Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Preface and Acknowledgments from the First Edition of 2000 xi
5. Introduction to the Twentieth Anniversary Edition xv
6. Part 1: Quaker Beginnings, 1646–1658
7. 1 Genesis 2
8. 2 The Quaker Explosion 23
9. 3 The Consequences of James Nayler 37
10. Part 2: Shaping the Quaker Faith
11. 4 The Biblical Framework 53
12. 5 The Kingdom of the Lord 62
13. 6 Putting Experience into Words 77
14. 7 Heated Controversy 90
15. 8 Serious Theology 100
16. Part 3: Quakers in Practice
17. 9 Walking in the Light 117
18. 10 Foundations of the Gospel Order 131
19. 11 Quakers Meeting 144
20. 12 “Sufferings” Before the Restoration 157
21. Part 4: Turmoil and Transition, 1659–1666
22. 13 The Defeat of the Radicals 169
23. 14 Survival 182
24. 15 The Consequences of John Perrot 195
25. 16 Poetry, Testimonies, and Pastoral Epistles 206
26. 17 Metamorphosis 216
27. Appendix 1 Sources of Information for Early Quakerism 231
28. Appendix 2: Research Methods 239
29. Appendix 3: Table of Publications 245
30. Notes 249
31. Selected Bibliography 299
32. Index 311