Inner Light
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Inner Light is the Quaker belief that a divine presence or spiritual guidance resides within every person, enabling direct, personal experience of the sacred without intermediaries.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Inward Light | 0 | 1 |
| Light Within | 0 | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Quaker belief
→
religious concept → theological doctrine → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Inner Light
→
surface form:
Inward Light
Inner Light →
surface form:
Light Within
Seed of God → that of God in everyone → |
| associatedWith |
Religious Society of Friends
→
surface form:
Quaker spirituality
Quaker worship → Religious Society of Friends → |
| contrastedWith |
external religious authority
→
sacramental priesthood → |
| coreIdea |
God can speak directly to the individual conscience
→
a divine presence resides within every person → each person can have direct experience of the sacred → no human intermediary is required for contact with the divine → spiritual guidance is available inwardly to all people → |
| emphasizes |
direct revelation
→
individual responsibility to respond to divine guidance → personal spiritual experience → |
| guides |
corporate discernment in Quaker meetings
→
ethical behavior of believers → |
| historicallyArticulatedBy |
George Fox
→
early Friends → |
| implies |
every person has access to divine truth
→
spiritual equality of all persons → |
| influences |
Quaker decision-making practices
→
Quaker testimonies of community → Quaker testimonies of equality → Quaker testimonies of integrity → Quaker testimonies of peace → Quaker discipline and advices →
surface form:
Quaker testimonies of simplicity
|
| relatedConcept |
conscience
→
direct revelation → immanence of God → |
| religiousTradition |
Religious Society of Friends
→
surface form:
Quakerism
|
| scripturalBasisClaimedFrom |
Gospel of John
→
surface form:
Gospel of John 1:9
|
| understoodAs |
presence of Christ within
→
universal divine illumination → |
| usedInPractice |
Quaker meeting for worship for business
→
discernment of leadings → silent worship → |
| viewedAs |
inner teacher
→
source of moral insight → source of spiritual authority → |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Inward Light
this entity surface form:
Light Within