Margaret Fell, Letters, and the Making of Quakerism

Zusatztext "Ames's analysis of the letter archive Fell created has resulted in an important reappraisal of the role of Margaret Fell as absolutely crucial to the growth and long-term stability of the Quakers."- Teresa Feroli! New York University! Early Modern Women: An Interdisciplinary Journal Informationen zum Autor Marjon Ames teaches at Appalachian State University, USA. Klappentext Intensely persecuted during the English Interregnum, early Quakers left a detailed record of the suffering they endured for their faith. Margaret Fell, Letters, and the Making of Quakerism is the first book to connect the suffering experience with the communication network that drew the faithful together to create a new religious community. Zusammenfassung Intensely persecuted during the English Interregnum, early Quakers left a detailed record of the suffering they endured for their faith. Margaret Fell, Letters, and the Making of Quakerism is the first book to connect the suffering experience with the communication network that drew the faithful together to create a new religious community. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of Contents Introduction: Becoming Quaker Chapter 1: The Making of Quakerism Chapter 2: The Quaker Letter Network Chapter 3: Margaret Fell Re-Examined Chapter 4: Apostolic Epistolary Influences Chapter 5: Suffering, Prison, and the Law in the Quaker Tradition Chapter 6: The Afterlife of the Movement Conclusion Bibliography

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• Authors: Marjon Ames, Marjon (Appalachian State University Ames, Ames Marjon
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.05.2019
• EAN: 9780367346690
• ISBN: 978-0-367-34669-0
• No. of pages: 204
• Series: Material Readings in Early Modern Culture
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; England, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious, RELIGION / Christianity / Quaker, Biography: religious & spiritual, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Biography: religious and spiritual, C 1600 To C 1700, Quakers (Religious Society of Friends)