In this Book
- Profiles of Anabaptist Women: Sixteenth-Century Reforming Pioneers
- Book
- 2006
- Published by: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
- Series: Studies in Women and Religion
During the upheavals of the 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 profiles of the courageous women who chose to risk prosecution 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.
Derived from sixteenth-century government records and court testimonies, hymns, songs and poems, these profiles provide a panorama of life and faith experiences of women from Switzerland, Germany, Holland and Austria.
These personal stories of courage, faith, commitment and resourcefulness interweave women’s lives into the greater milieu, relating them to the dominant male context and the socio-political background of the Reformation. Taken together, these sketches will give readers an appreciation for the central role played by Anabaptist women in the emergence and persistence of this radical branch of Protestantism.
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- pp. vii-viii
- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- Abbreviations
- pp. xi-xii
- Illustrations
- pp. xiii-xxii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-15
- I. SWISS ANABAPTIST WOMEN
- The Swiss Anabaptist Context
- pp. 19-24
- Agnes Zender of Aarau
- pp. 25-31
- Agnes Linck from Biel
- pp. 32-37
- Adelheit Schwartz of Watt
- pp. 38-42
- Margret Hottinger of Zollikon
- pp. 43-53
- Elsbeth Theiller of Horgen
- pp. 54-57
- Margaret Hellwart of Beutelsbach
- pp. 64-68
- II. SOUTH GERMAN/AUSTRIAN ANABAPTIST WOMEN
- Anabaptist Women Leaders in Augsburg
- pp. 82-105
- Sabina Bader of Augsburg
- pp. 106-110
- Helena von Freyberg of Münichau
- pp. 124-139
- Anna Gasser of Lüsen
- pp. 140-155
- Anabaptist Women in Tirol who Recanted
- pp. 156-163
- Elisabeth von Wolkenstein of Uttenheim
- pp. 164-177
- Katharina Purst Hutter of Sterzing
- pp. 178-186
- III. NORTH GERMAN/DUTCH ANABAPTIST WOMEN
- The North German/Dutch Anabaptist Context
- pp. 247-257
- Margarethe Prüss of Strasbourg
- pp. 258-272
- Hille Feicken of Sneek
- pp. 288-297
- Divara of Haarlem
- pp. 298-304
- Fenneke van Geelen of Deventer
- pp. 305-315
- Women Supporters of David Joris
- pp. 316-335
- Anna Jansz of Rotterdam
- pp. 336-351
- Maria and Ursula van Beckum
- pp. 352-358
- Elisabeth and Hadewijk of Friesland
- pp. 359-364
- Soetken van den Houte of Oudenaarde
- pp. 365-377
- Anna Hendriks of Amsterdam
- pp. 378-383
- Contributors to Profiles of Anabaptist Women
- pp. 436-442
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