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George Fox
1624–1691
A restless seeker who became the best-known founder of the Quaker movement, he challenged the religious habits of his age and preached that people could experience God directly. His life of travel, preaching, prison, and controversy helped shape one of the most distinctive Christian communities in the English-speaking world.
4 Audiobooks
Gleanings from the Works of George Fox
by George Fox, Dorothy M. (Dorothy Miller) Richardson
George Fox: An Autobiography
by George Fox
About the author
Born in Leicestershire in 1624, George Fox grew up during a time of political and religious turmoil in England. As a young man he was deeply troubled by what he saw as empty formal religion, and after years of spiritual searching he became convinced that Christ could speak directly to every person.
That conviction became the heart of his preaching. Fox traveled widely through Britain and beyond, gathering followers who became the Religious Society of Friends, later known as the Quakers. He rejected elaborate church ritual and emphasized inward spiritual experience, plain living, honesty, and obedience to conscience.
Fox spent much of his life on the road and was imprisoned more than once because of his beliefs and public preaching. He is also remembered for his Journal, which gives a vivid picture of his spiritual struggles, his ministry, and the early growth of the Quaker movement. He died in London in 1691, leaving a legacy that continued far beyond his own century.