Editing Schleitheim Confession (section)

== Origin ==
The Confession is believed to have been written by [[Michael Sattler]].<ref>J. Philip Wogaman, Douglas M. Strong, ''Readings in Christian Ethics: A Historical Sourcebook'', Westminster John Knox Press, USA, 1996, p. 141</ref> The South German [[Ordnung]] of approximately the same date is similar to that of the Schleitheim Confession but contains many more Biblical references supporting the confession.<ref>{{Cite book|first= William |last=Estep |author-link= William Estep | editor-last = Eerdmans | editor-first = William B |editor-link = William B. Eerdmans |title= The Anabaptist Story: An Introduction to Sixteenth-Century Anabaptism |location= [[Cambridge, UK]] |publisher= Wm. B Eerdmans Publishing |year= 1996 |isbn= 978-0-8028-0886-8}}</ref>{{rp |191}} The Schleitheim confession continues to be a guide for churches such as many [[Schwarzenau Brethren]], the [[Bruderhof Communities|Bruderhof]] and the [[Hutterite]]s, who trace their spiritual heritage back to the [[Radical Reformation]] and the Anabaptists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bruderhof.com/en/our-faith/foundations/heritage/guides|title=Guides|website=Bruderhof|language=en|access-date=2018-01-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ic.org/directory/bruderhof/|title=Bruderhof - Fellowship for Intentional Community|work=Fellowship for Intentional Community|access-date=2018-01-17}}</ref>