Version 1: Major topics covered in the course are: What is history?; Europe before the Reformation-including early reform movements; the beginning of the Reformation with Luther and Zwingli; dissatisfaction and the break by the Radicals; Peasants' Revolt; Erasmus' influence on the Anabaptist Reformation; early movement in Switzerland; Muenster; Anabaptism and its relationship to the whole of society and government; Menno and northern Anabaptism;Hutterian Brothers; the Amish and the Old Order Option; Mennonite History in Europe after the Reformation; and The American Experience. Methods of instruction include: lecture, with discussion encouraged. Read various church documents such as Unum Sanctum and The Brotherly Union (Schleitheim Confession) and discuss their importance in class. Attend a Catholic mass and talk with the priest afterward to gain an understanding of the type of worship common before the Reformation. A research paper is required at the end of the course. Evaluation criteria include: two tests, a reaction paper, a research paper, and participation in discussing various documents. Version 2: Major topics covered in the course are: What is history?; Europe before the Reformation-including early reform movements; the beginning of the Reformation with Luther and Zwingli; dissatisfaction and the break by the Radicals; Peasants' Revolt; Erasmus' influence on the Anabaptist Reformation; early movement in Switzerland; Muenster; Anabaptism and its relationship to the whole of society and government; Menno and northern Anabaptism; Hutterian Brothers; The Amish and the Old Order Option; Mennonite History in Europe after the Reformation; The American Experience. Methods of instruction include: lecture, discussion, reading various church documents such as Unam Sanctam and The Brotherly Union (Schleitheim Confession) and discussing their importance, attending a Catholic mass and talking with the priest afterward to gain understanding of the type of worship common before the Reformation, and research paper. Evaluation criteria include: tests, reaction paper, and research paper.