First among Friends
First among Friends

Author: H. Larry Ingle

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 1996-01-04

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 0195356454

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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."

George Fox: An Autobiography
George Fox: An Autobiography

Author: George Fox

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2023-09-18

Total Pages: 389

ISBN-13:

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"George Fox: An Autobiography" by George Fox. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

George Fox's 'Book of Miracles'
George Fox's 'Book of Miracles'

Author: George Fox

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-03-08

Total Pages: 199

ISBN-13: 1108045030

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A fascinating insight into a period of religious revolution in Britain and into the development of a new faith.

A Journal, or Historical Account of the life, travels, sufferings, Christian experiences and labour of love in the work of the ministry of ... George Fox ... (The Preface, being a summary account of the divers dispensations of God to men,&c. By William Penn. The testimony of Margaret Fox concerning her late husband George Fox; together with a brief account of some of his travels, sufferings,&c.-The Testimony of friends in the ministry.) The first volume. (A collection of ... Epistles, Letters, and Testimonials Written ... by George Fox. With a prefatory Epistle by George Whitehead. The second volume.)
A Journal, or Historical Account of the life, travels, sufferings, Christian experiences and labour of love in the work of the ministry of ... George Fox ... (The Preface, being a summary account of the divers dispensations of God to men,&c. By William Penn. The testimony of Margaret Fox concerning her late husband George Fox; together with a brief account of some of his travels, sufferings,&c.-The Testimony of friends in the ministry.) The first volume. (A collection of ... Epistles, Letters, and Testimonials Written ... by George Fox. With a prefatory Epistle by George Whitehead. The second volume.)

Author: George Fox

Publisher:

Published: 1852

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13:

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The Journal of George Fox
The Journal of George Fox

Author: George Fox

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 848

ISBN-13:

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George Fox was the founder of the Society of Friends, and his journal, written during his incarceration, is the central document of Quakerism. This book, written in a style of simplicity and lucidity, describes Fox's religious conversion, his visions, and the persecution of the early Quakers. This is an edited and annotated edition of the journals, incorporating a wide range of recent discoveries about the early history of Quakerism, which has considerable bearing on the way Fox's book was posthumously asssembled.

Under the Banner of Heaven
Under the Banner of Heaven

Author: Jon Krakauer

Publisher: Anchor

Published: 2004-06-08

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 1400078997

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air, this extraordinary work of investigative journalism takes readers inside America’s isolated Mormon Fundamentalist communities. • Now an acclaimed FX limited series streaming on HULU. “Fantastic.... Right up there with In Cold Blood and The Executioner’s Song.” —San Francisco Chronicle Defying both civil authorities and the Mormon establishment in Salt Lake City, the renegade leaders of these Taliban-like theocracies are zealots who answer only to God; some 40,000 people still practice polygamy in these communities. At the core of Krakauer’s book are brothers Ron and Dan Lafferty, who insist they received a commandment from God to kill a blameless woman and her baby girl. Beginning with a meticulously researched account of this appalling double murder, Krakauer constructs a multi-layered, bone-chilling narrative of messianic delusion, polygamy, savage violence, and unyielding faith. Along the way he uncovers a shadowy offshoot of America’s fastest growing religion, and raises provocative questions about the nature of religious belief.

Journal of George Fox [Christmas Summary Classics]
Journal of George Fox [Christmas Summary Classics]

Author: George Fox

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2013-12

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 9781494725235

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Christmas Summary Classics This series contains summary of Classic books such as Emma, Arne, Arabian Nights, Pride and prejudice, Tower of London, Wealth of Nations etc. Each book is specially crafted after reading complete book in less than 30 pages. One who wants to get joy of book reading especially in very less time can go for it. About The Book George Fox, the founder of the Society of Friends, or "Friends of the Truth," was born at Drayton, Leicestershire, in July, 1624, and died in London on January 13, 1691. His "Journal," here epitomised, was published in 1694, after being revised by a committee under the superintendence of William Penn, and prefaced for the press by Thomas Ellwood, the Quaker. Fox rejected all outward shows of religion, and believed in an inward light and leading. He claimed to be divinely directed as he wandered, Bible in hand, through the country, denouncing church-worship, a paid ministry, religious "profession," and advocating a spiritual affiliation with Christ as the only true religion. He was imprisoned often and long for "brawling" in churches and refusing to take oaths then required by law. Fox wrote in prison many books of religious exhortation, his style being tantalisingly involved. The one work that lives is the "Journal," a quaintly egotistic record of unquestioning faith and unconquerable endurance in pursuit of a spiritual ideal through a rude age. For more eBooks visit www.kartindo.com