Apocalypse of the Word: The Life and Message of George Fox

Gwyn emphasizes the apocalyptic perspective behind George Fox's declaration that Christ has come to teach his people himself and describes how it affected Fox's view of preaching, worship, and Church order. This work helps explain the urgency of the message that sparked early Friends.

Apart from Quaker interest this asks some searching questions about the relevance of Christianity in the age of the Bomb. --John PUnshon, Quaker Tutor, Woodbrooke, Birmingham, England

Doug Gwyn's stunning Apocalypse will mean [recovery of early Quaker vision] for the next twenty years. --T. Canby Jones, Professor of Religion and Philosophy, Wilmington College