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	Kaspar Schwenkfeld von Ossig - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Kaspar Schwenkfeld was born in Ossig, Silesia (a small province in central Europe) to noble parents in 1489¹;.
		In 1561, Schwenkfeld became sick with dysentery, and gradually grew weaker until he died in Ulm on the morning of December 10, 1561.
		Some of the teachings of Kaspar Schwenkfeld included opposition to war, secret societies, and oath-taking; that the government had no right to command one's conscience; that regeneration is by grace through inner work of the Spirit; that believers feed on Christ spiritually; and that believers must give evidence of regeneration.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Kaspar_Schwenkfeld_von_Ossig (686 words)

	Kaspar Schwenkfeld von Ossig - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kaspar Schwenkfeld was born in Ossig, Silesia (a small province in central Europe) to noble parents in 1489¹.
		In 1561, Schwenkfeld became sick with dysentery, and gradually grew weaker until he died in Ulm on the morning of December 10, 1561.
		In 1782, the Society of Schwenkfelders was formed, and in 1909 the Schwenkfelder Church was organized.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kaspar_Schwenkfeld_von_Ossig (718 words)

	Sebastian Franck - LoveToKnow 1911
		Advance in his religious ideas led him to seek the freer atmosphere of Strassburg in the autumn of 1529.
		At Strassburg began his intimacy with Caspar Schwenkfeld, a congenial spirit.
		It is too much to call him "the first of German historians"; he is a forerunner of Gottfried Arnold, with more vigour and directness of purpose.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Sebastian_Franck (548 words)

	Kaspar Schwenkfeld von Ossig
		Kaspar Schwenkfeld von Ossig (1490-1561) was a Silesian nobleman who became a Christian Reformer and spiritualist.
		Kaspar Schwenkfeld was born in Ossig, Silesia (a small province in central Europe) to noble parents in 1489¹;.
		In 1521, Schwenkfeld began to preach the gospel, and in 1522 won Duke Friedrich II to Protestantism.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/kaspar_schwenkfeld_von_ossig (731 words)

	Caspar Schwenkfeld (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In1561, Schwenkfeld became sick with dysentery, and gradually grew weaker until he died in Ulm on the morning of December 10, 1561.
		Schwenkfeld did not organize a separate church during his lifetime, but followers seemed to gather around his writings andsermons.
		Some of the teachings of Kaspar Schwenkfeld included opposition to war, secret societies, and oath-taking; that the governmenthad no right to command one's conscience; that regeneration is by grace through inner work of the Spirit; that believers feed onChrist spiritually; and that believers must give evidence of regeneration.
	www.therfcc.org /caspar-schwenkfeld-336159.html (662 words)

	Schwenkfelders - WELS.net
		Caspar von Schwenkfeld (1498-1561) was a Silesian nobleman.
		While they remained in Europe, the Schwenkfelders never organized as an independent church body and never were recognized as a legitimate religious group.
		Schwenkfeld may have had some sympathy for the peasantry and might have been associated in the minds of some with the Peasant Revolt.
	www.wels.net /cgi-bin/site.pl?1518&cuQA_qaID=1&cuTopic_topicID=20&cuItem_itemID=14678 (383 words)

	December 10: Caspar Schwenkfeld's unique views
		In 1519, Schwenkfeld experienced what he called a "visitation of God." He was deeply affected by the writings of Martin Luther and began a serious study of the Scriptures.
		Caspar also developed a unique understanding of the Lord's Supper which was distinct from Luther and the other reformers.
		Caspar's main desire was to worship, praise and glorify Christ.
	chi.gospelcom.net /DAILYF/2003/12/daily-12-10-2003.shtml (623 words)

	Kaspar Schwenkfeld von Ossig at AllExperts
		Kaspar Schwenkfeld von Ossig (also as Caspar Schwenckfeld von Ossig) (1490-1561) was a Silesian nobleman who became a Christian Reformer and spiritualist.
		In 1521, Schwenkfeld began to preach the gospel, and in 1522 won Duke Friedrich II over to Protestantism.
		Some of his other teachings of Kaspar Schwenkfeld included opposition to war, secret societies, and oath-taking, that the government had no right to command one's conscience, that regeneration is by grace through inner work of the Spirit, that believers feed on Christ spiritually, and that believers must give evidence of regeneration.
	en.allexperts.com /e/k/ka/kaspar_schwenkfeld_von_ossig.htm (808 words)

	Hidden Histories in the United Church of Christ: The Schwenkfelders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Schwenkfelders are descendants of the followers of Caspar Schwenckfeld von Ossig (1489-1561), a German Reformer.
		Schwenkfelders who did not comply were tried, exiled, imprisoned, sent to Vienna as galley slaves, or pressed into service as soldiers against the Turks.
		In 1895 the crisis was addressed, as Schwenkfelders in both districts decided to practice adult baptism by sprinkling and the Lord's Supper (at first served with a common cup and later changed to communion in the pews).
	www.ucc.org /aboutus/histories/chap8.htm (2902 words)

	Herald Press
		Caspar Schwenkfeld von Ossig was born in 1489 into a noble family in Silesia.
		By 1526, Schwenkfeld's spiritualist understanding of the Lord's Supper provoked vehement rejection from Luther, a breach which would never be healed.
		Caspar Schwenkfeld has been described as a "spiritualist" because of his conviction that saving faith entails the spiritual transformation of believers.
	www.mph.org /hp/books/casparschwenkfeld.htm (247 words)

	SingaporeMoms - Parenting Encyclopedia - Schwenkfelder Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Schwenkfelder Church is a small but unique American Christian body rooted in the 16th century reformation teachings of Caspar Schwenkfeld von Ossig (1489-1561).
		Though followers have held the teachings of Caspar Schwenkfeld since the 16th century, the Schwenkfelder Church did not come into existence until the 20th century.
		By the beginning of the 18th century, the Schwenkfelders that remained were living around Harpersdorf.
	www.singaporemoms.com /parenting/Schwenkfelder_Church (497 words)

	Schwenkfelder Church at AllExperts
		The Schwenkfelder Church is a small American Christian body rooted in the 16th century reformation teachings of Caspar Schwenkfeld von Ossig (1489-1561).
		Though followers have held the teachings of Caspar Schwenkfeld since the sixteenth century, the Schwenkfelder Church did not come into existence until the twentieth century, due in large part to Schwenkfeld's emphasis on inner spirituality over outward form.
		The immigrant members of the Schwenkfelder Church brought saffron to the Americas; many Schwenkfelders had grown saffron in Europe.A group came to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1731, and several migrations continued until 1737.
	en.allexperts.com /e/s/sc/schwenkfelder_church.htm (620 words)

	Rationalism and its Effects: Failure of Attempts at Reunion. Protestant Sects. @ ELCore.Net
		— This sect owes its origin to Caspar von Schwenkfeld (1489-1561), a native of Silesia, who, though attached to many of the doctrines of Luther, believed that Luther was inclined to lay too much stress on faith and external organisation to the exclusion of real religion.
		Schwenkfeld held several interviews with Luther in the hope of winning him over to his opinions but without success.
		Owing to his quarrel with the master, Schwenkfeld was banished from Strassburg in 1533, and condemned by a Lutheran assembly at Schmalkald in 1540.
	catholicity.elcore.net /MacCaffrey/HCCRFR1_Chapter08e.html (4760 words)

	Hidden Histories in the United Church of Christ: The Schwenkfelders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Schwenkfelders are descendants of the followers of Caspar Schwenckfeld von Ossig (1489-1561), a German Reformer.
		Schwenkfelders who did not comply were tried, exiled, imprisoned, sent to Vienna as galley slaves, or pressed into service as soldiers against the Turks.
		In 1895 the crisis was addressed, as Schwenkfelders in both districts decided to practice adult baptism by sprinkling and the Lord's Supper (at first served with a common cup and later changed to communion in the pews).
	ucc.org /aboutus/histories/chap8.htm (2902 words)

	Schwenkfelders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Many Schwenkfelders are descendants of about 200 immigrants who fled religious persecution to America and found tolerance in a growing and expanding new country.
		Caspar Schwenkfeld von Ossig, (1490-1561) was a German theologian who led the Protestant Reformation in Silesia.
		Schwenkfeld developed his own approach to the Reformation - the Middle Way - which doctrinally lay between the teachings of Luther and those of the Swiss reformer Huldreich Zwingli.
	reynolds-lake.com /AncestorFamilies/Master/fsmasters.htm (329 words)

	Welcome to Central Schwenkfelder Church
		Kriebel wrote The Schwenkfelders in Pennsylvania in response to a request from the Pennsylvania German Society.
		There are also chapters devoted to the relationship between Schwenkfelders and Zinzendorf in Pennsylvania, education of Schwenkfelders, Schwenkfelders as citizens, and the private lives of Schwenkfelders.
		A Vindication of Caspar Schwenckfeld is a translation of Christopher Schultz's Erläuterung für Herrn Caspar Schwenckfeld und die Zugethanen seiner Lehre.
	www.centralschwenkfelder.com /casparscorner.htm (3847 words)

	Today in History - December 10
		Called "Reformation of the Middle Way," Schwenkfeld's theology brought the wrath of both Lutheran and Calvinist authorities, and he was anathematized in 1540 by the Schmalkaldic League.
		He opposed war and oath-taking, emphasized inward mystical religion, rejected infant baptism and other sacraments and held that spiritual regeneration is effected by grace wrought by the work of the Holy Spirit within the individual.
		The Schwenkfelder denomination in the U.S. was organized in 1734 and is headquartered today in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
	chi.lcms.org /history/tih1210.htm (1331 words)

	M:\My Documents\MQRARCHI\oct99\dipple.HTM
		The differences between people like Sebastian Franck and Caspar Schwenkfeld on one side and the supposedly more biblicist Anabaptists on the other are treated more as matters of degree than of kind.
		In his study of Schwenkfeld's relationship to other radicals in Strasbourg, Emmet McLaughlin reiterated the more traditional interpretation of these events when he suggested that Spiritualism at this time deserves to be treated as a distinct movement.
		Schwenkfeld apparently expected a warm reception for his teaching on the eucharist and seems to have received it, at least initially, when he arrived in Strasbourg in May 1529.
	www.goshen.edu /mqr/pastissues/oct99dipple.html (8493 words)

	History of the Catholic Church, vol 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		/Schwenkfeldians/.[8]--This sect owes its origin to Caspar von Schwenkfeld (1489-1561), a native of Silesia, who, though attached to many of the doctrines of Luther, believed that Luther was inclined to lay too much stress on faith and external organisation to the exclusion of real religion.
		Schwenkfeld held several interviews with Luther in the hope of winning him over to his opinions but without success.
		His doctrines found considerable support in Silesia and in the states of several German princes, though it was only after Schwenkfeld's death that his followers began to organise themselves into separate communities.
	www.manybooks.net /pages/maccaffretext00hcath10/388.html (312 words)

	George de Benneville
		Religious radicals—Dunkers, Schwenkfelders, Philadelphians, and Rosicrucians—fled to the tolerant precincts of Wittgenstein.
		In the Schwenkfelder spiritual tradition, de Benneville's theology had a dualistic model of humanity.
		After assisting many Schwenkfelders and other religious refugees to escape from Europe, in 1741 de Benneville followed the wave of German immigration to Pennsylvania.
	www.uua.org /uuhs/duub/articles/georgedebenneville.html (2247 words)

	Networking and Network Security (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Kaspar Schwenkfeld von Ossig (1490-1561) was a Silesian nobleman who became a Christian Reformer and
		Kaspar Schwenkfeld was born in Ossig, Silesia (a small province in central Europe) to noble parents in
		In 1561, Schwenkfeld became sick with dysentery, and gradually grew weaker until he died in Ulm on the morning of
	www.subnetworking.com /wiki/Caspar_Schwenkfeld (609 words)

	Central Schwenkfelder Church - Our Foundation for Christian Teaching
		The teaching ministry of our church is based on the belief in God as the heavenly Father, in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, and in the Holy Spirit as Sustainer.
		Our teaching is consistent with the Apostles' Creed, a creed that has faithfully distilled the vital tenets of the Christian faith.
		Caspar Schwenkfeld emphasized the heart experience of Christian truth (i.e.
	www.centralschwenkfelder.com /ourteaching.htm (111 words)

	Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery
		Allen S. Kriebel and his family belong to the Schwenkfelder Church, and they are also connected with the Sunday-school, he being a member of the board of managers, which consists of three members, corresponding to the board of trustees of a church.
		He is a Schwenkfelder in religious faith and has been active in that denomination, having served as a manager of the Sunday-school for many years.
		Dr. Kriebel has devoted much of his time to the cause of the Schwenkfelder Church, of which he is a minister, being the pastor of the followers of Caspar Schwenkfeld in the "Upper District" of the church in Pennsylvania.
	www.rootsweb.com /~paberks/books/montgomery/k22.html (6145 words)

	Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelders iv (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		An appendix explaining in some cases the relationship of the early immigrants, etc., is added at the end of the Record, to which the reader's attention is directed.
		The historical sketch prepared by C. Heydrick, Esq., of Franklin, Pa., gives a faithful account of Caspar Schwenkfeld and his followers, and forms a very important part of the work.
		It is not, however, intended to take the place of the more elaborate work originally contemplated, the preparation of which, it is hoped, will, in some measure, be aided by our labors.
	freepages.books.rootsweb.com /~cwolfram/schwenkfelder/iv.html (151 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Kaspar Schwenkfeld von Ossig
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		The Life and Thought of Caspar Schwenckfeld von Ossig
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Kaspar_Schwenkfeld (841 words)

	FactsOfFaith_Chapter14
		Sabbath-keepers found shelter in the estate of Lord Leonhard of Lichtenstein, as the princes of Lichtenstein held to the observance of the true Sabbath." -- "History of the Sabbath," J. Andrews, p.
		Lord Leonhard asked the Sabbatarians to submit to him a statement of their belief, which was sent toWofgang Capito, a leader Strassburg Reformer, and to Caspar Schwenkfeld.
		This document is lost, but Sehwenkfeld's answer to it (printed in 1599) contains several quotations from it, showing that their arguments for the seventh day were much the same as those used by Seventh-day Adventists today.
	www.northernwatchdog.com /FactsOfFaith_Chapter14.html (1477 words)

	The Wildfang Family of North Ame
		They were followers of Caspar Schwenkfeld who was born in 1740.
		Christopher Wiegner was born in Ober-Harperskorf, Silesia on Feb 24, 1712 and died in Towamencin, Pennsylvania in 1745.
		He wrote in his diary of the Jesuit persecution which the Schwenkfelders endured and the hardship that was imposed upon them because of their religious beliefs.
	johnteets.com /TeetsAncestors-p/Wildfang.htm (1192 words)

	Pennsylvania fraktur.(various artists, Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center Pennsburg, PA and York County Heritage ...
		Two exhibitions of fraktur taking place in southeastern Pennsylvania, where this art form flourished, present many examples that have not previously been on view, making this part of the state a rewarding destination for folk art enthusiasts this summer.
		The first, entitled Fraktur Treasures from the Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center and on view at the Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center Pennsburg, Montgomery County, until September 30, celebrates the completion of a new fifteen-thousand square-foot addition to this institution, which is dedicated to showing the history of the religious group known as the Schwenkfelders.
		Once in America, they moved to rural areas in southeastern Pennsylvania, where they were able to worship openly.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1G1-76781084.html (567 words)

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