Primitive Christianity Revived, Again
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The following excerpt is from a new post on Abiding Quaker, patradallmann.com
This essay is about the final stage in the process of redemption: when we have observed and embodied the demands of the Law; when we have heeded faithfully the requirements of conscience; when we have watched and waited expectantly, and yet have come up empty, and not known…
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The following excerpt is from the 10th month post at Abiding Quaker .
Of the 21 chapters in John’s Gospel, chapter 11 has been for decades the least interesting to me. It was its scattered quality that put me off: too many characters, most of them contributing only snippets; vignettes…
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The following excerpt is from a new post titled "A Colony of Heaven" which can be found at…
ContinueHi, Patricia. As a matter of fact, a new Philadelphia Friends of Jesus group might be launching soon. I am planning to go down for the launch, once it is scheduled. I was already planning to reach out to you when I went to Philadelphia so that you and I could meet up, but now that I know that you are interested in the FoJF, I will keep you posted on that, too!
Thanks, Patricia, for locating (with Ellis Hein's help) the passage comparing Fox and Barclay. Before I write much about this passage, I need to find and read it.
Life at the moment is rather hectic for me, so it might be a while before I find the document and read the passage.
William F Rushby said…
I should mention that Lewis Benson was well read in Protestant theology, and was particularly attracted to and influenced by the theology of Emil Brunner. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_Brunner I suspect that Brunner's theology enters into Benson's reading of George Fox.
We don't study Quaker sources in an intellectual vacuum. Our examination of Quaker texts and experiences is inevitably influenced by other influences at work in our lives. And Lewis Benson was no exception!
Patricia: I wrote a response, and then mistakenly deleted it. I wish I could resurrect it, but I don't know how to do that. I'll try a bit later to reconstruct what I wrote!
I clearly did not understand your words correctly. Thank you for taking time to clarify for me.
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