Profiles of Anabaptist women
Subtitle: sixteenth-century reforming pioneers
By: C. Arnold Snyder and Linda A. Huebert Hecht, editors.
Contributors: Snyder, C. Arnold, 1946-; Hecht, Linda A. Huebert 1946-
Series: Studies in women and religion =; Etudes sur les femmes et la religion ;; 3; Etudes sur les femmes et la religion ;; no. 3.
Publisher: Published for the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion by Wilfrid Laurier University Press; Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Waterloo, Ont
Language: eng
Number of pages: 438
Subjects: Anabaptist women -- Europe -- Biography.; Christian women martyrs -- Europe -- Biography.; Reformation.
Description: During the upheavals of Reformation, one of the most significant of the radical Protestant movements emerged - that of the Anabaptist movement. Profiles of Anabaptist Women provides lively, well-researched portraits of the courageous women who chose to risk persecution and martyrdom to pursue this unsanctioned religion - a religion that, unlike the established religions of the day, initially offered them opportunity and encouragement to proselytize and take on leadership roles.

From commoners to nobility, from ordinary rebaptized members to martyrs and leaders, these profiles focus on the turning point in women's lives. Derived from sixteenth-century government records and court testimonies, hymns, songs, and poems, they provide a panorama of life and faith experiences of women from Switzerland, Germany, Holland, and Austria.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.