Hutterites

Hutterites are a communal Anabaptist Christian people whose colonies hold property in common. Originating in the 16th-century Reformation, they are now concentrated in North America.

Anabaptism: A Christian movement that emerged during the Reformation, emphasizing adult baptism and a church distinct from state control. Hutterites belong to this movement and share its commitment to believer's baptism.
Radical Reformation: Sixteenth-century movements that sought more extensive religious reform than established Protestant churches did. Hutterite origins lie within this broader wave of reform.
Hutterite colony: A Hutterite residential and economic community organized around common property and collective work. The colony is the main unit through which Hutterites organize communal life.
Hutterite agriculture: Agricultural production carried out by Hutterite colonies, often using collective labor and modern machinery. Farming has long provided colonies with a shared livelihood and economic foundation.
Amish: An Anabaptist Christian people known for community discipline, plain dress, and selective use of modern technology. Amish and Hutterites share Anabaptist roots but differ in communal property and settlement organization.
Believer's baptism: Baptism administered to people who consciously profess faith, rather than to infants. Hutterite membership follows a personal confession of faith and adult baptism.
Jakob Hutter: A Tyrolean Anabaptist leader executed in 1536 who gave the Hutterite movement its name. His leadership and martyrdom became central to the group's historical identity.
Bruderhof: A Hutterite term for a communal settlement or courtyard centered on shared life. The name captures the settlement form around which colony routines are arranged.
Hutterite migration to North America: The movement of Hutterite communities from Europe to North America, especially from the late nineteenth century onward. Migration established the colonies that now form the movement's main population centers.
Mennonites: A diverse Anabaptist Christian tradition descended from the sixteenth-century movement associated with Menno Simons. Mennonites share Anabaptist ancestry but generally organize property and congregations differently.

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