Theological Counsel in the Early Quaker Movement
Early Quakers have not typically been noted for their espousal of political counsel. This article proposes that its cohort powerfully made the case for the ‘counsel of God’ in politics. This counsel was, perhaps paradoxically, both intensively inward, deriving from the light of God within, and unive...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2023
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| In: |
The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 2023, Volume: 74, Issue: 1, Pages: 68-89 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Quakers
/ Council
/ Theology
/ Politics
/ God
/ History 1650-1660
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| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics CH Christianity and Society KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KDG Free church NBC Doctrine of God ZC Politics in general |
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| Summary: | Early Quakers have not typically been noted for their espousal of political counsel. This article proposes that its cohort powerfully made the case for the ‘counsel of God’ in politics. This counsel was, perhaps paradoxically, both intensively inward, deriving from the light of God within, and universalistic and external, given that counsel could emanate from any individual. This was distinct from most contemporary applications of conciliar rhetoric, although some conceptual and practical similarities are considered. This article explores, finally, the diversity of seventeenth-century conceptions of theological and political counsel alongside that of the Quakers, suggesting further directions for research. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-7637 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of ecclesiastical history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0022046922001038 |