What are the differences between Amish, Hutterite and Bruderhof?

9Rock9 said:

What are the differences between these Anabaptist groups when it comes to doctrines, practices and lifestyles?

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9Rock9 said:

What are the differences between these Anabaptist groups when it comes to doctrines, practices and lifestyles?

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chevyontheriver said:

The Bruderhof share, or at least shared, a position on contraception with the Catholic Church. They articulated it well. As to all the rest of it I have never explored it.

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AlexB23 said:

I am not Anabaptist, but here is a differences table. Hopefully this table works well. Seems like these are similar groups, but with slightly different doctrines and lifestyles. Now, I am addicted with making tables on CF.

Sources: Amish - Wikipedia, Hutterites - Wikipedia, Bruderhof Communities - Wikipedia

Group	Origins	Doctrines	Practices	Lifestyles
Amish	Switzerland (1690s)	Adult baptism, separation from the world, biblical principles	Simple rural lives, family-focused	Modest dress, manual labor
Hutterites	Europe (1520s)	Adult baptism, communal living, radical sharing	Communal settlements, strict living	Education, shared property
Bruderhof	Germany (1920s)	Adult baptism, separation from the world, individual initiative	Flexible communal living	Personal responsibility within community

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RileyG said:

Thanks for sharing! I know there are some Hutterite colonies in the Dakotas and an Amish colony somewhere in Nebraska. I find their history fascinating

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RileyG said:

Fascinating! I wasn't aware that anyone prohibited artificial contraception except some Russian Orthodox Christians.

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chevyontheriver said:

Well, and the Catholics. And the Bruderhof. Don't know about the Amish or Hutterites. I've never heard one way or the other.

I knew among the Lutherans that Larry and Nordis Christenson were solidly against contraception. Before I discovered the Bruderhof exception and the Larry and Nordis Christenson exception I though ALL Protestants accepted contraception. There are pockets of exceptions to what is a very general rule.

I just discovered that 'Old Order' Amish do not allow contraception. More to be discovered.

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RileyG said:

Oopps, obviously RC.

I wasn’t aware of that either among some Amish.

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