author
J. E. (Joseph Edmund) Hutton
b. 1868
A Moravian minister and church historian, he wrote clear, wide-ranging accounts of Moravian life, faith, and mission work. His best-known books helped preserve the story of a movement that stretched from central Europe to Britain and beyond.
1 Audiobook
A History of the Moravian Church
by J. E. (Joseph Edmund) Hutton
About the author
Born in 1868 and later known as J. E. Hutton, Joseph Edmund Hutton was an English Moravian minister and religious writer. Public-domain author records identify him as the author of A short history of the Moravian church (1895), A History of the Moravian Church (1909), and A history of Moravian missions (1922), and also note that he contributed to the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.
Hutton is most closely associated with writing about the Moravian Church—its origins, leaders, and missionary work—in a style meant for general readers as well as church audiences. Author pages also describe him as a minister at Fairfield Moravian Church, helping place his historical writing alongside active service in the Moravian tradition.
Today he is remembered mainly for A History of the Moravian Church, a substantial survey that has remained easy to find through major digital libraries. For listeners interested in Christian history, denominational history, or early twentieth-century religious writing, his work offers a practical, readable window into the Moravian world.