Does your WIFE read AMISH Fiction (Anabaptist Fiction.

If she does they she is probably more educated on the ANABAPTIST than you are!!!!

It has been reported that Amaish Fictions (which is usually written about Amish/Mennonites/Hutterites) has in this last year been risen to one of the highest rates of sells of any other Fiction.

People are facinated about these cultures.... To Bad you can not look up in LOGOs and read about what the Amish would call their catachism; or the book almost every conservative mennonite gives his son upon marriage. The great histories of the Hutteites. I also find that it is quite disheartning to not be able to search the writtings of famous authors from the radical reformatiom (know as the third reformation which sprang forth Mennonite, Bretherian, Amish, Baptist and even what is called "the third way" which has slowly risen here and is spreading over Europe in the form of home churches.

LOGOS is Prehaps the best software ever made. It is certainly the BEST BIBLE software. But software is not complete if the data is keep out. THe USSR had great textbooks on America, however the where missing many fact and thus could  be written to show America in a different light.. BEFORE YOU SAY THIS IS NOT THE SAME SITUATION - I AGREE!  But how much can you factually tell your wife about the anabaptist. How far does your history go in a Baptist Church.. This I do know, I was Baptist and still stop by on occassion. Is your history viewed from the radicals or from the Lutherians and Catholics? Have you ever read Dirk Philips, Michael Sattler, Menno Simons,  Balthasar Hübmaier, and the many other authors of reform in oposition to the Catholics and further than LUTHER? Do you know Anabatist Doctrine? Have you read FOX's book of Martyrs - then how about the Martyr's Mirro, the Hutteritews "Big Book"? I feel almost sorry for the lack of knowledge but understand the reasons. 

LOGOs has know of this short coming for YEARS. Some of the publishing houses which publish the below books are already contracted. Many writtingsa are public domain. Many others are just Mom and Pop publishers most operating just for cost of living. THERE IS A NEED. LOGOs does not see the need or does not see a profit or perhaps just believesw there is no need... how many Amish have computers, the others don't care.  PERHAPS they are right.

My SUGGESTION (Again) is for LOGOS to start a package of these books or perhaps just start throwing a few in with the other material which, though some works are wonderful and some is good the other I do not understand it's priority to be hastened for reprint.. EXPECCIALLY when there is DIVERSE UNPRINTED material which has hardly been touched,

I know the ANABAPTIST BOOKSTORE which are few and usually located near comunity has seen increases in book sells which I would guess is in response to the Amish Fiction taking off in sells. The number of Fiction writers now w2ritting Anabaptst works has increassed dramatically. They and the bookstore sees the trend. It is somewhat discouraqging to speak with other students of  the word of God who are ignorant on these subjest, having read maybe one or two books from this reformation and owning maybe many hundreds or works and references of works on Lutherian reformation/

After years of request, I do not expect action. But I will repost this list anyways

Sorry for my typing mistakes, hard time seeing and SMALL keyboard.

IF YOU AGREE AT ALL - Please state so on this post or perhaps a new one. Knowledge without Diversity was always know to me as indoctrination. What does it mean to you?   Thanks again Jeff

Adding to the List - Would make a great Anabaptis Package!!!

• The Complete Writings of Menno Simons: Circa 1496-1561
• The Legacy of Michael Sattler (Classics of the Radical Reformation, vol. 1) (Michael Sattler) Confessions:
• The Writings of Pilgram Marpeck (Classics of the Radical Reformation, vol. 2)
• Anabaptism in Outline: Selected Primary Sources (Classics of the Radical Reformation series, vol. 3) (Walter Klaassen, ed.)
• The Sources of Swiss Anabaptism (Classics of the Radical Reformation series, vol. 4) (Conrad Grebel, Leland Harder, ed.)
• Balthasar Hübmaier: Theologian of Anabaptism (Classics of the Radical Reformation, vol. 5) (Balthasar Hübmaier)
• The Writings of Dirk Philips (Classics of the Radical Reformation, vol. 6)
• Early Anabaptist Spirituality (Classics of Western Spirituality series) (Daniel Liechty, ed.)
• The Martyrs' Mirror (Thieleman Van Bragt; trans. by Joseph F. Sohm); must include the famous etchings by Jan Luiken
• Readings from Mennonite Writings, New and Old (J. Craig Haas, ed.)
• The Schleitheim Confession
• Dordrecht Confession of Faith
• Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective (Herald Press) - contemporary
• The Anabaptist Story: An Introduction to Sixteenth-Century Anabaptism, 3rd ed. (William R. Estep) - already available; part of the 2 volume "The Anabaptists" collection
• Erasmus, the Anabaptists, and the Great Commission (Abraham Friesen) - already available; part of the 2 volume "The Anabaptists" collection
• A Contemporary Anabaptist Theology (Thomas N. Finger) - already available
• Mirror of the Martyrs (John S. Oyer & Robert S. Kreider)
• Marpeck: A Life of Dissent and Conformity (Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite History) (Walter Klaassen & William Klassen)
• Dirk Philips, Friend and Colleague of Menno Simons, 1504-1568 (Jacobus ten Doornkaat Koolman, trans. by William Keeney)
• The Life and Thought of Michael Sattler (C. Arnold Snyder)
• An Introduction to Mennonite History (Cornelius Dyck)
• The Anabaptist Vision (Harold S. Bender) - originally a presidential address presented to the American Society of Church History, this classic text was published in booklet format by Herald Press in 1944
• The Mennonite Encyclopedia
• Spiritual Life in Anabaptism (Cornelius Dyck)
• Glimpses of Mennonite History and Doctrine (John Christian Wenger)
• Anabaptist History & Theology: An Introduction (C. Arnold Snyder)
• Mennonite Historical Atlas (Helmut Huebert)
• Introduction To The Russian Mennonites (Wally Kroeker)
• Biblical Interpretation in the Anabaptist Tradition (Studies in the Believers Church Tradition) (Stuart Murray)
• Becoming Anabaptist: The Origin and Significance of Sixteenth Century Anabaptism (J. Denny Weaver)
• Who Are the Anabaptists: Amish, Brethren, Hutterites, and Mennonites (Donald B. Kraybill)
• Beliefs: Mennonite Faith and Practice (John D. Roth)
• Doctrins of the Bible by Daniel Kauffman - Herald Press.
• A Bible Treasure by William R. McGraff  - Amish Mennonite Publications