Rebel Christians: Fox's Quakers in US

The Quakers: History, Beliefs, Paradoxes | Society of Friends

(Captivating History) Many other mainline Protestant Christians viewed George Fox and the Quakers as a dangerous sect, so much so that they pressured the British Parliament to pass the Quakers Act of 1662.

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This act set forth in law the “prescribed form” of prayer and worship as designated by the state. It was a formula that specifically left the traditions of the Quakers out.

Unable to gain acceptance in England, the Quakers would soon leave the place of their origin altogether and try their luck in a brave New World on another continent.

Who is the founder of Quakerism (Society of Friends)?

Quaker George Fox

George Fox (1624-1691 O.S.) was an English Dissenter and a founder of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers.

The son of a Leicestershire weaver, he lived in times of social upheaval and war. He rebelled against religious and political authorities by proposing an unusual, uncompromising approach to the Christian faith.

He travelled throughout Britain as a dissenting preacher, performed hundreds of healings, and was often persecuted by the disapproving authorities [3].

In 1669, he married Margaret Fell, widow of wealthy supporter Thomas Fell; she was a leading Friend (Quaker).

His ministry expanded, and he toured North America and the three Low Countries in Europe.

He was arrested and jailed numerous times for his radical beliefs. He spent his final decade working in London to organize the expanding Quaker movement.

Despite disdain from some Puritans and Anglicans, he was viewed with respect by the American Quaker convert William Penn and the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell. More

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