Presented by Zia H Shah MD
Origins and Historical Development
Quakerism, formally known as the Religious Society of Friends, emerged in mid-17th century England during the tumultuous era of the English Civil War . Its founder, George Fox (1624–1691), was a dissenter who believed he experienced direct communication from God and became convinced that the established churches had drifted from true Christianity . Fox and his early followers rejected rituals, liturgy, and church hierarchies, asserting that God’s truth could be accessed directly by each person through the Holy Spirit, without need for priests or elaborate ceremonies . This radical stance – that “Christ has come to teach His people Himself” in Fox’s words – led them to form a new movement emphasizing personal experience of the Divine over external forms.
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Categories: Christianity, The Muslim Times
During my first ‘internship’ in UK at the age of 16 my host and boss belonged to the Quaker community. (Swiss, married to a British lady). He was a unique person: He owned a factory and gave 90 percent of the shares to a worker trust fund.