How Quakerism Began
Вставка
- Опубліковано 18 жов 2024
- Quaker Speak: Max Carter shares the story of George Fox, a Quaker who went seeking for spiritual answers and found them not in a church, but within. Max is a professor at Guilford College.
quakerspeak.com...
Filmed and edited by Jon Watts: jonwatts.com
Music from this episode: jonwattsmusic.com
Discussion Questions:
www.quakerspeak...
More Resources
Find a Quaker Meeting Near You:
www.friendsjour...
www.fgcquaker.o...
Opportunities for personal transformation through community and service work:
www.quakervolun...
Friends Center at Guilford College
www.guilford.ed...
Transcript
Quakerism started as part of the English Civil war period, 1640s. There were a variety of movements during the civil war period that were seeking address some of the disparities in English Societies: ecclesiastical, political, economic. Some of those groups were Diggers, Levellers, Muggletonians, 5th Monarchists, Seekers groups.
Some that were trying to seek reform within the church (the Puritans), some who had given up on the Church as a dead corpse and left and started their own chapels or conventicles, and Quakerism emerged out of that chaotic social, political, religious time.
George Fox was one of the leaders of that movement but he wasn't alone in that. He has become a major figure in understanding the origins of Quakerism.
He became tired of what he saw as hypocrisy in the church of his youth and about the age of 19 he left the church and started wandering about seeking a direct spiritual experience that spoke to his condition and he didn't find it in any of the outward forms, didn't find it in any of the the clergy of the time, didn't find it in other authorities.
In 1647 he had an experience in which he heard a voice telling him, "there is One, even Christ Jesus who can speak to thy condition."
"And when I heard it my heart did leap for joy."
Which, in contemporary expressions would probably be: what he was seeking outside of himself as authority, he found available to himself within.
He then started sharing that message: that what you're seeking outside of yourself is available inside of yourself, and you can turn to that inward teacher, that prophet, priest, redeemer, lord within and be led into salvation and truth.
Quakerism spread from the initial insights of Fox and others who came out of this gumbo of seeking reform in the church of England in the 1640s and 50s initially by word of mouth. They would share their experience. Fox, for example, would go about the countryside sharing his understanding of the fact that Christ had come to teach the people directly, to direct them inwardly to God, to Christ their teacher and priest.
Sometimes he would speak to larger gatherings, but it wasn't until about 1652 that there were larger numbers of people who came to hear his message. Those folk then shared the message with others. Pretty soon they started going out two by two, sharing the gospel message and people came into convincement.
By the time Fox died in 1691 there were some 50,000 Quakers so in 40 or 50 years it spread, much of that coming out of that social milieu of protest and the seeking of reform and it really was one by one by one.
tags: Max Carter, Guilford College, Quakers, Quakerism, Friends Journal, Friends General Conference, Quaker Voluntary Service, Jon Watts, QuakerSpeak, George Fox
SUBSCRIBE for a new video every week! fdsj.nl/QS-Subscribe
WATCH all our videos: fdsj.nl/qs-all-videos
FILMED & EDITED by Jon Watts: jonwatts.com
I have been wrestling with my faith for years. This has come as such a breath of fresh air. I have been watching and taking notes on all of these videos and will be attending my first meeting of Friends this Sunday. I wish I could adequately describe the relief I feel at finding a faith tradition that sees that of God in everyone.
Exciting to see this new channel! I'm looking forward to seeing what comes next. Thanks for your hard work, Friends Journal, Jon Watts, Max Carter, et. al!
This is so interesting. I'm learning now of my Quaker ancestory about 5 generations back.
Brilliant! One small step for us, one giant step for all. Way to go guys! You're on a roll.
I was born in one of the oldest Quaker communities in the U.S. Our Flushing meeting house was built in the 17th century. John Bowne helped to establish religious freedom in America before the Bill of Rights. George Fox visited his home as well. 🕊️
This is so well done. Thank you. Subscribed.
My early ancestors were Quakers. I can understand why they were. It's a very spiritual religion. I like how George Fox found his answers "inward", so to speak. That resonated with me.
great initiative Friend Jon Watts! I look forward to keeping up with your feeds!
Thank you for this introduction.
Nice work - I look forward to what comes next.
My mother's father came from a Quaker family that had a farm in Indiana. He left the quakers though and didnt follow the Quaker way. But, I just recently decided to research Quakers as I have no real religion but am finding I seem to "think" a lot like Quakers do.
fun to go back and watch this after a couple few years. :)
Excellent! Thank you, Friends!
Great talk. GF was inspiring.
It's striking to me how similar the times are now, to those of the England when Quakerism started, and how relevant this movement could still be. What would ignite us into a people on fire again?
Shining a light on the evil monsters who cloak themselves with shadows of language. Philosophical truth keeps that fire going long after the emotional spark that started it.
they play quake?
Thanx that was most enlightening.
😊 i like this video
thanks
Interesting learning about my names history
I want to become a Quaker
Do Quakers have WhatsApp groups ?
I would like to join their fellowship
I live in Quakers yard
what music was used for this?? please
+Rebecca Garbi jonwattsmusic.com/album/clothe-yourself-in-righteousness
Thank you!
Jesus loves u.
Rumi, Yunus Emre, Sufism ?
Jesus Christ had no birthplace or living lands like middle east, but is present in the soul of every good men anywhere on the earth. Thank you quackers
Others. Tell us about the others.
Hmmmm...not exactly true to assert that George Fox was anti-church.
Please acknowledge why they were called QUAKERS-it’s because they had received the Baptism of Jesus Christ and were filled with the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in TONGUES of Resurrection Fire.
(Acts 2:38)
They “quaked” or “trembled” under the power of God when praying in the Holy Spirit (Tongues). This is what it means to “work out your own salvation with fear & trembling.”
(Phil 2:12)
__________________
John 1:14
🗣🔥📖
Great Oatmeal commercial
George should have looked to the Scriptures for his authority..not man..
The scriptures have no authority only Jesus Christ. He sent his spirit to speak on earth as his authority.
Jesus Christ had no birthplace or living lands like middle east, but is present in the soul of every good men anywhere on the earth. Thank you quackers