Marpeck: A Life of Dissent and Conformity (Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite History)

Contents......Page 12
Abbreviations......Page 16
Foreword......Page 18
Preface......Page 20
Introduction......Page 24
1. Turmoil in Tirol......Page 40
The Reformation begins......Page 42
Centres of agitation......Page 48
Rebellion in the Tirol......Page 50
Preparing the way for Marpeck......Page 54
Marpeck's early years......Page 56
Civic official and mining entrepreneur......Page 62
Challenges of mining......Page 60
Stefan Castenbaur......Page 68
A defining time in Marpeck's life......Page 73
Wrath of Archduke Ferdinand......Page 76
Marpeck as Castenbaur mediator......Page 83
Marpeck's changing theology......Page 92
Reform priests imprisoned, executed......Page 94
Hunting Anabaptists......Page 97
Marpeck disobeys church and state......Page 98
His wife dies......Page 104
Marpeck slips away from Rattenberg......Page 105
5. Baptism and Commission......Page 108
New life and new wife in Bohemia......Page 110
Baptized and commissioned as an Anabaptist leader......Page 112
Ferdinand starts searching......Page 114
Pilgram and Anna leave for Strasbourg......Page 116
The Reformation's impact on Strasbourg......Page 120
Marpeck becomes a citizen......Page 123
Marpeck begins to write......Page 130
Five radicals move to Strasbourg......Page 131
Printing press revolutionizes communication......Page 134
Marpeck's first two books challenge 'the false prophets'......Page 142
Caspar Schwenckfeld becomes Marpeck's main theological opponent......Page 145
Marpeck is hired to manage timber resources......Page 150
He also works with Anabaptist refugees......Page 154
The Exposé of the Babylonian Whore advocates the separation of church and state, and nonviolence......Page 159
9. A Very Public Confrontation......Page 166
Marpeck trades accusations with Strasbourg's leading Reformer, Martin Bucer......Page 167
Council rules he is a danger to the city......Page 173
Marpeck writes his Confession of Faith......Page 175
Bucer and Marpeck's influence......Page 179
Pilgram and Anna leave for Switzerland......Page 181
10. Retreat to the Hills......Page 184
Marpecks move to Canton Appenzell......Page 186
Militant Anabaptists gain power in Münster......Page 189
Crackdown on Anabaptists across the empire......Page 190
Marpeck is hired to produce linen......Page 191
He begin scollaborating with Leupold Scharnschlager......Page 194
11. Focus on the Sacraments......Page 202
Marpeck and Scharnschlager write the Admontion to try to unify Anabaptists......Page 203
Their views of the Old and New Testaments, baptism, the Lord's Supper......Page 204
Schwenckfeld and Marpeck begin a long lasting and very personal feud......Page 211
Marpeck tries to reunite Anabaptists in Moravia......Page 216
Meeting with Hutterites......Page 220
Angry exchanges with the Swiss Brethren......Page 223
Swearing of oaths......Page 228
Pilgram and Anna move to Augsburg......Page 232
He begins his largest work, the Response......Page 234
Continuing tensions with Schwenckfeld......Page 236
Professional and domestic life......Page 238
Anna as a woman of her time......Page 241
Outspoken women influence Anabaptists......Page 246
Helena von Freyberg becomes an Anabaptist leader......Page 249
She recants and moves to Augsburg, where she resumes Anabaptism......Page 251
The Kunstbuch's only recorded confession by a woman......Page 254
Equality and discipline in the Marpeck community......Page 259
Jörg Maler is arrested for assault and convicted......Page 262
He commits his life to Anabaptism......Page 263
Arrested and tortured, he goes to Switzerland and links up with Marpeck......Page 266
Maler keeps trying to return to Augsburg......Page 268
After Marpeck dies, he compiles the writings of the Marpeck community......Page 273
Twenty years of trouble for Anabaptists in Augsburg......Page 274
Political divisions lead to Schmalcald War......Page 277
Events prompt second edition of the Exposé......Page 279
Writings on the love and freedom of Christ......Page 282
Tensions mount, leading to war......Page 285
The Schmalcald War between Protestants and Catholics......Page 288
Impact of Charles V's victory......Page 290
Diet of Augsburg fails to settle religious discord......Page 294
Marpeck writes The Deep Humility of Christ on the causes of war......Page 297
Marpeck becomes senior engineer for Augsburg......Page 302
Some spectacular failures......Page 303
He remains highly regarded and not harassed......Page 305
Marpeck's views about government......Page 306
The Explanation of the Testaments......Page 309
Civic life remains polarized......Page 315
Ferdinand arrives in Augsburg for the Imperial Diet of 1550......Page 316
Turmoil grows inside the empire and beyond......Page 317
Opposition to Anabaptists intensifies......Page 318
Marpeck writes as power seesaws back and forth in Augsburg......Page 322
20. Marpeck's Final Years......Page 328
Peace of Augsburg of 1555 lays the foundation for the Thirty Years War......Page 329
Marpeck's last letter, on the humanity of Christ......Page 331
He dies in 1556 and is buried in an unconsecrated cemetery......Page 338
A review of Marpeck's life and theology......Page 342
His vision of discipleship......Page 348
His message for today......Page 349
Marpeck in the dissenter tradition......Page 352
The Kunstbuch, an important legacy of Marpeck's theology......Page 354
The Marpeck circle disappears but its theology lives on......Page 356
Appendix A: The Response......Page 360
Appendix B: The Kunstbuch......Page 368
Bibliography......Page 380
Scripture Index......Page 414
B......Page 416
D......Page 417
G......Page 418
L......Page 419
M......Page 420
S......Page 421
T......Page 422
Z......Page 423
The Authors......Page 424