Primitive Christianity Revived by William Penn

Primitive Christianity Revived by William Penn

William Penn's classic 1696 work, Primitive Christianity Revived, describes how the ways of the early Christian church as established by Jesus and his apostles had been restored in the Faith and Practice of the People called Quakers. Central to this short treatise is the Quaker belief in the reality of the Light of Christ in Man, as the Manifestation of God's Love for Man's Happiness. This doctrine, he wrote, distinguished the Religious Society of Friends from all other Christians, and as the Fingers shoot out of the Hand, and the Branches from the Body of the Tree; So True Religion, in all the Parts and Articles of it, Springs from this Divine Principle in Man. This book was written by a Christian Quaker to other Christians, and it remains an invaluable resource for twenty-first-century Quakers and Christians.

William Penn outlines in only a few dozen pages the beliefs and behaviors that define the Friends' way of life. The simplicity and precision of Penn's description is unsurpassed in the three centuries since it was first published, but seventeenth-century English vocabulary and grammar have obscured his message. In this new edition, Paul Buckley has translated Primitive Christianity Revived into modern English, revealing the straightforward clarity of Penn's reasoning for a new generation.

William Penn is the nom de plume of a husband and wife writing team. After retiring from military service that took them all over the world, both authors pursued careers in state government, academe, political consulting, public relations and journalism. Following that, they settled in Grand County, Colorado, to enjoy its myriad outdoor sports opportunities, its scenery and the wonderful people who live there or visit. When not downhill skiing, sailing, flying, hiking, fly-fishing, doing volunteer work and writing, the authors try to be good companions to an Old English Sheepdog. This novel, and its predecessor The Grand Conspiracy by William Penn, are part of a four-novel series featuring the adventures of Buck and Dolly Madison.

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ISBN 13	9780999833216
ISBN 10	0999833219
Title	Primitive Christianity Revived
Author	William Penn
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Inner Light Books
Year published	2018-03-01
Number of pages	118
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