Category: Religion and Spirituality

George Fox, the human founder of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), was a religious genius, theologian, social reformer, and an extraordinarily good and kind human being. He loved God passionately and wrote of this love beautifully and poetically in more than 400 pastoral letters written between 1643 and 1690. This book summarizes the main… →

This book, Volume I, includes letters 1-100 written by George Fox. In them Fox writes of his passionate love of God and Christ the Light. He describes how we may live the life of a pacifist. But we may always, if necessary, confront our persecutors. He tells us how to marry in the manner of… →

The middle of the seventeenth century is a time of war and great differences between the rich and the poor in Europe. Religious systems, the courts and marriage law are in turmoil. In this reflection by Charlotte Condia, George Fox brings order to the Quakers through a series of letters. He is inspired by God,… →

For Fox, God is One. He addresses God with many names – Light, Lord of hosts, Pure, Living God, Eternal, Exalted, unchangeable Life, Lord God Almighty, Creator, Wisdom, Order and Power – but He is One. He is all-knowing and can always be counted on. God has incredible Power and we are to be obedient… →

George Fox is a remarkable man. William Penn called him “No Man’s copy.” Charlotte Condia analyzes some of George Fox’s remarkable pastoral letter. In them he discusses many aspects of God and how to live a Quaker life. →

William Penn said of George Fox, the human founder of the Quaker faith, that he was “no man’s copy.” In this analysis of Fox’s letters, Charlotte Condia reflects on the ways George Fox’s contemporaries, saw him as an original, He was unique. The crown of Fox’s experience is his knowledge and passionate love of God… →

Written by Charlotte Condia, George Fox’s A Catechism for Children 1660 follows the traditional question and answer format. Fox discusses many things in the book but principally it is an explanation of what he believes about the Light. His language is beautiful and poetic and he shares his passionate love of Christ the Light with… →

In Charlotte Condia’s book God of the Quakers, George Fox and John Woolman both have a passionate love for and deep belief in God. They both write about this love and belief in an extraordinary way, as few people have. George Fox is the human founder of the Society of Friends; John Woolman, a Quaker… →