George Fox Digged out of his Burrowes (George Fox Digg'd out of his Burrowes or an offer of Disputation on fourteen Proposals made this last Summer of 1672 unto G. Fox then present on Rode-Island in New England) is a book written by Rhode Island founder and Reformed Baptist theologian Roger Williams in 1676. The book discusses the debate regarding traditional Protestant Christianity and Quakerism with its different belief in the " inner light," which Williams considered heretical. [1]
In 1672, Roger Williams (at age 68) rowed alone, all night, from Providence to Newport to debate prominent Quakers William Edmondson, John Stubbs (c.1618–1675), and John Burnyeat at nine the next morning. Williams initially wanted to debate the famous English Quaker George Fox, but Fox left Rhode Island without answering Williams' letter inviting him to a debate. In response to Williams' request, the Quakers agreed to debate him for three days in Newport and one day in Providence. Williams' account of the debates was printed in Boston by John Foster in 1676. [2] [3] [4] [5]
References
- ^ Camp, Leon R. (1963). "Roger Williams vs. 'The Upstarts:' The Rhode Island Debates of 1672". Quaker History. 52 (2). Friends Historical Association: 69–76. doi: 10.1353/qkh.1963.0011. JSTOR 41946414. S2CID 161334270.
- ^ George Fox Digg'd out of his Burrowes or an offer of Disputation on fourteen Proposals made this last Summer of 1672 unto G. Fox then present on Rode-Island in New England, printed in Boston by John Foster 1676.
- ^ Calamandrei, Mauro (1952). "Neglected Aspects of Roger Williams' Thought". Church History. 21 (3): 239–258. doi: 10.2307/3162173. JSTOR 3162173. S2CID 162549049.
- ^ Lovejoy, David S. (1993). "Roger Williams and George Fox: The Arrogance of Self-Righteousness". The New England Quarterly. 66 (2): 199–225. doi: 10.2307/365844. JSTOR 365844.
- ^ Lowenherz, Robert J. (1959). "Roger Williams and the Great Quaker Debate". American Quarterly. 11 (2, Part 1). The Johns Hopkins University Press: 157–165. doi: 10.2307/2710672. JSTOR 2710672.