However deep we may fall, we cannot fall deeper than God's arms reach.

— William Penn (1644–1718), Quäker und Gründer Pennsylvanias

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William Penn

William Penn (1644–1718) war ein englischer Quäker, theologischer Schriftsteller und Gründer der nordamerikanischen Kolonie Pennsylvania. Bekannt wurde er für sein Eintreten für Religionsfreiheit und das „Heilige Experiment“ einer toleranten Verfassungsordnung, wenngleich er auf seinem Landsitz selbst versklavte Menschen hielt. Bibellesern begegnet er als Vordenker christlicher Gewissensfreiheit und einer praktischen Kreuzesnachfolge im Spannungsfeld von persönlichem Glauben und politischer Verantwortung.

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