The Anabaptists and Contemporary Baptists

Starting today, Southwestern Seminary will host a conference on the sixteenth-century Anabaptists with a view toward the movement they anticipated (or they may say founded), the Baptists. As with the Sixteenth Century Studies Conference I will be posting synopses of many of the sessions. It also occurs to me that I left a few sessions out from that conference. So, I will post the rest of those at some point also.

The sessions will be as follows:
Macolm Yarnell, III - "'For What They Were Concerned with Was not Luther's but rather God's Word': Anabaptist Theological Method."
Mael Disseau - "Italian Anabaptism: Was There Ever such a Thing." in lieu of:
     Heinrich Klassen - "Michael Sattler and the First Anabaptist Confession of Faith."
Emir Caner - "Sufficientia Scripturae: Balthasar Hubmaier's Greatest Contribution to Believers."
Paul L. Gritz - "Hubmaier: Anabaptist Theologian of Proclamation." in lieu of:
     Jason Graffignino - "The Lighthouse of the Reformation Nikolsburg and Hubmaier's Anabaptist Catechism."
Mike Wilkinson - "The Theology of Leonard Schiemer."
Ral Schowalter - "Saving Denck." This ought to be fun
Abraham Friesen - "The Impact of Erasmus and Luther on the Anabaptists."
Rick Warren - "The Radical Reformers and the Great Commission."
Simon Goncharenko - "Wounds that Heal: The Importance of Church Discipline within Balthasar Hubmaier's Theology." in lieu of:
     Michael Wayne McDill - "Balthasar Hubmaier and Free Will."
Russell Woodbridge - "Westerburg on Purgatory and Other Topics."
Leighton Paige Patterson - "The Legacy of Anabaptism."

A bit Hubmaier heavy for certain and even though I disagree with the school's general interpretation of the movement, we at least are united on the focus of appropriating that tradition for the benefit of today's church.

I'll also go ahead and repeat my blanket disclaimer that the auditory nature of this event may result in some inaccuracies, but I have to faithfully portray what was said and will indicate any points of uncertainty. I apologize in advance for any inaccuracies and open myself to correction and the provision of sources.