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This study is an attempt to describe both the theories which
underlay the Friends' deep concern for children, and the ways in
which these theories were manifested in the life and practice of
the Society. Contents: children in the thought and life of the
early Friends; education of children before 1737; religious
experiences of children; birthright membership; associate
membership; children and Quakerism; bibliography.
In this book, Bispham refrained from going into many particulars of
his artistic career, preferring to give a general survey of its
principal points, for his object is not only to interest music
lovers by giving them a glimpse into an artist's life, but to
provide a stimulus for amateurs who contemplate entering the
professional arena, and to show them how necessary it is to have,
in the first place, the natural ability, then the inner urge to
continue against opposition, and the determination to endure to the
end.
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the
original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as
marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe
this work is culturally important, we have made it available as
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that are true to the original work.
More than a thousand Quaker female ministers were active in the
Anglo-American world before the Revolutionary War, when the Society
of Friends constituted the colonies' third-largest religious group.
Some of these women circulated throughout British North America;
others crossed the Atlantic to deliver in courthouses, meeting
houses, and private homes, to audiences of men and women, to
Quakers and to those of other faiths, to Native Americans, and to
slaves. Utilizing the Quakers' rich archival sources, as well as
colonial newspapers and diaries, Rebecca Larson reconstructs the
activities of these women. She examines the ways their public,
authoritative role affected the formation of their identities,
their families and their society.
In-depth discussion of the Quaker method of worship and business,
sacraments as an attitude toward life, simplicity, peacemaking,
education, and service to others. Reprint of 1927 edition.
"Hamm has simply produced the best book on Quaker history in
recentyears." -- Quaker History
..". will stand as one of themost important works in the field."
-- American Historical Review
In this popular compilation, letters, journals, artwork, and essays
describe the origins of Quakerism, the Quakers in Colonial America,
matters of conscience, and writings by and about Quakers in
American literature. Readers will learn about George Fox, William
Penn, Lucretia Mott, Levi Coffin, and others who were instrumental
in establishing the "Quaker lifestyle" and Quaker pacifism in World
War II and the Vietnam War. Also included are excerpts from
Hawthorne, Melville, Whittier, and West.
This landmark volume is the first in a century to examine the
"Second Period" of Quakerism, a time when the Religious Society of
Friends experienced upheavals in theology, authority and
institutional structures, and political trajectories as a result of
the persecution Quakers faced in the first decades of the
movement's existence. The authors and special contributors explore
the early growth of Quakerism, assess important developments in
Quaker faith and practice, and show how Friends coped with the
challenges posed by external and internal threats in the final
years of the Stuart age-not only in Europe and North America but
also in locations such as the Caribbean. This groundbreaking
collection sheds new light on a range of subjects, including the
often tense relations between Quakers and the authorities, the role
of female Friends during the Second Period, the effect of major
industrial development on Quakerism, and comparisons between
founder George Fox and the younger generation of Quakers, such as
Robert Barclay, George Keith, and William Penn. Accessible,
well-researched, and seamlessly comprehensive, The Quakers,
1656-1723 promises to reinvigorate a conversation largely ignored
by scholarship over the last century and to become the definitive
work on this important era in Quaker history. In addition to the
authors, the contributors are Erin Bell, Raymond Brown, J. William
Frost, Emma Lapsansky-Werner, Robynne Rogers Healey, Alan P. F.
Sell, and George Southcombe.
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: some
practice a protestant evangelicalism, others are no longer
Christian. In this generously illustrated book, Pink Dandelion, the
leading expert on Quaker Studies, draws on the latest scholarship
to chart the history of the sect and its present-day diversity
around the world, exploring its unique approach to worship, belief,
theology and language, and ecumenism. It concludes by placing the
Quakers in the wider religious picture and predicting its future.
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J. Williams Thorne (1816-1897) was an outspoken farmer who spent
the first half-century of his remarkable life in Chester County,
Pennsylvania, where he took part in political debates, helped
fugitive slaves in the Underground Railroad and co-founded the
Progressive Friends Meeting near his home in Longwood. Williams and
his associates discussed vital matters of the day, from slavery to
prohibition to women's rights. These issues sometimes came to
Thorne's doorstep-he met with nationally prominent reformers, and
thwarted kidnappers seeking to enslave one of his free black
tenants. After the Civil War, Williams became a "carpetbagger,"
;moving to postwar North Carolina to pursue farming and politics.
An "infidel" Quaker (anti-Christian), he was opposed by Democrats
who sought to keep him out of the legislature on account of his
religious beliefs. Today a little-known figure in history, Williams
made his mark through his outspokenness and persistent battling for
what he believed.
American Quakerism changed dramatically in the antebellum era owing
to both internal and external forces, including schism,
industrialization, western migration, and reform activism. With the
"Great Separation" of the 1820s and subsequent divisions during the
1840s and 1850s, new Quaker sects emerged. Some maintained the
quietism of the previous era; others became more austere; still
others were heavily influenced by American evangelicalism and
integration into modern culture. Examining this increasing
complexity and highlighting a vital religiosity driven by deeply
held convictions, Janet Moore Lindman focuses on the Friends of the
mid-Atlantic and the Delaware Valley to explore how Friends' piety
affected their actions-not only in the evolution of religious
practice and belief but also in response to a changing social and
political context. Her analysis demonstrates how these Friends'
practical approach to piety embodied spiritual ideals that
reformulated their religion and aided their participation in a
burgeoning American republic. Based on extensive archival research,
this book sheds new light on both the evolution of Quaker spiritual
practice and the history of antebellum reform movements. It will be
of interest to scholars and students of early American history,
religious studies, and Quaker studies as well as general readers
interested in the history of the Society of Friends.
Quakerism began in England in the 1650s. George Fox, credited as
leading the movement, had an experience of 1647 in which he felt he
could hear Christ directly and inwardly without the mediation of
text or minister. Convinced of the authenticity of this experience
and its universal application, Fox preached a spirituality in which
potentially all were ministers, all part of a priesthood of
believers, a church levelled before the leadership of God. Quakers
are a fascinating religious group both in their original
'peculiarity' and in the variety of reinterpretations of the faith
since. The way they have interacted with wider society is a basic
but often unknown part of British and American history. This
handbook charts their history and the history of their expression
as a religious community. This volume provides an indispensable
reference work for the study of Quakerism. It is global in its
perspectives and interdisciplinary in its approach whilst offering
the reader a clear narrative through the academic debates. In
addition to an in-depth survey of historical readings of Quakerism,
the handbook provides a treatment of the group's key theological
premises and its links with wider Christian thinking. Quakerism's
distinctive ecclesiastical forms and practices are analysed, and
its social, economic, political, and ethical outcomes examined.
Each of the 37 chapters considers broader religious, social, and
cultural contexts and provides suggestions for further reading and
the volume concludes with an extensive bibliography to aid further
research.
This is the first full biography of James Rendel Harris
(1852-1941), Bible and patristic scholar, manuscript collector,
Quaker theologian, devotional writer, traveller, folklorist, and
relief worker. Drawing on published and unpublished sources
gathered in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East, many of
which were previously unknown, Alessandro Falcetta tells the story
of Harris's life and works set against the background of the
cultural and political life of contemporary Britain. Falcetta
traces the development of Harris's career from Cambridge to
Birmingham, the story of his seven journeys to the Middle East, and
of his many campaigns, from religious freedom to conscientious
objection. The book focuses upon Harris's innovative contributions
in the field of textual and literary criticism, his acquisitions of
hundreds of manuscripts from the Middle East, his discoveries of
early Christian works - in particular the Odes of Solomon - his
Quaker beliefs and his studies in the cult of twins. His enormous
output and extensive correspondence reveal an indefatigable genius
in close contact with the most famous scholars of his time, from
Hort to Harnack, Nestle, the 'Sisters of Sinai', and Frazer.
An inspiring and enlightening introduction to Quakerism, the second
title in the Yale University Press "The Spirit of . . ."series Who
are the Quakers, what do they believe, and what do they practice?
The Religious Society of Friends-also known as Quakers--believes
that everyone can have a direct experience of God. Quakers express
this in a unique form of worship that inspires them to work for
change in themselves and in the world. In The Spirit of the
Quakers, Geoffrey Durham, himself a Friend, explains Quakerism
through quotations from writings that cover 350 years, from the
beginnings of the movement to the present day. Peace and equality
are major themes in the book, but readers will also find
thought-provoking passages on the importance of action for social
change, the primacy of truth, the value of simplicity, the need for
a sense of community, and much more. The quoted texts convey a
powerful religious impulse, courage in the face of persecution, the
warmth of human relationships, and dedicated perseverance in
promoting just causes. The extended quotations have been carefully
selected from well-known Quakers such as George Fox, William Penn,
John Greenleaf Whittier, Elizabeth Fry and John Woolman, as well as
many contemporary Friends. Together with Geoffrey Durham's
enlightening and sympathetic introductions to the texts, the
extracts from these writers form an engaging, often moving guide to
this accessible and open-hearted religious faith.
Inspired by the Quaker ideals of simplicity, equality, and peace, a
group of white planters formed a community in the British Virgin
Islands during the eighteenth century. Yet they lived in a slave
society, and nearly all their members held enslaved people. In this
book, John Chenoweth examines how the community navigated the
contradictions of Quakerism and plantation ownership. Using
archaeological and archival information, Chenoweth reveals how a
web of connections led to the community's establishment, how Quaker
religious practices intersected with other aspects of daily life in
the Caribbean, how these practices were altered to fit a
slavery-based economy and society, and how the eventual development
of dissent and schism brought about the end of the community after
just one generation. He uses this story as a fascinating example of
the ways religious ideals can be interpreted in everyday practice
to adapt to different local contexts.
Known in Pennsylvania Dutch as Brauche or Braucherei, the
folk-healing practice of powwowing was thought to draw upon the
power of God to heal all manner of physical and spiritual ills. Yet
some people believed-and still believe today-that this power to
heal came not from God, but from the devil. Controversy over
powwowing came to a climax in 1929 with the York Hex Murder Trial,
in which one powwower killed another who, he believed, had placed a
hex on him. Based on seven years of fieldwork and extensive
interviews, David Kriebel's study reveals the vibrant world,
history, and culture of powwowing in southeastern and central
Pennsylvania. He describes, compares, and contrasts powwowing
practices of the past and the present; discusses in detail the
belief in powwowing as healing; and assesses the future of
Braucherei. Biographical sketches of seven living powwowers shed
additional light on this little-understood topic. A groundbreaking
inquiry into Pennsylvania German culture and history, Powwowing
Among the Pennsylvania Dutch opens a window onto an archaic,
semi-mystical tradition still very much in practice today.
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