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Quakerism and the approaches to mental affliction
Quakerism and the approaches to mental affliction
by Woodbrooke - Amanda Lawrence, Rebecca Wynter
This thesis explores the association of George Fox (1624-1691) – Leicestershire-born founder of the Society of Friends – and William Tuke (1732-1822) – leading York Quaker, businessman and philanthropist – to the treatment of mental illness. Split into three main chapters, the au…
The Quaker understanding of the Ministerial Vocation
The Quaker understanding of the Ministerial Vocation
by Woodbrooke - Lucia Beamish, Andrew Harvey
This thesis considers Quaker ministry from George Fox through the 18th into the 19th century, and argues that there was a diversion from the conception of Fox, represented by both an increasingly oppressive formal structure, and by shallow lack of considered discernment concernin…
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