The Bookshelf

The first Christians wrote what they learned from Christ. So have others that followed him through the centuries. May the Light of Christ shine through the books we offer here and guide you along the way! 

The Secret of the Strength  What would the first Anabaptists tell this generation? Peter Hoover, 1991

The Mystery of the Mark  Anabaptist Mission Work under the Fire of God, (tells the story of Jakob and Trindl Hutter, and of the community they founded in the 1530s) Peter Hoover, 2008

Why We Live in Community  Our life explained in Jesus' Kingdom terms by Eberhard Arnold.

Eberhard Arnold  Key passages from his writings.

God's Revolution by Eberhard Arnold

A Brotherly Agreement  Statement of believers gathered at Schleitheim in Switzerland, 1527.

Against the Wind translation of Marcus Baum's biography of Eberhard Arnold

A Joyful Pilgrimage Emmy Arnold's story of the beginning of the Bruderhof community in Germany, early and mid-1900s.

Your God is Too Small The reason for religious misconceptions by J. B. Phillips.

Pilgrim Community Moravian Mission work in the 18'th Century

The Awakening Revival comes to Möttlingen in southern Germany. The story of Johann Christoph Blumhardt and his victory in the face of Satan's attack.

Thy Kingdom Come The teachings of Johann Christoph Blumhardt and his son.

My Search  Josef Ben-Eliezer, a Jewish believer, tells his story.

The Amana Communities The story of the Community of True Inspiration, immigrants from Germany to America in the eighteenth century.

American Communities Statistical chart of church communities that failed and survived.

The Following of Christ Excerpts from Geert Groote's spiritual diary.

Loose Plate Over a Manhole 

The Uncovering of the Babylonian Whore Pilgram Marpeck writes about property, possession and self-defence.