Version 1: Major topics include 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, reading 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 include 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 a research paper.