Alvin Joaquin Figueroa
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First Thoughts on Sixteenth Century Spanish Mysticism and the First Quakers: Communion with The Light in Early Modernism
The article explores the connections and divergences between sixteenth-century Spanish mysticism and seventeenth-century Quaker mysticism, focusing on figures like Teresa de Ávila and George Fox. It highlights shared spiritual themes such as communion with the divine and the emphasis on inner experience, while contrasting their poetic and referential expressions. The author argues for a broader,…