“In this big book Arnold Snyder undertakes to tell ‘the Anabaptist story’ in his own way. No other book performs the same function… This book tells the Anabaptist story with impressive synthetic power” – James Stayer, in the Mennonite Quarterly Review C. Arnold Snyder, Anabaptist History and Theology: An Introduction
1995. ISBN: 978-0969876205. 444 pages. Includes bibliography, index, historical maps, and illustrations. Available on Amazon.ca, Amazon.com, and Amazon.de Anabaptist History and Theology: An Introduction provides an essential scholarly synthesis of the story of Anabaptist origins and development. Thoroughly researched and documented, the book is nevertheless written in an accessible and lively style. C. Arnold Snyder is Professor Emeritus of History at Conrad Grebel University College, University of Waterloo. He is the author of The Life and Thought of Michael Sattler (Herald Press, SAMH Series, 1984) and numerous articles in Radical Reformation Studies. |
“This book tells the Anabaptist story with impressive synthetic power. ...a distinguished contribution to the ongoing historical and theological discourse about Reformation radicalism.” -- James Stayer, in the Mennonite Quarterly Review C. Arnold Snyder, Anabaptist History and Theology: Revised Student Edition
1997. ISBN: 978-0969876250. 466 pages. Includes bibliography, index, historical maps, and illustrations. Available on Amazon.ca and Amazon.com Anabaptist History and Theology: Revised Student Edition follows the same narrative format and story line as the unabridged book. But the text has been completely rewritten and redesigned to meet the needs of the non-specialist reader. This second, revised edition features larger print and numerous sidebars and text boxes. |
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From Anabaptist Seed: The Historical Core of Anabaptist-Related Identity, by C. Arnold Snyder
2007. ISBN: 9781561485857. 52 Pages.
Available on Amazon.ca and for download from the Mennonite World Conference. Today more than 1.5 million Christians are members of churches which sprouted more or less directly “from Anabaptist seed.” Who are these Christians? What do they believe? How do they act? What in fact do they hold in common? Commissioned by Mennonite World Conference, this book outlines historical Anabaptist teachings and practices. It is intended not as a normative statement, but rather provides a point of departure for continuing conversations, inside as well as outside Anabaptist-related churches. Includes study questions to further discussion. Also available from CommonWord in Traditional Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Spanish, French, German, Simplified Chinese. |
"Reading the Anabaptist Bible is a unique publication within the areas of Anabaptist history and theology, mainly because it serves as a daily guide for the spiritual disciplines. The book contains 365 readings, each containing three elements: a Bible passage, a brief explanatory text and an Anabaptist testimony reflecting on the biblical text or teaching." |
Reading the Anabaptist Bible: Reflections for Every Day of the Year
2002. 415 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1894710251 Available on Amazon.com and Amazon.ca Reading the Anabaptist Bible is a unique day book, with one page of meditative readings set for each day of the year. Every daily reading is composed of two primary elements: a Bible passage for the day, and an Anabaptist testimony reflecting on the biblical words. An introduction by Arthur Paul Boers provides practical suggestions for the meditative reading of this collection. “How does one use such a resource? Though valuable to scholars, the book is even more valuable to the church in offering a wide view of what mattered most to our ancestors in the faith. Their familiarity with scripture and commitment to disciplined Christian living challenge the church to faithfulness. Just as our ancestors kept these verses in their hearts, we too may be inspired to meditate on scripture and let it work its transforming way in our lives.” - Marlene Kropf, in the Mennonite Quarterly Review |
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Commoners and Community: Essays in Honor of Werner O. Packull, Edited by C. Arnold Snyder
2002. 323 pp. ISBN: 978-1894710275 Available on Amazon.ca and Amazon.com In a career spanning more than thirty years, Werner O. Packull has established himself as one of the premier historians of early modern Europe, specializing in the area of Radical Reformation studies. He is recognized as the world's expert in the history of sixteenth-century Anabaptist communities in Moravia. This volume contains original studies by thirteen leading scholars, published in honour of professor Werner O. Packull. "To honor Werner Packull, with whom many associate the “polygenetic beginnings” thesis, now thirty years old, and more recently phrases like “between paradigms” and “demise of a normative vision,” one should expect a Festschrift with the latest revisionary interpretation of sixteenth-century Anabaptism. The authors (Packull’s colleagues and students) and the editor have delivered, and they have produced a richly rewarding book." |
It is indeed a tribute to the honoree of this Festschrifl that the essays written to express appreciation to Werner Pacltull are a reflection of the lively, sometimes discordant scholarly exchange that characterizes Anabaptist-Mennonite research today. In a number of iconoclastic analyses, the reader is confronted with a variety of historical interpretations that demonstrate how fluid understanding of movements in the Radical Reformation can be. - Journal of Mennonite Studies |