#10 - Water, Bread, and Order: How the Polish Brethren Practiced Baptism and Communion

This episode explores how the Polish Brethren — the Minor Reformed Church often called the Socinians or Racovians — shaped baptism, the Lord’s Supper, and church order from the mid-16th to the mid-17th century. We'll trace the movement’s institutional life in Raków and Pińczów, introduce key leaders and texts (above all the Racovian Catechism), and show how their anti‑Trinitarian theology, rationalist method, and emphasis on Scripture produced distinctive rites and strict church discipline. Listeners will leave with a clear sense of how doctrine and practice fit together in one of early modern Europe’s most controversial churches.