They are known historically as the peace churches, and have incorporated Christ's teachings on nonviolence into their theology so as to apply it to participation in the use of violent force ; those denominations are the Quakers, Mennonites, Amish, and the Church of the Brethren.

Much like the Brethren of the Common Life, he wrote that the New Testament is the law of Christ people are called to obey and Christ is the example they are called to imitate.

Among present-day Christians, Hussite traditions are represented in the Moravian Church, Unity of the Brethren, and the refounded Czechoslovak Hussite churches.

There are a number of fundamentalist sects, the largest two being the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints ( FLDS Church ) and the Apostolic United Brethren ( AUB ).

The largest Mormon fundamentalist groups are the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ( FLDS Church ) and the Apostolic United Brethren ( AUB ).

" Sozzini's grandson Andrzej Wiszowaty Sr. in 1665-1668 published Bibliotheca Fratrum Polonorum quos Unitarios vocant ( Library of the Polish Brethren who are called Unitarians 4 vols.

The word Unitarian had been circulating in private letters in England, in reference to imported copies of such publications as the Library of the Polish Brethren who are called Unitarians ( 1665 ), Henry Hedworth was the first to use the word " Unitarian " in print in English ( 1673 ), and the word first appears in a title in Stephen Nye's A brief history of the Unitarians, called also Socinians ( 1687 ).

* A small group of Bohemian Brethren ( the " Hidden Seed ") from northern Moravia are allowed to settle in a new village, Herrnhut, on the Berthelsdorf estate of the pietist Count Nicolaus Zinzendorf in Upper Lusatia ( Saxony ), forming the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine, seed of the Moravian Church's renewal.

* The Hutterites or Hutterian Brethren are descendants of German, Swiss, and Tyrolean Anabaptists led by Jacob Hutter, who was burned at the stake in 1536 for refusing to renounce his faith.

From Chiapas and the western Guatemalan Highlands comes the tale of Younger Brother and his jealous Elder Brethren: Youngest One becomes the Sun, his mother becomes the Moon, and the Elder Brethren are transformed into wild pigs and other forest animals.

In a comparable way, the Elder Brethren of the Popol Vuh Twin myth are transformed into monkeys, with their younger brothers becoming Sun and Moon.

There are six liberal arts colleges and one seminary ( Bethany Theological Seminary in Richmond, Indiana ) related to the Church of the Brethren.

General offices and the Brethren Press are located in Elgin, Illinois.

The Brethren ordinances are:

Promoting the more liberal ideas — including changing the name of the church because it is seen to be exclusionary of women, acceptance of homosexuals as members and ministers, and increased social and political activity — are groups such as Womaen's Caucus, Voices for an Open Spirit, and the Brethren Mennonite Council on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Interests.

These are appointed from 300 Younger Brethren who act as advisors and perform other duties as needed.

The Younger Brethren are themselves appointed from lay people with maritime experience, mainly naval officers and ships ' masters but also harbourmasters, pilots, yachtsmen and anyone with useful experience.

The Christian Church is represented by various denominations, among which are Church of England, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Evangelical, Brethren, Pentecostal, Quakers, etc.

The present Brethren meeting places are at Plum Lane ( 1865 ), Willenhall Road ( ca 1910 ) and Brewery Road ( Richmond Gospel Hall ).

Baptists, Plymouth Brethren, Methodist are among the other congregations.

Historically, the Brethren are considered one of the " peace churches ", like the Quakers and the Mennonites.

" In the top level of stacks at Wilson Library, the LaVerne founding fathers are shown in the costume of the Brethren.

St Paul spoke of the ' last times ': " Brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none " ( 1 Corinthians 7: 29 ); " God ... Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son " ( Hebrews 1: 2 ).

Mennonites, Church of the Brethren and Friends have opposed the death penalty since their founding, and continue to be strongly opposed to it today.

The most notable Christadelphian attempts to find a continuity of those with doctrinal similarities since that point have been geographer Alan Eyre's two books The Protesters ( 1975 ) and Brethren in Christ ( 1982 ) in which he shows that many individual Christadelphian doctrines had been previously believed.

Traditional Mennonite and German Baptist Brethren Churches such as the Church of the Brethren churches and congregations have the Agape Meal, footwashing and the serving of the bread and wine two parts to the Communion service in the Lovefeast.

These groups include the ' Brethren ' ( often both ' Open ' and ' Exclusive '), the Churches of Christ, Mennonites, Primitive Baptists, and certain Reformed churches, although during the last century or so, several of these, such as the Free Church of Scotland have abandoned this stance.

Although United Methodist practices and interpretation of beliefs have evolved over time, these practices and beliefs can be traced to the writings of the church's founders, especially John Wesley and Charles Wesley ( Anglicans ), but also Philip William Otterbein and Martin Boehm ( United Brethren ), and Jacob Albright ( Evangelical ).

Again, since Erasmus had been educated at one of the houses of the Brethren of the Common Life in's-Hertogenbosch, and the town was religiously progressive, some writers have found it unsurprising that strong parallels exist between the caustic writing of Erasmus and the often savage painting of Bosch.

They have also been called " Dunkers " or " German Baptist Brethren ".

Some groups named " Brethren " have contributed to United Methodism:

The Brethren state that they have " no creed but the New Testament.

The minutes of Annual Conference give a clear picture of what matters have been in dispute and how Brethren interpret the New Testament.

Brethren also believe that " faith without works is dead ", and have been heavily involved in disaster relief and other charitable work.

Many Brethren have declined to engage in military service.

Brethren have always emphasized simplicity in all aspects of their life.

Brethren have been urged ( and in earlier times compelled ) to live a relatively simple life-style.

At various points in their history, Brethren have been discouraged from attending fairs and carnivals, swearing oaths, driving motorized vehicles, attending secular colleges, joining secret societies, filing lawsuits, gambling, and using tobacco or alcoholic beverages.

The Plymouth Brethren at Wildfell Hall, Wildfell Road have conducted the world-famous Catford Lectures for over 50 years.

Being near to the military town of Woolwich there have never been any Quaker meeting houses but the Plymouth Brethren have had numerous meeting rooms in the area since about 1845.

Many Ranters seem to have rejected a belief in immortality and in a personal God, and in many ways they resemble the Brethren of the Free Spirit in the 14th century.

Historian Pamela Cullen speculates that as the Duke was head of the freemasons, Adams-a member of the fundamentalist Plymouth Brethren-would have been motivated to withhold the necessary vital treatment, since the " Grandmaster of England would have been seen by some of the Plymouth Brethren as Satan incarnate ".

Not surprisingly, given such a divisive principle, the Exclusive Brethren have suffered many subsequent splits.