The Unbearable Inner Light: John Bunyan's Controversy with the Quakers

• Published in: Bunyan studies no. 14; p. 34
• Main Author: Camden, Vera J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumbria University, Department of Humanities, Faculty of Arts, Design and Social Sciences 01.01.2010
• Subjects: British & Irish literature; Bunyan, John (1628-1688); Bunyan, John (1628-88); English literature

[...]any doctrine that exalts the inner life, and the leadings of one's own spirit, ushers in calamity. [...]it cannot be over-emphasized that Bunyan' s first published work was written against Quaker doctrine, wherein he contends for the scriptures' testimony to the work of Jesus in...