UNIV 1300-003

Freshman Seminar

The Anabaptists: Radical Wing of the Protestant Reformation

This course is intended to discuss the history of the Anabaptist movement which began in Europe in the 16^th Century and to explore the historical and contemporary questions of conscience, dissent, and tolerance they raised.

· Schedule (updated Dec. 8)

· Questions for the presentation of “Martin Luther”

· The Reformation Spreads

· The Context of Anabaptism

· Radical Reformation: Karlstadt, Müntzer, Schwenkfeld

· The Peasants’ War

· Assignment: Essay on Conscience

· Assignment: Essay on For Richer or Poorer

· The Setting of Boundaries, part I (Snyder, Ch. 6 & 7)

· The Setting of Boundaries, part II (Snyder, Ch. 8)

· The Setting of Boundaries, part III (Snyder, Ch. 9 & 10)

· The Setting of Boundaries, part IV (Snyder, Ch. 11 & 12)

· Anabaptism and Political Reality (Snyder, Ch. 13 & 14)

· Anabaptism and Social Reality (Snyder, Ch. 15 & 16)

· The Ongoing Anabaptist Traditions (Snyder, Ch. 17-20)

· Assignment: Essay on Witness

· Alternative Assignment for Witness

· Student Learning Review Form (to be included with portfolio)