Dutch Anabaptism: Origin, Spread, Life and Thought (14501600) [Paperback]

I. The Low Countries During the Middle Ages.- 1. The Geographic and Ethnic Background.- 2. The Political Constellations.- 3. The Cultural Life.- 4. The Religious Life.- 5. Faith, Life, and Leaders.- 6. Asceticism and Monasticism.- 7. The Administration of the Church.- II. The Dawn of a New Day.- A. The Soil and the Seed.- B. In the Embrace of a World Revolution (15171530).- III. The Evangelical Sacramentarian Reformation.- A. From Sacrament to Symbol.- B. The Evangelical Movement.- IV. Melchior Hofmann: A Prophetic Layman.- A. From Wittenberg to Strassburg.- B. The Anabaptist Apostle to the North.- V. Anabaptism at the Crossroads.- A. In Search of the City of God.- B. M?nster: The New Jerusalem.- VI. Gathering a Christian Fellowship.- A. Sifting and Gathering.- B. The Covenanted Church of God.- VII. Growth and Molding of the Brotherhood.- A. From Antwerp to Danzig.- B. Defining and Defending the Faith.- VIII. Conclusion.- 1. In the Context of the Reformation.- 2. The Swiss and Dutch Anabaptists.- 3. At the Crossroads.- 4. Covenanters of Christ.- 5. The Ministry and the Ordinances.- 6. The Disciplined Brotherhood.- 7. The Christian and his Citizenship.- 8. Lasting Contributions.- Footnotes.- I. The Low Countries During the Middle Ages.- II. The Dawn of a New Day.- III. The Evangelical Sacramentarian Reformation.- W. Melchior Hofmann: A Prophetic Layman.- V. Anabaptism at the Crossroads.- VI. Gathering a Christian Fellowship.- VII. Growth and Molding of the Brotherhood.- VIII. Conclusion.- Selected Bibliography.