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Martyrs Mirror - A Social History (Hardcover)
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Martyrs Mirror - A Social History (Hardcover)
Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies
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Approximately 2,500 Anabaptists were martyred in sixteenth- and
early seventeenth-century Europe. Their surviving brethren compiled
stories of those who suffered and died for the faith into martyr
books. The most historically and culturally significant of these,
The Bloody Theater-more commonly known as Martyrs Mirror-was
assembled by the Dutch Mennonite minister Thieleman van Braght and
published in 1660. Today, next to the Bible, it is the single most
important text to Anabaptists-Amish, Mennonites, and Hutterites. In
some Anabaptist communities, it is passed to new generations as a
wedding or graduation gift. David L. Weaver-Zercher combines the
fascinating history of Martyrs Mirror with a detailed analysis of
Anabaptist life, religion, and martyrdom. He traces the
publication, use, and dissemination of this key martyrology across
nearly four centuries and explains why it holds sacred status in
contemporary Amish and Mennonite households. Even today, the words
and deeds of these martyred Christians are referenced in sermons,
Sunday school lessons, and history books. Weaver-Zercher argues
that Martyrs Mirror was designed to teach believers how to live a
proper Christian life. In van Braght's view, accounts of the
martyrs helped to remind readers of the things that mattered, thus
inspiring them to greater faithfulness. Martyrs Mirror remains a
tool of revival, offering new life to the communities and people
who read it by revitalizing Anabaptist ideals and values.
Meticulously researched and illustrated with sketches from early
publications of Martyrs Mirror, Weaver-Zercher's ambitious history
weaves together the existing scholarship on this iconic text in an
accessible and engaging way.
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