First among friends : George Fox and the creation of Quakerism / H. Larry Ingle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ingle, H. Larry (Homer Larry), 1936-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fox, George, 1624-1691.

Fox, George.

Quakers--England--Biography.

Quakers.

England.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

ix, 407 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.

Summary:

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 survive--the only religious sect of the era still existing today. Firmly grounded in primary sources and enriched with gripping detail, this well-written and original study reveals hitherto unknown sides of one who was clearly "First Among Friends."

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0195078039

OCLC:

27897781