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In the face of severe crises, which included war, increased persecution, and the complete expulsion of the Hutterites from their former homes in Moravia, Ehrenpreis initiated a remarkable revival and reformulation of Hutterian faith and practice.

Andreas Ehrenpreis' reforms left a lasting imprint on the Hutterites, leading the historian Robert Friedmann to call Ehrenpreis the second founder of the Hutterian Brethren. Nevertheless, no full-length study has ever been done on the Hutterites of this period and their influential bishop. Wes Harrison thus brings much needed light to this important chapter of the Hutterite experience.

Harrison's ground-breaking study makes use of all available sources, the majority of which have never before been analyzed. His work and approach have been described as meticulous, mature research marked by empathy, sound judgment, and scholarly integrity (Professor Werner Packull, Conrad Grebel College, University of Waterloo).

Readers interested in the development of Radical Reforming groups, in the history of communal Christian groups, and especially in the history and development of the Hutterian Brethren, will want to read this detailed and well-crafted book.