Millenarianism and the Restoration Politics of Active Waiting in Bunyan and Milton

• Published in: Bunyan studies no. 19; p. 35
• Main Author: Ritcheson, Sarah Marie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumbria University, Department of Humanities, Faculty of Arts, Design and Social Sciences 01.01.2015
• Subjects: British & Irish literature; Bunyan, John (1628-1688); Bunyan, John (1628-88); Christianity; Christians; English literature; God; Milton, John (1608-1674); Pacifism; Politics; Religious wars; Spirituality; Theology; Violence

[...]a binary with regard to violence might be the result of a modem framework applied anachronistically to the period. A number of Quakers, in contrast to their leaders' official position, refused to adopt a pacifist tone and continued to call down God's wrath upon their enemies, includin...