Quakers in Central and Southern Africa
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Origins of Quakers
"Quakers" is the name most generally used for members of the Religious Society of Friends - rather a mouthful, that, and normally only used for formal or official purposes.
The Society arose in England during the 1650's when Oliver Cromwell governed the country after executing King Charles and overthrowing the established political and religious order. It was a time of great unrest, not only in public life but also in terms of people's values and beliefs. New and radical ideas were being floated - some of them surprisingly advanced even by today's standards. Out of this atmosphere of enquiry and uncertainty emerged a Leicestershire man - George Fox - who received a direct experience of the presence of God, and realised that this was something which anyone could share, without the need for priests, Churches or theological systems"... ... see full article(http://www.hastings-quakers.org.uk/introduction.htm )
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