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The Light in Their Consciences

Early Quakers in Britain, 1646-1666
  • ISBN-13: 9780271085890
  • Publisher: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • By Rosemary Moore
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  • Local release date: 01/01/2020
  • Format: Paperback 350 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Religion & beliefs [HR]
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The Society of Friends, also known as the Quakers, originated in England during the civil wars of the mid-seventeenth century. Early Quakers have been variously described as founders of a fundamentally new form of spiritual practice, as the radical end of the Protestant Reformation, and as political revolutionaries. In The Light in Their Consciences, which recounts the earliest history of the Friends in England, Rosemary Moore suggests that all of these characterizations are accurate and can help us grasp the true significance of Quakerism.
 
Moore offers compelling portraits of the leading figures of the Quaker movement, notably George Fox, James Nayler, and Margaret Fell. She shows their interrelationships and documents the emergence of George Fox as the leading Friend, relying not so much on Fox's own proclamations as on the perceptions of both his followers and his enemies as reflected in correspondence and printed pamphlets. Moore also charts the growth of a genuine denominational consciousness among Friends. This leads her to continue her account past the customary stopping point of 1660—the Restoration of Charles II—up through 1666. It was in that year that Fox initiated major organizational reforms that signaled the true dividing line between the early charismatic Quaker movement and the introverted sect of the later seventeenth century.
 
The Light in Their Consciences combines a lively narrative with impeccable research. Moore draws upon unprecedented computer-based analysis of all the contemporary Quaker and anti-Quaker literature. Her account will interest historians, theologians, and members of the Society of Friends throughout the world.

List of Illustrations

Preface and Acknowledgments from the First Edition of 2000

Introduction to the Twentieth Anniversary Edition

Part 1: Quaker Beginnings, 1646–1658

1. Genesis

2. The Quaker Explosion

3. The Consequences of James Nayler

Part 2: Shaping the Quaker Faith

4. The Biblical Framework

5. The Kingdom of the Lord

6. Putting Experience into Words

7. Heated Controversy

8. Serious Theology

Part 3: Quakers in Practice

9. Walking in the Light

10. Foundations of the Gospel Order

11. Quakers Meeting

12. “Sufferings” Before the Restoration

Part 4: Turmoil and Transition, 1659–1666

13. The Defeat of the Radicals

14. Survival

15. The Consequences of John Perrot

16. Poetry, Testimonies, and Pastoral Epistles

17. Metamorphosis

Appendix 1: Sources of Information for Early Quakerism

Appendix 2: Research Methods

Appendix 3: Table of Publications

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index


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