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== Influence ==

== Influence ==

Hicks' teachings were at odds with those of Joseph John Gurney, who represented a continental branch of Quakerism closer in many ways to other Christian denominations.  His emphasis on following the light, and apparent rejection of the divinity of Christ made many Friends nervous.  Many meetinghouses refused to admit Hicks, fearful of his teachings, and the resulting divisions led to schisms in many of the major meetinghouses in the United States.  The Hicksite and Gurneyite meetinghouses in Philadelphia were not reunited until the 1970s.  Modern liberal Quakerism grew out of Hicksite groups.  However, it is certain that Hicks would not have identified himself with the teachings of modern liberal Quakers, as he time and again reaffirmed that his beliefs were Christian, and indeed felt that he had come close to discovering Christianity in its truest form.

Hicks' teachings were at odds with those of Joseph John Gurney, who represented a continental branch of Quakerism closer in many ways to other Christian denominations.  His emphasis on following the light, and apparent rejection of the divinity of Christ made many Friends nervous.  Many meetinghouses refused to admit Hicks, fearful of his teachings, and the resulting divisions led to schisms in many of the major meetinghouses in the United States.  The Hicksite and Gurneyite meetinghouses in Philadelphia were not reunited until the 1970s.  Modern liberal Quakerism grew out of Hicksite groups.  However, it is certain that Hicks would not have identified himself with the teachings of modern liberal Quakers, as he time and again reaffirmed that his beliefs were Christian, and indeed felt that he had come close to discovering Christianity in its truest form.