Margaret Fell, Letters, and the Making of Quakerism

Marjon Ames (Appalachian State University, USA.)

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Routledge
21 May 2019

Biography: religious & spiritual; Quakers (Religious Society of Friends)

Series: Material Readings in Early Modern Culture

Intensely persecuted during the English Interregnum, early Quakers left a detailed record of the suffering they endured for their faith. Margaret Fell, Letters, and the Making of Quakerism is the first book to connect the suffering experience with the communication network that drew the faithful together to create a new religious community. This study explores the ways in which early Quaker leaders, particularly Margaret Fell, helped shape a stable organization that allowed for the transition from movement to church to occur. Fell’s role was essential to this process because she developed and maintained the epistolary exchange that was the basis of the early religious community. Her efforts allowed for others to travel and spread the faith while she served as nucleus of the community’s communication network by determining how and where to share news. Memory of the early years of Quakerism were based on the letters Fell preserved. Marjon Ames analyzes not only how Fell’s efforts shaped the inchoate faith, but also how subsequent generations memorialized their founding members.

By: Marjon Ames (Appalachian State University USA.)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 376g
ISBN: 9780367346690
ISBN 10: 0367346699
Series: Material Readings in Early Modern Culture
Pages: 196
Publication Date: 21 May 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Table of Contents Introduction: Becoming Quaker Chapter 1: The Making of Quakerism Chapter 2: The Quaker Letter Network Chapter 3: Margaret Fell Re-Examined Chapter 4: Apostolic Epistolary Influences Chapter 5: Suffering, Prison, and the Law in the Quaker Tradition Chapter 6: The Afterlife of the Movement Conclusion Bibliography

Marjon Ames teaches at Appalachian State University, USA.

Reviews for Margaret Fell, Letters, and the Making of Quakerism

"""Ames's analysis of the letter archive Fell created has resulted in an important reappraisal of the role of Margaret Fell as absolutely crucial to the growth and long-term stability of the Quakers."" - Teresa Feroli, New York University, Early Modern Women: An Interdisciplinary Journal"