Author:Menno Simons

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Menno Simons (1496–1561)

A Protestant reformer, Menno Simons' teachings gave rise to the Mennonite church.

Menno Simons

Works

• The Blasphemy of Jan van Leyden, ~1535
• The Spiritual Resurrection ~1536
• The New Birth ~1537
• Meditation on the Twenty-Fifth Psalm, ~1538
• Christian Baptism, 1539
• Why I Do Not Cease Teaching and Writing, 1539
• Foundation of Christian Doctrine, 1540
• The True Christian Faith, 1541
• A Kind Admonition on Church Discipline, 1541
• Brief Confession on the Incarnation, 1544
• A Clear Account of Excommunication, 1550
• Confession of the Triune God, 1550
• Confession of the Distressed Christians, 1552
• A Pathetic Supplication to All Magistrates, 1552
• Brief Defense to All Theologians, 1552
• Reply to False Accusations, 1552
• The Cross of the Saints, ~1554
• Reply to Gellius Faber, 1554
• The Incarnation of Our Lord, 1554
• Reply to Martin Micron, 1556
• Epistle to Martin Micron, 1556
• The Nurture of Children, ~1557
• Meditations and Prayers for Mealtime, ~1557
• Instruction on Excommunication, 1558
• Reply to Sylis and Lemke, 1560

Short treatises

• The Murderer's Faith
• Faith of the Sinful Woman
• Faith of the Woman of Canaan
• Faith of Zaccheus, the Publican
• The Education of Children

Letters

• Sharp Reply to David Joris
• Admonition to the Amsterdam Melchiorites
• Earnest Epistle to the Davidians
• Comforting Letter to a Widow
• Exhortation to a Church in Prussia
• Doctrinal Letter to the Church in Groningen
• Sincere Appeal to Leonard Bouwen's Wife
• Instruction on Discipline to the Church at Franeker
• Encouragement to Christian Believers
• Instruction on Discipline to the Church at Emden
• Letter of Consolation to a Sick Saint
• Personal Note to Rein Edes and the Brethren in Waterhorne
• Pastoral Letter to the Amsterdam Church
• Final Instruction on Marital Avoidance

Works about Simons

• “Menno Simons,” The New International Encyclopædia. New York: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1905.
• “Menno Simons” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• Menno Simons, His Life, Labors and Teachings, 1916 by John Horsch
• Menno Simons, an Apostle of the Nonresistant Life, 1936 by C. Henry Smith