Willing to risk everything
Who were the early Anabaptists? Were they schwärmer, a German word meaning “enthusiasts” or “extremists,” calling to mind a swarm of irritating insects? Were...
Peter Riedemann: Traveling writer
Peter Riedemann was a shoemaker by trade, a prolific and articulate writer and a Hutterite leader sometimes considered the second founder of the Hutterite...
Margret Hottinger: Martyr for truth
In the village of Zollikon, near Zurich, Switzerland, a young woman watched as her father, Jakob Hottinger, spoke to the group gathered in their...
Conrad Grebel: Faithful Swiss Anabaptist leader
On Jan. 21, 1525, a young Conrad Grebel scooped up a handful of water and baptized his friend, George Blaurock. Blaurock, in turn, began...