Was George Fox a Gnostic? An Examination of Foxian Theology From a Valentinian Gnostic Perspective
| Author: | Reynolds, Glenn D. | |
| Year: | 2006 | |
| Pages: | 292 | |
| ISBN: | 0-7734-5901-4 978-0-7734-5901-4 | |
| Price: | $199.95 + shipping | |
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The combined effect of observations made by John Owen (Puritan Vice-chancellor of Oxford University) in tracts published in 1655 and 1679 was that Quaker theology renewed aspects of Gnosticism, a theology interpreted by patristic commentators as Christian heresy. This monograph argues that George Fox’s theological message (and in particular, his interpretation of the concept of revelatory Light) incorporated a remarkably similar soteriology and realised eschatology to that found in Valentinian Christian Gnosticism.
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“The twentieth century has seen a growth of scholarship in Quaker studies and the last twenty years in particular has seen a wealth of new and exciting thinking about Quakerism and its origins ... This is a book which rightly sits alongside the other scholarly attempts to better understand early Quakerism and which adds to the field enormously.” – Dr. Ben Pink Dandelion, University of Birmingham (UK)
Table of Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. Revelation
3. Perfection
4. Scripture, Baptism and Communion
5. Conclusion: The De-Gnosticising of Fox
Bibliography
Index Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. Revelation
3. Perfection
4. Scripture, Baptism and Communion
5. Conclusion: The De-Gnosticising of Fox
Bibliography
Index Abbreviations