Hans Hut

Hans Hut (/hʌt/; German: [huːt]; c. 1490 – 6 December 1527) was a very active Anabaptist in southern Germany and Austria.

Unfortunately, the exact subject of the debate has been lost to history, but it may have involved the question of whether or not a committed Christian could hold a job, e.g. as a soldier, in which he would be required to use violence.

[5] In August 1527 Hans Hut was a key participant at the Martyrs' Synod in Augsburg, a gathering of 60 Anabaptists from the surrounding region, trying to come to a common understanding about various teachings.

Hut was tortured horribly and accidentally died as a result of a fire that caused his asphyxiation in the Augsburg prison on 6 December 1527.

8, “O Thou Almighty Lord and God” (O Allmächtiger Herr Gott), which is still in the hymnal used today by North American Amish congregations.