Quaker Thought and History
Author | : Edward Grubb |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 1925 |
Genre | : Society of Friends |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Edward Grubb |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 1925 |
Genre | : Society of Friends |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Thomas D. Hamm |
Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0231123620 |
The Quakers in America is a multifaceted history of the Religious Society of Friends and a fascinating study of its culture and controversies today. Lively vignettes of Conservative, Evangelical, Friends General Conference, and Friends United meetings illuminate basic Quaker theology and reflect the group's diversity while also highlighting the fundamental unity within the religion. Quaker culture encompasses a rich tradition of practice even as believers continue to debate whether Quakerism is necessarily Christian, where religious authority should reside, how one transmits faith to children, and how gender and sexuality shape religious belief and behavior. Praised for its rich insight and wide-ranging perspective, The Quakers in America is a penetrating account of an influential, vibrant, and often misunderstood religious sect. Known best for their long-standing commitment to social activism, pacifism, fair treatment for Native Americans, and equality for women, the Quakers have influenced American thought and society far out of proportion to their relatively small numbers. Whether in the foreign policy arena (the American Friends Service Committee), in education (the Friends schools), or in the arts (prominent Quakers profiled in this book include James Turrell, Bonnie Raitt, and James Michener), Quakers have left a lasting imprint on American life. This multifaceted book is a concise history of the Religious Society of Friends; an introduction to its beliefs and practices; and a vivid picture of the culture and controversies of the Friends today. The book opens with lively vignettes of Conservative, Evangelical, Friends General Conference, and Friends United meetings that illuminate basic Quaker concepts and theology and reflect the group's diversity in the wake of the sectarian splintering of the nineteenth century. Yet the book also examines commonalities among American Friends that demonstrate a fundamental unity within the religion: their commitments to worship, the ministry of all believers, decision making based on seeking spiritual consensus rather than voting, a simple lifestyle, and education. Thomas Hamm shows that Quaker culture encompasses a rich tradition of practice even as believers continue to debate a number of central questions: Is Quakerism necessarily Christian? Where should religious authority reside? Is the self sacred? How does one transmit faith to children? How do gender and sexuality shape religious belief and behavior? Hamm's analysis of these debates reveals a vital religion that prizes both unity and diversity.
Author | : Carole Dale Spencer |
Publisher | : Paternoster Publishing |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : |
No single word conjures up religion, spirituality or the sacred more than `holiness'. Yet its meaning in Christian theology and application in Christian practice, has been greatly misunderstood. Few Quakers today of any persuasion would recognize the mystical depth of meaning the concept had for Quakers down through the centuries. Holiness: The Soul of Quakerism recovers the essential place of holiness theology in three centuries of Quaker history. It explores how Quaker spirituality was shaped in its inception by the experience of union with God, otherwise known in Christian tradition as `perfection' and examines selected figures from Quaker history who represent different emphases of holiness in the context of their time and culture. It examines the history of Quakerism in terms of the holiness tradition arguing that the holiness heritage of Quakerism can be traced to its founder, George Fox, who understood union with God or perfection, as the essence of the Christian experience. The study identifies eight different traditions of Christian holiness and shows how Quakerism uniquely combined elements of each, reinterpreting them into a radical new kind of holiness movement. It also identifies eight essential elements that comprise Quaker holiness and shows how these are located within differing emphases in the writings of early Friends and in Quakerism thereafter—Scripture, eschatology, conversion, evangelism, charisma, suffering, mysticism and perfection.
Author | : Jane E. Calvert |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 399 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0521884365 |
This book traces the theory of Quaker constitutionalism from the early Quakers through Founding Father John Dickinson to Martin Luther King, Jr.
Author | : Richard C. Allen |
Publisher | : Penn State University Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : Quakers |
ISBN | : 9780271081205 |
Explores the second period of the development of Quakerism, specifically focusing on changes in Quaker theology, authority and institutional structures, and political trajectories.
Author | : William Sewel |
Publisher | : DigiCat |
Total Pages | : 1063 |
Release | : 2022-09-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
The History of the Rise, Increase, and Progress of the Christian People Called Quakers is about Restoration England and a general account of 17th century England. Sewel writes at length about the early years of the Quaker movement.
Author | : Stephen Ward Angell |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 411 |
Release | : 2018-04-19 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1107136601 |
A vigorous, innovative, compelling introduction to Quakers, fully global in reach, and utilizing the best Quaker scholars from every continent.
Author | : Glenn Leppert |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2020-08 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781735464602 |
Even though the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) began as a Christian movement, and even though their positive impact on culture and society was quite significant, relative to their size, there is very little public awareness of Quakerism today. Little is known of historical contributions of the Friends movement, and even less is known about the Christian beliefs that drove those actions. This book seeks to fill this gap in awareness, by providing an accessible introduction to Quaker history and beliefs from an evangelical Christan perspective. Academically rigorous and historically comprehensive, while still an accessible and entertaining read, it is a must-have for scholars, pastors, students, or anyone else seeking to understand the Christian foundation and heartbeat of Quakerism.
Author | : Dr. Adrian Davies |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0198208200 |
The study also examines many other facets of Quakerism - from the literacy rates of Quakers, and the level of persecution suffered by followers to the reasons for the sect's decline - and concludes with a survey of the changes that had overcome the movement since the heady days of birth."--Jacket.
Author | : Douglas Van Steere |
Publisher | : Paulist Press |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780809125104 |
Simplicity in forms of worship, opposition to violence, concern for social injustice, and, above all, a faith in the personal and corporate guidance of the Holy Spirit are characteristics of the spirituality of the people called Quakers. The author has assembled a comprehensive collection of Quaker writings.