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Inward Quaker spirituality

inward Quaker spirituality

In this video, we look at the way Quakers contrasted the ‘outward’ with the ‘inward’ and how for them the inward denoted authentic spirituality.

We also hear about some of the consequences of this emphasis on the inward and how Quakers quickly adopted distinctive ways of speaking and dressing and a set of ways of being in the world.

What marked Quakers out as a distinct group? Please tell us what you think by posting a comment.

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Radical Spirituality: the Early History of the Quakers

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