pt. I. Contemporary and historical context. 1. Why this task? Some historical considerations ; Overview -- 2. A tumultuous history. Switzerland ; South Germany and Austria ; The Netherlands ; Poland (and Italy, Lithuania and Romania) -- 3. Approaching the theological endeavor. Contemporary approaches to historic Anabaptism ; Contemporary approaches to theology in Anabaptist perspective -- 4. Some main assumptions. The general nature of theology ; Approach to historic Anabaptism ; Contemporary context and audience -- pt. II. The coming of the new creation. 5. The personal dimension. The Reformation debate ; Historic Anabaptist perspectives ; Contemporary appropriations -- 6. The communal dimension. Baptism ; The Lord's Supper ; Discipline ; Economic sharing ; Ecclesiological themes -- 7. The missional dimension. Evangelism ; Church and world -- pt. III. The convictional framework. 8. Jesus and divine reality. The work of Jesus Christ ; The person of Jesus Christ ; The trinity -- 9. Human nature. Historic Anabaptist perspectives ; Contemporary appropriations -- 10. Last things. Historic Anabaptist perspectives ; Contemporary appropriations.