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This Is A New Release Of The Original 1912 Edition.
The Quaker religion, properly called the Society of Friends, began
in Westmoreland in northwest England in the mid-1600s, when George
Fox and several others including William Dewsbury, James Nayler,
Francis Howgill and Edward Burrough traced their inspiration and
their constructive ideas to direct divine "openings" through which
they believed they were being led by God. Because this book covers
only up to the end of 1660, it is a very detailed study of the
early history of Quakerism. The book explains background influences
which led to the formation of the new religion, then shows us the
beginning of its growth, in which its members were persecuted and
jailed, in England, Europe and America, with some followers paying
with their lives. Quakerism did not exclude women, some of whom
felt called to the ministry. Some followers showed dramatic fits of
trembling (hence the term Quaker) while others manifested their
convictions in other ways. William Simpson of Lancaster "went three
years naked and in sackcloth in the days of Oliver and his
Parliament, as a sign to them and to the priests showing how God
would strip them of their power..." Many of the followers called
themselves "seekers" or "publishers of the truth." The book also
includes four excellent maps of parts of Britain which cradled this
religion. While we have all heard about the Quaker religion, there
are few people whose understanding would not be greatly broadened
by this informative work.
In this sequel to the 1912 edition of The Beginnings of Quakerism,
Braithwaite examines the period of organization and growth
experienced by the Society of Friends in the late 17th and early
18th centuries. It is during this period that the dynamic
leadership of George Fox and William Penn transforms the Quakers
into a functioning spiritual community of vocal and politically
volatile religious reformers.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
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Published By Direction Of The Five Years Meeting.
Published By Direction Of The Five Years Meeting.
Published By Direction Of The Five Years Meeting.
This is an account, from the original sources, of the early history
of Quakerism, founded in England at the time of the Puritan
revolution and the struggle for religious liberty. It is in part an
account of its founder, George Fox, son of a weaver and apprentice
to a shoemaker, whose learning extended little further than the
pages of the Bible, but whose complete possession by this fresh
truth transcended limitations of birth, health, education or
occupation. It is also the account of Fox's disciples: James
Naylor, William Dewsbury, Richard Farnsworth, Margaret Fell, and
others who carried the word on as the movement gained force - of
their conversion, their strength of conviction, and the punishments
they were frequently forced to endure by those whom their faith
outraged.
The late William C. Braithwaite's Second Period of Quakerism was
first published in 1919, and reprinted with corrections in 1921.
This edition incorporates some changes of detail in the text and a
large appendix of new matter by Henry J. Cadbury. Braithwaite's
earlier volume The Beginnings of Quakerism was reissued in a
similar form in 1955. The standard history of the first
seventy-five years of Quakerism is thus available again.
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