Robert Barclay

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  • Robert Barclay

    Robert Barclay (1648-1690) was a Scottish Quaker writer who was imprisoned for his ministry. He traveled with George Fox, William Penn, and George Keith to Holland and Germany, where they promoted the beliefs of Friends. His Apology for the True Christian Divinity (1678) became a standard statement of Quaker doctrines.

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The wrong organ for spirituality

The wrong organ for spirituality

"Man… may apprehend in his brain and his notions a knowledge of God and spiritual things; yet this not being the right organ for true spiritual knowledge, it cannot... Read more.