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Radical Spirituality

the Early History of the Quakers

Ben Pink Dandelion, Rhiannon Grant, Ben Wood, and Adrian Fish

Topics Covered

  • The context of the English Civil War
  • The religious ideas of George Fox and other early Quakers
  • The importance of Fox’s Pendle Hill Experience
  • The role of travel in the start of the Quaker movement
  • Fox’s sojourn in Sedbergh
  • The interiorised nature of Quaker spirituality
  • The popularity and unpopularity of Quakerism
  • Margaret Fell’s role in early Quakerism
  • Quaker history post 1652
  • Quakerism as a global faith
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Quaker historical journey

This course delivers a clear and engaging account of the early history of the Quakers. Students generally praised its accessibility and focus on the writings of George Fox. Students also found the course to be informative and enjoyable.
Course found to be accessible and enjoyable.
"It was an austere, pleasant set of lectures and videos."
Course centers on Quaker history.
"This was a straightforward history course."
"We were exposed to the writings of George fox and to a small degree of Margaret Fell."

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9 hours
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Institutions
Lancaster University
Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre
Instructors
Ben Pink Dandelion
Rhiannon Grant
Ben Wood
Adrian Fish
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