While in prison during 1540-42, Riedemann writes for the Lutheran ruler, Philip of Hesse. He explains the Hutterite goal of a renewed community and dispels popular misconceptions. The Hutterites quickly accept the Confession as their own.Riedemann creatively weaves together a fresh reading of the Bible with the classical creeds. He produces a powerful synthesis of Scripture and tradition on which to base Christian community. His dynamic vision of radical and communal discipleship s...

Fifty-two readings on living in intentional Christian community to spark group discussion.Gold Medal Winner, 2017 Illumination Book Awards, Christian LivingSilver Medal Winner, 2017 Benjamin Franklin Award in Religion, Independent Book Publishers AssociationWhy, in an age of connectivity, are our lives more isolated and fragmented than ever? And what can be done about it? The answer lies in the hands...

**The biblical foundations of a Christian communal movement that has stood the test of five centuries.While in prison from 1540 to 1542, Riedemann** wrote to the Lutheran ruler, Philip of Hesse, explaining the Hutterite goal of a renewed community and dispelling popular misconceptions. The Hutterites quickly accepted Riedemann’s confession as their own.Riedemann creatively weaves together a fresh reading of the Bible with the classical creeds, producing a p...

One of the most articulate and biblically grounded voices of the Radical Reformation, Peter Riedemann was only twenty-three when he penned this impassioned confession of faith in the gloom of a sixteenth-century Austrian dungeon. Already a noted Anabaptist leader, Riedemann called fellow persecuted Christians to witness to a love that, “when it really burns, having kindled our eagerness for God, the more temptations and tribulations meet it, the more it flares, until it ov...

Alles wird gut. – Warum man Kindern heute noch diesen Bären aufbindet, ist schwer zu erklären. Am wahrscheinlichsten ist, dass es sich um eine simple Kompensation handelt – der Tatsache nämlich, dass dem eben gerade *nicht* so ist! Glaubt man dem Volksmund, dem man ansonsten eher misstrauen sollte, kommt nichts Besseres nach. Die Erkenntnis, dass Freiheit nichts mit der Freiheit, alles Gewünschte konsumieren zu können, zu tun hat, ist in den meisten Köpfen noch lange nicht angekommen. Gera...