New Light on George Fox and Early Quakerism

New Light on George Fox and Early Quakerism
Author: Richard George Bailey
Publsiher: San Francisco : Mellen Research University Press
Total Pages: 384
Release: 1992
Genre: History
ISBN: UOM:39015029180109

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This study is a discussion about Fox's meaning of the inner light. It argues that Fox's inner light was the celestial Christ who inhabited and divinized the believer. Fox argued for a celestial inhabitation of the believer that was almost corporeal. This helps explain Fox's thaumaturgical powers; the exalted language used among early Quakers, especially toward Fox; and the blasphemy trials and the Nayler incident. These belong at the very centre of early Quakerism, and are the logical result of the core elements of Fox's teaching. His notion of celestial flesh was one of the greatest challenges to Christian orthodoxy to appear in Christian history and it may be compared to Jesus' own challenge to Orthodox Judaism or the appearance of the high heresies of the 2nd and 3rd centuries after Jesus. Early Quakerism, as a result, was the most charismatic sect to appear since the days of the early Church, or at least since the era of Montanism.

The Making and Unmaking of a God microform New Light on George Fox and Early Quakerism

The Making and Unmaking of a God  microform    New Light on George Fox and Early Quakerism
Author: Richard George Bailey
Publsiher: National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada
Total Pages: 576
Release: 1991
Genre: Inner Light
ISBN: 0315674148

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New Light on George Fox 1624 to 1691

New Light on George Fox  1624 to 1691
Author: Thomas D. Hamm
Publsiher: Hyperion Books
Total Pages: 180
Release: 1994
Genre: Religion
ISBN: UOM:39015032504634

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First among Friends

First among Friends
Author: H. Larry Ingle
Publsiher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 420
Release: 1996-01-04
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780195356458

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In First Among Friends, the first scholarly biography of George Fox (1624-91), H. Larry Ingle examines the fascinating life of the reformation leader and founding organizer of the Religious Society of Friends, more popularly known today as the Quakers. Ingle places Fox within the upheavals of the English Civil Wars, Revolution, and Restoration, showing him and his band of "rude" disciples challenging the status quo, particularly during the Cromwellian Interregnum. Unlike leaders of similar groups, Fox responded to the conservatism of the Stuart restoration by facing down challenges from internal dissidents, and leading his followers to persevere until the 1689 Act of Toleration. It was this same sense of perseverance that helped the Quakers to survive and remain the only religious sect of the era still existing today. This insightful study uses broad research in contemporary manuscripts and pamphlets, many never examined systematically before. Firmly grounded in primary sources and enriched with gripping detail, this well-written and original study reveals unknown sides of one who was clearly "First Among Friends."

The Light in Their Consciences

The Light in Their Consciences
Author: Rosemary Moore
Publsiher: Penn State Press
Total Pages: 351
Release: 2020-04-21
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780271086897

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Hailed upon its publication as “history at its finest” by H. Larry Ingle and called “the essential foundation to explore early Quaker history” by Sixteenth Century Journal, Rosemary Moore’s The Light in Their Consciences is the most comprehensive, readable history of the first decades of the life and thought of The Society of Friends. This twentieth anniversary edition of Moore’s pathbreaking work reintroduces the book to a new generation of readers. Drawing on an innovative computer-based analysis of primary sources and Quaker and anti-Quaker literature, Moore provides compelling portraits of George Fox, James Nayler, Margaret Fell, and other leading figures; relates how the early Friends lived and worshipped; and traces the path this radical group followed as it began its development into a denomination. In doing so, she makes clear the origins and evolution of Quaker faith, details how they overcame differences in doctrinal interpretation and religious practice, and delves deeply into clashes between and among leaders and lay practitioners. Thoroughly researched, felicitously written, and featuring a new introduction, updated sources, and an enlightening outline of Moore’s research methodology, this edition of The Light in Their Consciences belongs in the collection of everyone interested in or studying Quaker history and the era in which the movement originated.

George Fox and the Early Quakers

George Fox and the Early Quakers
Author: Augustus Charles Bickley
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 458
Release: 1884
Genre: Electronic Book
ISBN: OXFORD:590085400

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First Among Friends George Fox and the Creation of Quakerism

First Among Friends   George Fox and the Creation of Quakerism
Author: H. Larry Ingle Professor of History University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Publsiher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 420
Release: 1994-03-03
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780198024026

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In First Among Friends, the first scholarly biography of George Fox (1624-91), H. Larry Ingle examines the fascinating life of the reformation leader and founding organizer of the Religious Society of Friends, more popularly known today as the Quakers. Ingle places Fox within the upheavals of the English Civil Wars, Revolution, and Restoration, showing him and his band of "rude" disciples challenging the status quo, particularly during the Cromwellian Interregnum. Unlike leaders of similar groups, Fox responded to the conservatism of the Stuart restoration by facing down challenges from internal dissidents, and leading his followers to persevere until the 1689 Act of Toleration. It was this same sense of perseverance that helped the Quakers survive--the only religious sect of the era still existing today. Firmly grounded in primary sources and enriched with gripping detail, this well-written and original study reveals hitherto unknown sides of one who was clearly "First Among Friends."

The Creation of Quaker Theory

The Creation of Quaker Theory
Author: Pink Dandelion
Publsiher: Routledge
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2019-09-26
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781351892155

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The last forty years has witnessed a 'golden age' of Quaker Studies scholarship, with the bulk of this work into the history and sociology of Quakerism being undertaken by scholars who are also Quakers. For the scholars involved, their Quakerism has both prompted their research interests and affected their lives as Quakers. This book presents a unique study into Quakerism: it draws together the key theories of Quaker origins, subsequent history, and contemporary sociology, into a single volume; and it allows each of the contributors the opportunity to reflect on what led to the initial choice of research topic, and how their findings have in turn affected their Quaker lives. The result is a unique contribution to Quaker theory as well to the discussion on insider/outsider research. This book is invaluable to anyone interested in Quakerism, research into religion, notions of outsider objectivity within academia, and areas of theology, religious history and sociology in general.