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Summer 2009 | Volume 67, No. 4
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Radical Reformation Day Recognized
by Southwestern News Staff
President Paige Patterson proclaimed Jan. 21 Radical Reformation Day at Southwestern. Patterson referenced the birth of the Anabaptist movement on Jan. 21, 1525, as he closed his chapel sermon on how Christians should relate to culture.
“Today is a very significant day,” Patterson said, adding, “… a day that from this day forward in the life of Southwestern Seminary
is going to be celebrated.”
On Jan. 21, 1525, Conrad Grebel performed the first Anabaptist baptism on George Blaurock in the Swiss home of Felix Manz. Blaurock subsequently baptized the rest of the men in the house.
“It was that day the Free Church took flight,” Patterson said, noting that these men knew the implication of their pledge. Within five years, all of the men were martyred.
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