What is Dordrecht Confession of Faith?
The '''Dordrecht Confession of Faith''' is a statement of faith that was created by [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[Mennonite]] leaders at a meeting (also known as a Synod) in [[Dordrecht]], [[Netherlands]], on April 21, 1632. It has 18 articles of faith that talk about the importance of salvation through [[Jesus Christ]], [[baptism]], [[nonviolence]], feet washing, and not taking oaths. It was a very important part of the Radical [[Reformation]] and is still a very important document to many [[Anabaptist]] groups today, such as the [[Amish]]. In 1725, Jacob Gottshalk with sixteen other ministers from Pennsylvania and together they created the Dutch Mennonite Dordrecht Confession of Faith.<ref>Dyck 1993 pg. 217</ref> {{wikisource}} == References == * Dyck, Cornelius J. (1993), Mennonite History 3rd Ed., Herald Press <references/> == Other websites == *[http://www.mennolink.org/doc/cof/ Mennolink article on confessions of faith] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061003102107/http://www.mennolink.org/doc/cof/ |date=2006-10-03 }} *[http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/D674.html Dordrecht Confession of Faith] translation and context in ''Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online'' [[Category:1632]] [[Category:Anabaptism]] [[Category:Christian creeds]] [[Category:Dordrecht]] [[Category:History of the Netherlands]] [[Category:Protestantism in the Netherlands]] [[Category:Protestant theology]] [[Category:1630s in Europe]]