Quakers: a Very Short Introduction

Name: Quakers: a Very Short Introduction
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ISBN: 9780199206797

ISBN-10: 0199206791

ISBN-13: 9780199206797

Edition: 2008

Authors: Pink Dandelion

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Here is the perfect introductory guide to the history and ideas of the Quakers, one of the world's most fascinating and enigmatic religious groups. Emerging in England in the 1650s as a radical sect challenging the status quo, the Quakers are now best known for their anti-slavery activities, their principled stance against war, and their pioneering work in penal reform. Famous Quakers include Thomas Paine, Walt Whitman, Lucretia Mott, Herbert Hoover, James Dean, Judi Dench, and A.S. Byatt. And while the group still maintains a distinctive worship method to achieve a direct encounter with God, which has been at the heart of the movement since its beginning, Quakers today are highly diverse:…

Book details

List price: $12.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/20/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 4.37" wide x 6.85" long x 0.31" tall
Weight: 0.308
Language: English




Who are the Quakers?



The History of Quakerism



Worship



Belief



Theology and Language



Ecumenism



The Future of Quakerism


Timeline


Further Reading


Glossary


References