Apocalypse of the Word: The Life and Message of George Fox (1624-1691)

Douglas Gwyn

Friends United Press, 2014 - Biography & Autobiography - 344 pages

Gwyn emphasizes the apocalyptic perspective behind George Fox's declaration that Christ has come to teach his people himself and describes how it affected Fox's view of preaching, worship, and Church order. This work helps explain the urgency of the message that sparked early Friends.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Apocalypse of the Word: The Life and Message of George Fox (1624-1691)
• Author: Douglas Gwyn
• Edition: 2
• Publisher: Friends United Press, 2014
• ISBN: 0944350771, 9780944350775
• Length: 344 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Cultural & Regional; Biography & Autobiography / Religious; Religion / Christianity / History; Religion / Christianity / Quaker