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For David Bercot fans:
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What is Anabaptism?
Join us on Thursday, April 24 at 7:00 PM
for a presentation by David Bercot
David Bercot is a retired attorney, author, and church historian.
His special field of interest and study has been the early church (particularly the church prior to the Council of Nicaea, A. D. 325).
David is the author of numerous books which will be offered for purchase that evening. He will be available to sign the books you purchase.
Feel free to invite family and friends to join us.
No tickets are required, but we would appreciate a response if you wish to attend. There will be an offering for the cost of the evening.
RSVP by phone or email:
330-893-3192 • director@amheritagecenter.com
Thank you and we look forward to seeing you

We went and it was interesting, we were among the handful that weren’t Amish, which there were lots of Amish.

I wish I would have taken notes.

He told of him & his wife’s journey from Jehovah Witness to Anabaptism but I do not know why he left out the part where he also was an Anglican priest on his journey which is not a small detail.

Valerie wrote: ↑Fri Apr 25, 2025 10:31 am We went and it was interesting, we were among the handful that weren’t Amish, which there were lots of Amish.

I wish I would have taken notes.

He told of him & his wife’s journey from Jehovah Witness to Anabaptism but I do not know why he left out the part where he also was an Anglican priest on his journey which is not a small detail.

Probably ran out of time.

JohnH wrote: ↑Fri Apr 25, 2025 10:49 am

Valerie wrote: ↑Fri Apr 25, 2025 10:31 am We went and it was interesting, we were among the handful that weren’t Amish, which there were lots of Amish.

I wish I would have taken notes.

He told of him & his wife’s journey from Jehovah Witness to Anabaptism but I do not know why he left out the part where he also was an Anglican priest on his journey which is not a small detail.

Probably ran out of time.

Except he became an Anglican Priest before Anabaptism so it was a big part of his journey to skip, just seemed odd

Valerie wrote: ↑Fri Apr 25, 2025 10:31 am He told of him & his wife’s journey from Jehovah Witness to Anabaptism but I do not know why he left out the part where he also was an Anglican priest on his journey which is not a small detail.

I'm not suggesting he is trying to hide this part of his journey, but I've got the impression he is not particularly proud of the Anglican priest detour in his journey to Anabaptism. It was motivated by his embrace of apostolic succession as a result of his research on the early church. Perhaps some Anabaptists might hold this against him and see him susceptible to theological errors.

cooper wrote: ↑Fri Apr 25, 2025 1:02 pm

Valerie wrote: ↑Fri Apr 25, 2025 10:31 am He told of him & his wife’s journey from Jehovah Witness to Anabaptism but I do not know why he left out the part where he also was an Anglican priest on his journey which is not a small detail.

I'm not suggesting he is trying to hide this part of his journey, but I've got the impression he is not particularly proud of the Anglican priest detour in his journey to Anabaptism. It was motivated by his embrace of apostolic succession as a result of his research on the early church. Perhaps some Anabaptists might hold this against him and see him susceptible to theological errors.

And quite a few former Anabaptists really like his earlier works, and also become obsessed with apostolic succession, "real presence", and eventually infant baptism and all the other heresies one finds in Istanbul.

cooper wrote: ↑Fri Apr 25, 2025 1:02 pm

Valerie wrote: ↑Fri Apr 25, 2025 10:31 am He told of him & his wife’s journey from Jehovah Witness to Anabaptism but I do not know why he left out the part where he also was an Anglican priest on his journey which is not a small detail.

I'm not suggesting he is trying to hide this part of his journey, but I've got the impression he is not particularly proud of the Anglican priest detour in his journey to Anabaptism. It was motivated by his embrace of apostolic succession as a result of his research on the early church. Perhaps some Anabaptists might hold this against him and see him susceptible to theological errors.

He is susceptible to theological error...as am I, and so are we all.

JohnH wrote: ↑Fri Apr 25, 2025 1:05 pm

cooper wrote: ↑Fri Apr 25, 2025 1:02 pm

Valerie wrote: ↑Fri Apr 25, 2025 10:31 am He told of him & his wife’s journey from Jehovah Witness to Anabaptism but I do not know why he left out the part where he also was an Anglican priest on his journey which is not a small detail.

I'm not suggesting he is trying to hide this part of his journey, but I've got the impression he is not particularly proud of the Anglican priest detour in his journey to Anabaptism. It was motivated by his embrace of apostolic succession as a result of his research on the early church. Perhaps some Anabaptists might hold this against him and see him susceptible to theological errors.

And quite a few former Anabaptists really like his earlier works, and also become obsessed with apostolic succession, "real presence", and eventually infant baptism and all the other heresies one finds in Istanbul.

... or, more relevantly, in Canterbury.

ohio jones wrote: ↑Fri Apr 25, 2025 1:31 pm ... or, more relevantly, in Canterbury.

So far, quite a few seekers of Anabaptism I have known have drifted east, and a smaller number west - so far none have drifted northwest.

Valerie wrote: ↑Fri Apr 25, 2025 10:31 am We went and it was interesting, we were among the handful that weren’t Amish, which there were lots of Amish.

I wish I would have taken notes.

He told of him & his wife’s journey from Jehovah Witness to Anabaptism but I do not know why he left out the part where he also was an Anglican priest on his journey which is not a small detail.

I'm surprised the Amish were attending. That's a new one on me. Maybe he left out the Anglican aspect because it would be a distraction from his main message? I'll have to get to the library and check out some of his books. It sounds to me like he's got an interesting perspective in his focus on the early church. I'm not afraid to disagree with an author and like Nomad mentions we can all be susceptible to theological error.

JohnH wrote: ↑Fri Apr 25, 2025 1:38 pm
So far, quite a few seekers of Anabaptism I have known have drifted east, and a smaller number west - so far none have drifted northwest.

What about north to Alaska?

Seriously there's always been what I call the Searchers, people are spend their faith life searching for authentic truth or authentic tradition and so forth.