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Light of God, Light of Christ, Christ within, That of God, Spirit of God within us, Light within, inward light and inner light are related phrases commonly used within the Religious Society of Friends as metaphors for Christ's light shining on or in them. The ''inward light'' is a much older phrase used by early Friends to refer to Christ's light shining on them; whilst the ''inner light'' is a twentieth century doctrine of the liberal branch of the Religious Society of Friends. The doctrine of the inner light was defined by Rufus Jones, who first brought the phrase into popular use in 1904, thus: "''The Inner Light is the doctrine that there is something Divine, ‘Something of God’ in the human soul''". Jones argued that the doctrine of the inner light was something shared by George Fox and other early Quakers, but some Quaker theologians and historians, most notably Lewis Benson reject this viewpoint. The word ''light'' is commonly used by Christians (including Quakers) as a metaphor for Christ, derived from many Biblical passages including John 8:12 Liberal Quakers take this idea of walking in Christ's light to refer to God's presence within a person, and to a direct and personal experience of God, although this varies to some extent between Quakers in different yearly meetings. Liberal Quakers believe not only that individuals can be guided by this light, but that Friends might meet together and receive collective guidance from God by sharing the concerns and leadings that he gives to individuals. This is often done in meeting for worship; Pierre Lacout, a Swiss Quaker, describes a "silence which is active" causing the Inner Light to "glow". in his book ''God is silence''. In a Friends meeting it is usually called "ministry" when a person shares aloud what the Inner Light is saying to him or her. == Related terms == (詳細はGeorge Fox. The related term “Inward light” appears in older Quaker writings, but is not used as often now. Originally, Inward Light was used much more often than “Inner Light.”〔Richard Vann. ("Review of Rosemary Moore, ''The Light in Their Consciences: The Early Quakers in Britain 1646–1666,''" ) H-Albion, H-Net Reviews, July, 2001.〕 This term evokes an image of people being illuminated by the light of God or Christ, rather than having a light of their own inside them. Although the terms are now often used interchangeably, according to Quaker historian Pink Dandelion, not until incorrectly Rufus Jones used the terms interchangeably were the terms thought of as equivalents.〔Pink Dandelion. ''An Introduction to Quakerism''. Cambridge, Eng.: Cambridge University Press, 2007, p. 132-132.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「inner light」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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