History of Anabaptism by Robert Heath

Today’s free book is a history of the Anabaptist movement, one of the groups that formed part of the Radical Reformation in Europe. This public domain title was digitised using the copy held in Spurgeon’s College libary.

Robert Heath [1831-1912], Anabaptism. From its Rise at Zwickhan to its Fall at Münster. London: Alexander and Shepheard, 1895. Hbk. pp.194. [Click here to visit the download page for this title]

Table of Contents

• Preface

1. Preludes to Anabaptism
2. Anabaptism in Switzerland
3. Anabaptism in the Tyrol and in Moravia
4. Anabaptism in Southern Germany and the Rhine Lands
5. Anabaptism in the Nederlands
6. Anabaptism in North-Western Germany
7. The Anabaptist Kingdom of Münster

• Epilogue

Main image: Dirk Willems (picture) saves his pursuer. This act of mercy led to his recapture, after which he was burned at the stake near Asperen (etching from Jan Luyken in the 1685 edition of Martyrs Mirror. Source: Wikipedia Commons