#10 - Sources of South German/Austrian Anabaptism

trans.: Walter Klaassen; Frank Friesen; Werner O. Packull

South German/Austrian Anabaptism was unique for its mystical and spiritualist emphases, for its early fascination with the end times, and for the communal forms of Anabaptism it fostered. From the earliest Anabaptist writings of Hans Hut and the confessions of Ambrosius Spittelmaier in the 1520s to the experiences of the Hutterite missionary Hans Schmidt in 1590, this book offers a wide spectrum of newly translated sources that shed much needed light on this part of the Anabaptist world.

The collection includes, not only testimonies of Anabaptist leaders, but also writings by Protestant clerics, as well as testimonies and hymns from South German/Austrian Anabaptist women such as Katharina Hutter and Helena von Freyberg.