The Quakers In America
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The Quakers In America
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Author : Thomas D. Hamm
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2003-12-03
The Quakers In America written by Thomas D. Hamm and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-12-03 with Religion categories.
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.
The Quakers
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Author : Hugh S. Barbour
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood
Release Date : 1988-11-15
The Quakers written by Hugh S. Barbour and has been published by Greenwood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988-11-15 with Religion categories.
A survey of the Quaker movement from 1650 to 1987 for those seeking to understand the origins and evolution of the Society of Friends. Part Two provides biographies of those people whose lives and actions particularly shaped American Quakerism.
The Quakers In The American Colonies
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Author : Rufus Matthew Jones
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1962
The Quakers In The American Colonies written by Rufus Matthew Jones and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1962 with Quakers categories.
"This volume is an attempt to study historically and critically the religious movement inaugurated in the New World by the Quakers, a movement important both for the history of the development of religion and for the history of the American Colonies, and to present it not only in its external setting but also in the light of its inner meaning."--Preface.
The Quiet Rebels
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Author : Margaret Hope Bacon
language : en
Publisher: Library Company of Philadelphia
Release Date : 1985
The Quiet Rebels written by Margaret Hope Bacon and has been published by Library Company of Philadelphia this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Religion categories.
The story of the quakers in America.
How The Quakers Invented America
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Author : David Yount
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2007
How The Quakers Invented America written by David Yount and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
Shows how the Quakers shaped the basic distinctive features of American life from the days of the founders and the colonies through the Revolution and up to the civil rights movement; also points out how Quaker values like freedom, equality, straightforwardness, and spirituality can be seen in modern day peace advocates.--From publisher description.
Quakers And The American Family
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Author : Barry Levy
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1988
Quakers And The American Family written by Barry Levy and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Delaware River Valley (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.) categories.
This brilliant study shows the pivotal role the Quakers played in the origins and development of America's family ideology. Levy argues that the Quakers brought a new vision of family and social life to America--one that contrasted sharply with the harsh, formal world of the New England Puritans. The Quakers stressed affection, friendship and hospitality, the importance of women in the home, and the value of self-disciplined, non-coercive childrearing. This book explains how and why the Quakers have had such a profound cultural impact on America and what the Quakers' experience with their own radical family system tells us about American families.
The Transformation Of American Quakerism
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Author : Thomas D. Hamm
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
The Transformation Of American Quakerism written by Thomas D. Hamm and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Religion categories.
"Hamm has simply produced the best book on Quaker history in recent years." -- Quaker History ..". will stand as one of the most important works in the field." -- American Historical Review
The Quakers In The American Colonies
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Author : Rufus Matthew Jones
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1923
The Quakers In The American Colonies written by Rufus Matthew Jones and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1923 with Society of Friends categories.
The Dutch And Quaker Colonies In America
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Author : John Fiske
language : en
Publisher: The Minerva Group, Inc.
Release Date : 2002-06
The Dutch And Quaker Colonies In America written by John Fiske and has been published by The Minerva Group, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-06 with History categories.
American Quakers
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Author : Wim Coleman
language : en
Publisher: History Compass
Release Date : 1970-06
American Quakers written by Wim Coleman and has been published by History Compass this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970-06 with Society of Friends categories.
Filled with primary sources, American Quakers provides insight into the origins of Quakerism, the Quakers in colonial America, matters of conscience, pacifism, and the impact of Quakers on American literature, and introduces the reader to prominent Quakers Mary Dyer, George Fox, William Penn, Lucretia Mott, Levi Coffin, Susan B. Anthony, and others. Perspectives on History Compelling firsthand accounts and primary source U.S. history documents underpin History Compass' popular Perspectives on History series, exploring in detail people and events from our nation's history. Original materials-letters, photographs, journal entries, maps, broadsheets, essays, newspaper accounts, poetry, cartoons, songs, and illustrations-convey life, struggle, hardship, victory, and success throughout American history.