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  • 41Miguel de Molinos — (c. 1628–1697), Spanish divine, the chief apostle of the religious revival known as Quietism, was born about 1628 near Muniesa (Teruel).[1] He entered the priesthood and settled in Rome about …

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  • 42Friends, Society of — known as Quakers Protestant denomination that arose in England in the mid 17th century. The movement began with radical English Puritans called Seekers, who rejected the Anglican church and other existing Protestant sects. They took their faith… …

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  • 43Fénelon, François de Salignac de La Mothe- — born Aug. 6, 1651, Château de Fénelon, Périgord, France died Jan. 7, 1715, Cambrai French archbishop, theologian, and man of letters. Though generally conservative, his The Education of Young Gentlewomen (1687), based on his experience directing… …

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  • 44Guyon, Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de La Motte, Madame Du Chesnoy — ▪ French mystic , née Bouvier De La Motte, byname Madame Guyon born April 13, 1648, Montargis, Fr. died June 9, 1717, Blois       French mystic and writer, a central figure in the theological debates of 17th century France through her advocacy of …

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  • 45Jacques-Benigne Bossuet —     Jacques Benigne Bossuet     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Jacques Benigne Bossuet     A celebrated French bishop and pulpit orator, born at Dijon, 27 September, 1627, died at Paris, 12 April, 1704. For more than a century his ancestors, both… …

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  • 46semiquietism — “+ noun Etymology: semi + quietism : a moderate form of quietism practiced in France toward the end of the 17th century having none of the antinomianism of pure quietism but placing the essence of the spiritual life in complete surrender to love… …

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  • 47Ludwig Wittgenstein — Wittgenstein redirects here. For other uses, see Wittgenstein (disambiguation). Ludwig Wittgenstein Photographed by Ben Richards Swansea, Wales, 1947 Born 26 April 1889 …

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  • 48Philosophical Investigations — This article is about the philosophy of Wittgenstein. For other uses of Philosophical Investigation or Philosophical Investigations, see Philosophical Investigations (disambiguation). Philosophical Investigations   …

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  • 49Anarchism and Islam — Part of the Politics series on Anarchism …

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  • 50Sufi studies — Sufi studies: a particular branch of comparative studies that uses a.o.the technical lexicon of the Islamic mystics, the Sufis, to exemplify the nature of its ideas; hence the frequent reference to Sufi Orders. It may be divided into two main… …

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