George Fox - An Autobiography

by George Fox

George Fox was born in Fenny Drayton, Leicestershire, in 1624. Apprenticed to a Nottingham shoemaker, Fox developed strong opinions about religion. Fox rebelled against the state control of the Church of England and in 1643 began toured the country giving sermons where he argued that consecrated buildings and ordained ministers were irrelevant to the individual seeking God. Three years later Fox had a divine revelation that inspired him to preach a gospel of brotherly love. Fox formed a group called the Friends of Truth. Later they became known as the Society of Friends. Fox's central dogma was that of the inner light, communicated directly to the individual soul by Christ. George Fox's Journal (1694) describes his visions, his teachings and his frequent imprisonments.

Genres: History, Biography

264 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2006

About the author

George Fox was an English Dissenter and a founder of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers or Friends.

The son of a Leicestershire weaver, Fox lived in a time of great social upheaval and war. He rebelled against the religious and political authorities by proposing an unusual and uncompromising approach to the Christian faith. He travelled throughout Britain as a dissenting preacher, for which he was often persecuted by the authorities who disapproved of his beliefs.

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Reviews

[Leslie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am Quaker and Fox was a founder of that faith tradition so I found much to think about and learn from. At the same time, I would not consider this a good introduction to Quakerism if you are unfamiliar with its practices and traditions. It is very much a life in the 1600s full of sufferings and imprisonments and impassioned insistence on a very different way of seeking God that accepted in the establishment but much language is old-fashioned and offputting and a lot makes no sense without historical context. Not a spiritual reflection or organized exposition.

[Theodore · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book if you are interested in history.

[Brad Hart · Rating 4 out of 5]

George Fox and the Quakers are fascinating. A must read if you like religious history.

[Jennifer · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was tedious to read. It is a travelogue without any description or dialogue...and not much expounding on any events in his life. A biography by someone else which went into particulars would be more interesting. This is more like journal notations at the end of the day that told about what happened in an abbreviated form.