The early Quakers and the 'Kingdom of God'
Subtitle: peace, testimony and revolution
By: Gerard Guiton
Publisher: Inner Light Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 506
ISBN-13: 9780983498025
Subjects: Doctrines; Quakers; Religious Dissenters; Peace; Society of Friends; History
Description: The early Quakers and the 'Kingdom of God' takes account of Quakers in Britain during the middle years of the seventeenth century as nonviolent, spiritual revolutionaries. Theirs was a time of intellectual ferment and socio-political, economic and ecclesiastical upheaval, not to mention three horrific and devastating civil wars. It investigates early Quakers' (1647-1663) vision of, and intimate relationship with, the Kingdom of God.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 459-493) and index.