A conference marking the 500th anniversary of the birth of Anabaptism will be held July 22-24, 2025, at Elizabethtown College and hosted by the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. The conference will give special attention to the global context in which Anabaptism emerged and spread. Presentations will also consider the global reception of Anabaptist history today, particularly in light of the diffusion of Anabaptist traditions around the world. Early Anabaptist history has figured prominently as a resource for global churchly identity through scholarship, teaching, and preaching.

The conference will feature a variety of concurrent sessions with presentations of research papers, seminars, and roundtable panels. The conference seeks to advance understanding as well as foster networking among scholars, teachers, church leaders, and any other interested persons, through the informal conversations and connections that conference gatherings afford.

One may register for all 3 days or just one or two of the days; there is a reduced rate for students. There is fairly inexpensive housing available on campus, and of course various hotels in the area. We are 15-minute drive from Harrisburg International Airport (abbrev: MDT), and those flying to Philadelphia can take Amtrak train from there to Elizabethtown (station about 5 minutes form campus). With arrangement, we can have students pick up anyone at the Harrisburg airport or the Amtrak station.

Language
English

Target Audience
scholars, teachers, church leaders, and any other interested persons

Featured Speakers
Keynote: Nicholas Terpstra (University of Toronto, Canada);

Plenaries: Kat Hill (UK); Danang Kristiawan (STAK Wiyata Wacana-Pati, Indonesia), Elizabeth Miller (ISGA, Goshen College, Indiana, USA)

Venue
Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies

Registration
Opens in early 2025

Organized by
Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College