The Beginnings of Quakerism Revised Edition Contributor(s): Braithwaite, William C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521082269 ISBN-13: 9780521082266 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $62.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: This is an account, from the original sources, of the early history of Quakerism, founded in England at the time of the Puritan revolution. |
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BISAC Categories: - History | Western Europe - General - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
Dewey: 289.609 |
Physical Information: 1.42" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.77 lbs) 640 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
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Publisher Description: 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. |