From the very beginning, the Anabaptists of the Reformation era were controversial. They sought to consistently carry forward the Reformation as envisioned by Luther and Zwingli. Their personal lives and those of their congregations were to be radically aligned with the standards of the Bible. In the eyes of the established church, local authorities, and other Reformers, however, they were heretics, “enthusiasts,” or “rebels.” This book explores this tension between how others perceived them and how they saw themselves.