Truth of the Heart: An Anthology of George Fox

by George Fox (Editor)

Rex Ambler's collection of passages from the writings of George Fox (1624-1691) is intended to make available his clearest and most profound writings from the whole range of his works, and to display them in such a way as to show the connections between them. It should therefore be possible, reading the text through, to gain a picture of Fox's whole vision. The anthology is presented in parallel with a translation into modern English, a glossary and a concluding essay 'Making sense of Fox'. This edition has some minor revisions.

Genres: Spirituality, Religion

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 4, 2007

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.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Fox

Reviews

[Julia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I see the Light in all of y'all!!!!!

[Mandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book uses the writings of George Fox, but they have been sorted into themes, and each page of original words, is faced by an opposite page of the words modernised. I have not read more then odd quotes from George Fox before, and I found it quite intriguing to read such a large amount of his words. I was also very surprised to recognise a lot of links to themes that I have been reading about in mindfulness meditation.

GF and the proponents of MM both think it necessary to shut of the clamour of the mind. They both expect that when people turn awareness away from the noise of the world and the mind that this allows us to experience the joy and peace which is man's natural state of being.

Fascinating.

[Fiona Robson]

This was a collection of passages from the writing of George Fox, gathered to produce a coherent whole, in an attempt to display Fox's Quaker philosophy. As a Quaker, I thoroughly enjoyed this, and am always in awe of how Fox thrived during the very difficult time period in which he lived. His life was a blessing and inspiration to us all.