Le prophète et l’autorité scripturaire : Winstanley et les premiers Quakers comme continuateurs de la Révélation biblique
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2005
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Psalms, Messianic Cuaquerismo Bible Society of Friends Quakerisme Société des Amis Amis (quakers) Société religieuse des AmisCiter ce document
Luc Borot, « Le prophète et l’autorité scripturaire : Winstanley et les premiers Quakers comme continuateurs de la Révélation biblique », Caliban, ID : 10.3406/calib.2005.1551
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The Reformation establishes the supremacy of Scripture as the source of religious authority. Some say that Scripture is its own interpreter, others adhere to rigid orthodoxies, others still claim their rights to personal inspiration as a source of authority superior to the Bible or as a source of understanding of the Bible. A personal relationship with God resulting from a particular calling or an individual revelation is then supposed to grant a higher light to the believer. In this paper we will offer a reading of inspiration as authority with Gerrard Winstanley and the early Quakers. Several issues will be raised : i. How far is indidivual revelation, whether it be granted just once or on several occasions to one or several persons, presented as a clue to read Scripture or as an authority entitled to be superior to the Bible ? ii. Do those attitudes towards spiritual authority generate effects upon their behaviour towards temporal authority ? iii. What are the types of reactions of civil authorities towards these inspired claims ?