Carl Abbott, Margery Post Abbott

Quakerism: The Basics

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The second edition of Quakerism: The Basics introduces a vibrant twenty-first century religion, tracing the evolution of the Religious Society of Friends from its origins in seventeenth-century England to a world-wide religion, balancing discussion of Quaker history, evolving beliefs and practices, and contemporary social action.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Mai 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm
• ISBN-13: 9781032803371
• ISBN-10: 1032803371
• Artikelnr.: 72487802

Autorenporträt

Margery Post Abbott is a member of the Multnomah Meeting in Portland, Oregon and an independent scholar who has published widely on Quaker belief and practice. Carl Abbott is a member of the Multnomah Meeting and Professor Emeritus of Urban Studies and Planning at Portland State University, USA. Carl Abbott is a member of Multnomah Meeting in Portland, Oregon, and is Emeritus Professor of Urban Studies and Planning at Portland State University, USA. He is the author of numerous books on the history of American cities and the American West, and the co-author of Quakers in Politics.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Lives led by the Spirit: action founded in faith 2. A
danger to the nation: the first generations of Quakerism in the seventeenth
century 3. A peculiar and contradictory people: the eighteenth and
nineteenth centuries 4. A worldwide faith in the twentieth century and
beyond 5. A secret power among them: worship and practice 6. Ministry,
mission, and testimony 7. Convergence or purity: being a Quaker in the
twenty-first century