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Abraham Shackleton
Abraham Shackelton (1696–1771) was a Quaker schoolmaster. Born in West Yorkshire, he settled and established a school in Ballitore, County Kildare, Ireland. His private boarding school, open to people of any faith, educated boys from France, England, and other foreign countries. He taught Edmund Burke, who became a statesman and philosopher, and Paul Cullen, later the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin. Personal life Abraham Shackelton was born at Shackleton House, at Harden, near Bingley, West Yorkshire in England on 27 October 1696. He was the sixth and final child born to (1658–1703) of Keighley and Richard Shackleton (1643–1705). Both of his parents were Quakers (Society of Friends) His father was imprisoned at York Castle for three years because he had not attended church (likely before the Toleration Act 1688). In 1696, Shackleton House became a Quaker meetinghouse. Shackleton came from a family of yeoman farmers. Both of his parents died when he was young; his mother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quakers
Quakers are people who belong to a historically Protestant Christian set of denominations known formally as the Religious Society of Friends. Members of these movements ("theFriends") are generally united by a belief in each human's ability to experience the light within or see "that of God in every one". Some profess a priesthood of all believers inspired by the First Epistle of Peter. They include those with evangelical, holiness, liberal, and traditional Quaker understandings of Christianity. There are also Nontheist Quakers, whose spiritual practice does not rely on the existence of God. To differing extents, the Friends avoid creeds and hierarchical structures. In 2017, there were an estimated 377,557 adult Quakers, 49% of them in Africa. Some 89% of Quakers worldwide belong to ''evangelical'' and ''programmed'' branches that hold services with singing and a prepared Bible message coordinated by a pastor. Some 11% practice ''waiting worship'' or ''unprogramme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
