Professor Gerald Mast of Bluffton University in Ohio joins us to talk about the connection between Menno Simons and the Münster story. It’s hard to ignore the contributions that Menno
One of the radical things that the Anabaptists of Münster did was to implement a community of goods. Following the Biblical precedent of Acts 2:44, they redistributed the wealth of
At our live event in Calgary, Gareth and I talked about some of the religious and social forces that made the events of Münster possible. We also went through some
You are invited to a live recording of a podcast episode. It will be happening at 7 pm on Thursday September 19, 2024 at Foothills Mennonite Church (2115 Urbana Rd
Adding to the end of the story, we summarize everything from the beginning, discuss the Himmelsleiter art installation, the power of the name Anabaptist, and discuss the implications of a
Jan van Leiden takes over as head prophet in Münster after Jan Matthjs’ death. It seems, for a little while at least, that he can do no wrong, but time
Jan van Leiden takes over as king after the death of Jan Matthjs, but in episode 6 we take a break from that to highlight the role of women in
After the baptisms in January, 1534, things escalate among the growing crowd of Anabaptists in Münster. Armies are assembled, real and imaginary, a siege is initiated, an election happens, and
Three groups within the civic and religious sphere in Münster jockey for position as the tension in the city mounts. The traditional catholic families and their money, the new evangelical
Bernhard Rothmann gets sent on a Reformation tour of interesting German cities and along the way he encounters influential voices in the various branches of the church reformation movement. Bernhard
