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J. E. (Joseph Edmund) Hutton

b. 1868

Best known for his clear, wide-ranging histories of the Moravian Church, this English minister wrote with the steady eye of a teacher and the curiosity of a historian. His books helped make a small but influential Christian tradition understandable to general readers.

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A History of the Moravian Church

A History of the Moravian Church

by J. E. (Joseph Edmund) Hutton

About the author

Joseph Edmund Hutton (1868–1937) was an English Moravian minister, historian, and religious writer. He is chiefly remembered for A History of the Moravian Church and A History of Moravian Missions, works that introduced many readers to the origins, growth, and global work of the Moravian tradition.

He also served as minister at Fairfield Moravian Church from 1922 to 1934. In addition to his books, he contributed the article on the Moravian Brethren to the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, showing the respect he had earned as an interpreter of Moravian history.

Hutton's writing is valued for being both informed and approachable. Even when dealing with church history and theology, he aimed to explain things plainly, which is one reason his work has remained readable long after its first publication.