Abstract
This article argues that John Woolman’s abolitionism and reform efforts are usefully understood through the lens of a theological restoration of the Lamb’s War. Specifically, this article explores Woolman’s apocalyptic eschatology, which is demonstrated through his conceptions of a realizing eschatology, protology, impending judgment, perfection and a new order on earth. Through acts of social confrontation and the direct inward revelation of Christ, both the first generation of Quakers and Woolman a century later proclaimed a message of transformation in a way that illumines broader tropes in Quaker experience.
Keywords
judgment, prophet, eighteenth century, abolitionism, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, slavery, perfection, trans-Atlantic marketplace, protological restoration
How to Cite
Kershner, J., (2013) “The Valiant Sixty-First? John Woolman’s Apocalyptic Eschatology and the Restoration of the Lamb’s War”, Quaker Studies 18(1), 23–49. doi: https://doi.org/10.3828/quaker.18.1.23
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