Jakob Hutter His Life and Letters

This comprehensive, annotated collection of Jakob Hutter’s letters and related documents begins with an extensive biography of Hutter and his wife, Katharina, based on recent archival research. The book then gives a collection of primary source texts about the life of Jakob Hutter, beginning with his eight surviving letters. It also includes material from Hutterite chronicles that describe Hutter’s life and context, some previously unpublished; reports on government interrogations of Anabaptists who describe Hutter’s missionary activity; writings by fellow Hutterites written during Hutter’s life and in the decade after his death, which show the importance of Hutter’s life and teachings; and government correspondence between those trying to suppress the Anabaptist movement.