The Light in Their Consciences : : Early Quakers in Britain, 1646–1666 / / Rosemary Moore.

• VerfasserIn: Moore, Rosemary,
• Place / Publishing House: University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2021]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: The New History of Quakerism ; 1
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (350 p.) :; 13 illustrations

Hailed upon its publication as “history at its finest” by H. Larry Ingle and called “the essential foundation to explore early Quaker history” by Sixteenth Century Journal, Rosemary Moore’s The Light in Their Consciences is the most comprehensive, readable history of the first decades of the life and thought of The Society of Friends. This twentieth anniversary edition of Moore’s pathbreaking work reintroduces the book to a new generation of readers.Drawing on an innovative computer-based analysis of primary sources and Quaker and anti-Quaker literature, Moore provides compelling portraits of George Fox, James Nayler, Margaret Fell, and other leading figures; relates how the early Friends lived and worshipped; and traces the path this radical group followed as it began its development into a denomination. In doing so, she makes clear the origins and evolution of Quaker faith, details how they overcame differences in doctrinal interpretation and religious practice, and delves deeply into clashes between and among leaders and lay practitioners. Thoroughly researched, felicitously written, and featuring a new introduction, updated sources, and an enlightening outline of Moore’s research methodology, this edition of The Light in Their Consciences belongs in the collection of everyone interested in or studying Quaker history and the era in which the movement originated.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- 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