Modern Freemasonry in the United States and Great Britain celebrates
its 300th anniversary in 2017 tracing its direct history from the
Grand Lodge of England founded in 1717. This text is intended to
provide a theory of origin for the Fraternity. It is based on
available sources, many of which are not Masonic in nature, but cover
the disciplines of history, religion, ethics, economics, politics, and
labor development. The book begins with an overview of how the
Fraternity initiated members in the seventeenth and early eighteenth
centuries, and includes the ancient Legend of Noah. It then reviews
how history is written and exams the utilization of Biblical and
legendary accounts in the development of a country’s, peoples’, or
organization’s history. The text moves on to the transition from
craft guild to fraternal organization and gives the full text of
Freemasonry’s four oldest documents: Regius Poem, Cooke Manuscript,
Graham Manuscript, and Schaw Statutes. This is followed by a
description of the London Masons’ Company based on the assumption
that this city-wide organization of craftsmen chartered in 1481 may
have been the administrative precursor of the Grand Lodge of England.
The author then reviews the demise of craft guilds and the rise of
fraternal societies in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
Additional chapters review the Masonic approach to ritual, education,
and ethical decision making. The text closes with a discussion of the
philosophy of Freemasonry as well as comments and suggestions
regarding Freemasonry’s future. The last chapter is a Scottish
Charge appropriate to all men, not just Freemasons.
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ISBN
9780761869610
Publisert
2017
Utgiver
Vendor
Hamilton Books
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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