Brings together research in three areas of Anabaptist studies and the Radical Reformation. The first section focuses on 16th-century Anabaptism, re-examining the "polygenesis" model; the second deals with connections with other Reformation dissenters; the third explores historiographic issues.
'... (an) impressive collection of essays... Some readers will want to dip into this book. Libraries should buy it!' Anabaptism Today 'This volume of essays dedicated to Stayer represents some of the best recent attempts to continue his agenda of expanding and deepening our notion of Anabaptism and its place within the spectrum of Radical Reformation thought.' Reformation