While in prison during 1540-42, Riedemann wrote for the Lutheran ruler, Philip of Hesse. He explained the Hutterite goal of a renewed community and dispelled popular misconceptions. The Hutterites quickly accepted Riedemann's confession as their own. Riedemann creatively wove together a fresh reading of the Bible with the classical creeds. He produced a powerful synthesis of Scripture and tradition on which to base Christian community. His dynamic vision of radical and communal discipleship still challenges believers toward greater faithfulness to the Lord and to each other. Riedemann's confession gives theological grounding for the Hutterite understanding of economic communalism and offers practical examples of it. This confession continues to guide Hutterite communities today. The book also includes John J. Friesen's translation of the 1565 German edition of Confession of Our Religion, Teaching, and Faith, by the Brothers Who Are Known as the Hutterites, along with a new history of Riedemann. This is the ninth 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. 272 Pages.

Peter Riedemann's Hutterite Confession of Faith: Translation of the 1565 German Edition of Confession of Our Religion, Teaching, and Faith, by the ... (CLASSICS OF THE RADICAL REFORMATION)

History

Riedemann, Peter

Hutterite Brethren

World

Herald Pr

Written in the gloom of a sixteenth-century Austrian dungeon when its author -- a noted Anabaptist writer -- was only twenty-three, Love Is like Fire serves as a striking reminder of the spirit that fired the hearts of early "heretics" during the Reformation.
A first translation, this book is an important addition to the small but growing number of primary sources on Anabaptism in English. In addition to the confession are two important supplements: "How We Should Build the House of God" and "Seven Pillars of this House".

Love Is Like Fire: The Confession of an Anabaptist Prisoner

Hutterian Brethren

Friedmann, Robert

Religion & Spirituality

Plough Pub. House

The biblical foundations of a Christian communal movement that has stood the test of five centuries. While in prison from 1540 to 1542, Riedemann wrote to the Lutheran ruler, Philip of Hesse, explaining the Hutterite goal of a renewed community and dispelling popular misconceptions. The Hutterites quickly accepted Riedemann’s confession as their own. Riedemann creatively weaves together a fresh reading of the Bible with the classical creeds, producing a powerful synthesis of Scripture and tradition on which to base Christian community. His dynamic vision of radical and communal discipleship still challenges believers toward greater faithfulness to the Lord and to each other. Riedemann’s confession gives theological grounding for the Hutterite understanding of economic communalism and offers practical examples of it. This confession continues to guide Hutterite communities today. This volume includes an English translation of the 1565 German edition of Confession of Our Religion, Teaching, and Faith, by the Brothers Who Are Known as the Hutterites along with a new history of Riedemann. It is the ninth 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.

Peter Riedemann's Hutterite Confession of Faith (Classics of the Radical Reformation)

Christian Books & Bibles

Plough Publishing House

One of the most articulate and biblically grounded voices of the Radical Reformation, Peter Riedemann was only twenty-three when he penned this impassioned confession of faith in the gloom of a sixteenth-century Austrian dungeon. Already a noted Anabaptist leader, Riedemann called fellow persecuted Christians to witness to a love that, “when it really burns, having kindled our eagerness for God, the more temptations and tribulations meet it, the more it flares, until it overcomes and consumes all injustice and wickedness.” A classic testament to religious liberty with a timely message for modern believers, Love Is Like Fire serves as a striking reminder of the spirit that fired the hearts of early “heretics” during the Reformation. A first translation into English, this book is an important addition to the small but growing number of primary sources on early Anabaptism.

Love Is Like Fire: The Confession of an Anabaptist Prisoner (Plough Spiritual Guides: Backpack Classics)

Liebe brennt wie Feuer: die Rechenschaft und Glaubensbekenntnis eines Täufers (German Edition)

Europe

Hutterian Brethren Book Centre

"Fifty-two readings on living in intentional Christian community to spark group discussion"--

Called to Community: The Life Jesus Wants for His People (Second Edition)

MERTON, THOMAS

Peterson, Eugene H.

Norris, Kathleen

Wilson-Hartgrove, Jonathan

Pohl, Christine D.

Day, Dorothy

Kierkegaard, Søren

FOSTER, Richard J.

DOSTOYEVSKY, FYODOR

Teresa, Mother

Ehrenpreis, Andreas

Chittister, Joan

SNYDER, Howard A.

Carmichael, Amy

Perkins, John M.

BONHOEFFER, DIETRICH

Arnold, Eberhard

Benedict, Saint

Kelly, Thomas R.

Janzen, David

Lubich, Chiara

Nouwen, Henri J.M.

Powers, Thomas E.

Lewis. C.S.

Smith, Christopher C

Barker, Jeremiah

Denck, Hans

Lawson, Penelope

Mateos, Juan

Stadler, Ulrich

Zinzendorf, Nicholas Ludwig von

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