AMS 355 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Holy Experiment, Evangelicalism, Mary Dyer
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The society of friends (known as quakers ) Simple tenant farmers, artisans, and the poor. Was a weaver, and had an epiphany, and then became a travelling speaker. the process of revelation (communication of god directly to the people, an absent belief in the puritans) Rejected innate depravity, salvation available to everyone, against election. His duty to awaken the presence of inner light to each person in the world; became a disruptive force. Became a disruptive force in english society: seen as a disruptive force to the established hierarchy of society. Attempts to preach in puritan massachusetts 1657-59. As opposed to the puritan ideas that only members of the church had any say in anything. Refusal to swear oaths and destruction of quaker judiciary. Pennsylvania became a strategic defensive location, which conflicted with the pacifism of the quakers. Continuing influence of society of friends in america.
