taking Part in God’s Drama

Maps

Christianity Spreads into Europe
Central Europe
North America
Russian Mennonite Migrations
Mennonites in Asia
Mennonites in South America
Mennonites in the Caribbean and Central America

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