The Beginnings of Quakerism

by William C. Braithwaite

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521082266
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	10/14/2008
Edition description:	2nd Revised ed.
Pages:	640
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.60(d)

Table of Contents

1. The Puritan Revolution; 2. The Founder of Quakerism; 3. Pioneer Work; 4. The People in White Raiment; 5. Swarthmore; 6. Further Work in the North; 7. Quakerism at the Beginning of 1654; 8. The Mission to the South; 9. Further Work in the South; 10. The Wider Outlook; 11. Nayler's Fall; 12. Controversy; 13. Church Organization; 14. Itinerating Work of the Leaders in Great Britain, 1656–1660; 15. Survey of the Growth of Quakerism; 16. Work Beyond Seas; 17. Relations with the State; 18. The Restoration Year; 19. Friends in Private Life; 20. Quakerism at the end of 1660.