The main reason for holding an international, interdisciplinary conference on Anabaptist Studies at Leuphana Universität Lüneburg in July 2015 was our underlying perception that German-speaking countries as the lands of origin for the Plain People should have a greater interest in the teaching of and research on the Anabaptists. However, neither the seminars taught nor the body of research conducted in Germany sufficiently reflects the importance of the Plain People -- currently the fastest growing religious minority in the United States. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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