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Conservative Anabaptism includes theologically conservative Anabaptist denominations,both in doctrine and practice. Conservative Anabaptists,along with Old Order Anabaptists and assimilated mainline Anabaptists,are a subset of the Anabaptist branch of Christianity.
References
- ↑ MQR profile
- ↑ Friesch Dagblad
- ↑ Christianity Today Library
- ↑ Roth, John D. (3 June 2014). "Constantine Revisited: Leithart, Yoder, and the Constantinian Debate". The Christian Century . Retrieved 26 September 2018.
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