The Schleitheim Confession

by John Howard Yoder

Publisher:

Herald Press

, 1977

Overview

In the historic meeting held in 1527 in Schleitheim, Switzerland, an ad hoc group of Anabaptists worked through fundamental disagreements and emerged with a consensus on seven points of faith that became known as the Schleitheim Confession. This edition, translated and edited by John Howard Yoder, includes an introduction by Leonard Gross.

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Key Features

• Contains Yoder’s own translation of the Schleitheim Confession
• Includes notes on the translation and a list of related literature for further study

Contents

Top Highlights

“We have been united as follows concerning the ban.” (Page 10)

“We have been united as follows concerning the sword.” (Page 14)

“We have been united concerning the separation that shall take place from the evil and the wickedness” (Page 11)

“hereby is excluded all infant baptism, the greatest and first abomination of the pope” (Page 10)

“The same [shall] be warned twice privately and the third time be publicly admonished before the entire congregation” (Page 10)

Praise for the Print Edition

The recovery of The Anabaptist Vision in the 20th century has refocused attention on the significance of The Schleitheim Confession (1527), the oldest Anabaptist confession.

—Howard John Loewen, dean of the school of theology and professor of theology and ethics, Fuller Theological Seminary

The Schleitheim Confession became a powerful testimony that peace as a way of life is the only option for those attempting to live faithfully as a people of God.

—Leonard Gross

Product Details

• Title: The Schleitheim Confession
• Editor: John Howard Yoder
• Translator: John Howard Yoder
• Publisher: Herald Press
• Publication Date: 1977
• Pages: 32

About John Howard Yoder

John Howard Yoder (1927–1997) taught ethics and theology at Notre Dame University and Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary. He received his doctorate from the University of Basel, Switzerland, and was a member of the Mennonite Church in Elkhart, Indiana. Widely sought around the world as a theological educator, ethicist, and interpreter of biblical pacifism, he is best known for The Politics of Jesus, 2nd ed.. He is also the author of The Christian Witness to the State, The Royal Priesthood: Essays Ecclesiological and Ecumenical, and Nevertheless: The Varieties and Shortcomings of Religious Pacifism.