The Anabaptist Vision

by Harold S. Bender

Overview

The Anabaptist Vision, given as a presidential address before the American Society of Church History in 1943, has become a classic essay. In it, Harold S. Bender defines the spirit and purposes of the original Anabaptists. Three major points of emphasis are: the transformation of the entire way of life of the individual to the teachings and example of Christ, voluntary church membership based upon conversion and commitment to holy living, and Christian love and nonresistance applied to all human relationships.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780836197228
Publisher:	MennoMedia
Publication date:	01/01/1960
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	46
File size:	227 KB

About the Author

Harold S. Bender was born July 19, 1897, at Elkhart, Indiana. He held degrees from the following institutions: BS, Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana; BD, Garrett Biblical Institute; ThM, Princeton Theological Seminary; MA, Princeton University; and ThD, Heidelberg University. He became dean of Goshen College in 1933 and from 1944 he served as dean of Goshen College Biblical Seminary until his death in 1962. He was ordained to the ministry in 1944 and he became president of Mennonite World Conference in 1952. In 1927 he founded the scholarly quarterly, The Mennonite Quarterly Review, and served as its editor until his death. He was also the author of Two Centuries of American Mennonite Literature, Conrad Grebel: First Leader of the Swiss Brethren, These Are My People: Mennonite Origins in Europe, and Biblical Revelation and Inspiration.

Editorial Reviews

The Anabaptist Vision was a fresh interpretation, a brilliant synthesis, which since has been recognized as a classic statement to be reckoned with for years to come.

Reviews - Ernst Correll