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Church History

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1520s onward

Anabaptist Tradition

A radical Reformation family emphasizing believers' baptism, discipleship, church discipline, peace witness, and separation from coercive state religion.

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Lineage

Radical Reformation into free-church communities.

The lineage includes Swiss Brethren, Menno Simons, Mennonite communities, and other free-church groups that emphasized voluntary discipleship.

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Main Emphases

Baptism, discipleship, peace, and church discipline.

Anabaptist traditions often stress following Jesus visibly, baptism upon confession of faith, mutual accountability, and resistance to coercive religion.