An Evaluation of the Doctrine of the Inward Light as a Basis for Mission - As Exemplified by Quaker Approaches to Jews and Muslims in the Seventeenth Century
The concept of the Inward Light, variously understood, was the basis for Quaker missionary activity m the seventeenth century. Quakers made attempts to convert Jews and Muslims, both by going out to meet them and by writing tracts and epistles. Considerable use was made of the Hebrew Scriptures and...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1996
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Quaker studies
Year: 1996, Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Pages: 54-72 |
| Further subjects: | B
Muslims
B Jews B Inward Light B Collegiants B Quaker B Mission (international law |
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| Summary: | The concept of the Inward Light, variously understood, was the basis for Quaker missionary activity m the seventeenth century. Quakers made attempts to convert Jews and Muslims, both by going out to meet them and by writing tracts and epistles. Considerable use was made of the Hebrew Scriptures and of the Qur'an. The conversionist approach proved unsuccessful, and this led to a change in the Quaker understanding of mission. |
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| ISSN: | 2397-1770 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Quaker studies
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