![]() ![]() ![]() Schwarzenau Brethren, River Brethren, Bruderhof, and the Apostolic Christian Church are Anabaptist denominations that developed well after the Radical Reformation, following their example. The Amish, Hutterites, and Mennonites are direct descendants of the early Anabaptist movement. Other Christian groups with different roots also practice believer's baptism, such as Baptists, but these groups are not Anabaptist. ![]() Anabaptists trace their heritage to the Radical Reformation of the 16th century. This believer's baptism is opposed to baptism of infants, who are not able to make a conscious decision to be baptized. Īnabaptists believe that baptism is valid only when candidates freely confess their faith in Christ and request to be baptized. Anabaptist groups varied widely in their specific beliefs, but the Schleitheim Confession represents foundational Anabaptist beliefs as well as any single document can. Sattler was arrested and executed soon afterwards. In 1527, Michael Sattler presided over a meeting at Schleitheim (in the Canton of Schaffhausen, on the Swiss-German border), where Anabaptist leaders drew up the Schleitheim Confession of Faith (doc. The early Anabaptists formulated their beliefs in a confession of faith called the Schleitheim Confession. Anabaptism (from Neo-Latin anabaptista, from the Greek ἀναβαπτισμός: ἀνά- 're-' and βαπτισμός ' baptism', German: Täufer, earlier also Wiedertäufer) is a Christian movement which traces its origins to the Radical Reformation. ![]()
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