Great Throughts Treasury

This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.

Hans Denk

German Theologian and Anabaptist Leader during the Reformation

"All externals must yield to love; for they are for the sake of love, and not love for them."

"Ceremonies in themselves are not sin; but whoever supposes that he can attain to life either by baptism or by partaking of bread is still in superstition."

"God forces no one, for love cannot compel, and God’s service, therefore, is a thing of perfect freedom."