Where and when did Quakerism originate?
Many books have been written about the origins and history of Quakers, but very briefly: Friends arose in mid-17th century England, in the in the midst of religious and political upheaval and civil war. The commonly accepted beginning is dated as 1652, when a young itinerant preacher named George Fox (1624-91) converted a group known as the Westmoreland Seekers. Over the next several years, the new movement grew exponentially and swept out of the north to all of England, but soon attracted the attention of authorities. Over the next thirty years, Friends were persecuted and imprisoned in large numbers, with hundreds dying in harsh prison conditions. Their public witness was crucial in the eventual passage of the Toleration Act (1689), guaranteeing religious minorities the right of public worship. As early as 1654, Friends began to emigrate to the New World and were a political force in several colonies. In 1681, Quaker William Penn was granted an expanse of land along the Delaware Rive
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