The Dordrecht Confession of Faith is a statement of religious beliefs adopted by DutchMennonite leaders at a meeting in Dordrecht, Netherland, on April 21, 1632. Its 18 articles emphasize belief in salvation through Jesus Christ, baptism, nonviolence, shunning those who leave the church, feet washing, and avoidance of taking oaths. It was an influential part of the Radical Reformation and remains an important religious document to many modern Anabaptist groups such as the Amish. The Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist (Re-baptizers) denominations named after and influenced by the teachings and tradition of Menno Simons (1496-1561). ... This is about the Dutch city of Dordrecht. ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... See also: 1632 (novel) Events February 22 - Galileos Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published July 23 - 300 colonists for New France depart Dieppe November 8 - Wladyslaw IV Waza elected king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after Zygmunt III Waza death November 16 - Battle of Lützen... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Baptism in early Christian art. ... Nonviolence (or non-violence) is a set of assumptions about morality conflict that leads its proponents to reject the use of violence in efforts to attain social or political goals. ... Shunning is the act of deliberately avoiding association with, and habitually keeping away from an individual or group. ... Feet washing is a religious rite observed as an ordinance by several Christian denominations. ... An oath (from Old Saxon eoth) is either a promise or a statement of fact calling upon something or someone that the oath maker considers sacred, usually a god, as a witness to the binding nature of the promise or the truth of the statement of fact. ... The Radical Reformation was a 16th century response to both the perceived corruption in the Roman Catholic Church and the expanding Protestant movement led by Martin Luther. ... Anabaptists (Greek ana+baptizo re-baptizers, German: Wiedertäufer) were Christians of the Radical Reformation. ... Amish couple in a buggy in rural Holmes County, Ohio, which has the worlds largest Amish population The Amish are a Mennonite Anabaptist denomination found primarily in the United States and Ontario, Canada, known for restrictions on the use of modern devices such as automobiles and electricity. ...
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