Quaker Quicks - In STEP with Quaker Testimony - Simplicity, Truth, Equality and Peace - inspired by Margaret Fell`s writings

Margaret Fell was an inspiring and practical leader in the early Quaker movement in 17th-century England, and her writings have been forgotten. This book brings them to life again, with excerpts and reflections structured around the four testimonies that have continued to shape Quaker witness to this day. Joanna Godfrey Wood follows each passage with a modern adaptation of Fell's words and explores her own personal responses from a 21st-century perspective, leaving us with a sense of a strong and beautiful bridge linking past and present.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 88 pages
Publication date: 30 April 2021
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing

Margaret Fell, the wife of George Fox, was a remarkable and influential figure in the early Quaker movement in 17th-century England. While her writings have largely been overlooked, this book seeks to resurrect them, presenting excerpts and reflections organized around the four testimonies that continue to shape Quaker witness today: Simplicity, Truth, Equality, and Peace. Joanna Godfrey Wood accompanies each passage with a modern adaptation of Fell's words, offering her personal responses from a 21st-century perspective. The result is a captivating bridge that connects the past and present, leaving us with a profound sense of the enduring power and beauty of Margaret Fell's words.

Margaret Fell, the wife of George Fox, was a remarkable and influential figure in the early Quaker movement in 17th-century England. While her writings have largely been overlooked, this book seeks to resurrect them, presenting excerpts and reflections organized around the four testimonies that continue to shape Quaker witness today: Simplicity, Truth, Equality, and Peace. Joanna Godfrey Wood accompanies each passage with a modern adaptation of Fell's words, offering her personal responses from a 21st-century perspective. The result is a captivating bridge that connects the past and present, leaving us with a profound sense of the enduring power and beauty of Margaret Fell's words.

Weight: 104g
Dimension: 140 x 216 x 8 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781789045772