In his Vita, Andreae draws a vivid picture of the academic and political world in contemporary German Protestantism. The personal testimonial served to prove his own orthodoxy and emphasized the special contribution the Andreae family made to the Reformation and to Protestant orthodoxy. Descriptions of a journey to Austria, two fires and the pillage of Calw are added along with the Vita and, against the backdrop of the Thirty Years' War, provide eyewitness...