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(CopyLink)https://tq.filegood.club/0199206791.html - Book Synopsis : 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 encounterwith 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 latestscholarship 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.About the Series: Oxford's Very Short Introductions offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects--from Islam to Sociology, Politics to Classics, and
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Book Synopsis :
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 encounterwith 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 latestscholarship 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.About the Series: Oxford's Very Short Introductions offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects--from Islam to Sociology, Politics to Classics, and
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The Quakers are a fascinating religious group both in their origins and in the
variety of reinterpretations of the faith since. Emerging from the social unrest
of the English civil war, the Quakers have gone on to have an influence way
beyond their numbers: be it their continued stance against war or their
pioneering work against slavery. At the same time, Quakers maintain a
distinctive worship method to achieve the direct encounter with God which has
been at theheart of the movement since its beginning. This book charts the
history of Quakerism and its present-day diversity, and outlines its approach to
worship, belief, theology and language, and ecumenism.ABOUT THE
SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press
contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized
books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert
authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to
make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
The Quakers: A Very Short Introduction (Very
Short Introductions)
(CopyLink)https://tq.filegood.club/B003CXAM1Y.html - Book Synopsis :
The Quakers are a fascinating religious group both in their origins and in
the variety of reinterpretations of the faith since. Emerging from the
social unrest of the English civil war, the Quakers have gone on to have
an influence way beyond their numbers: be it their continued stance
against war or their pioneering work against slavery. At the same time,
Quakers maintain a distinctive worship method to achieve the direct
encounter with God which has been at theheart of the movement since
its beginning. This book charts the history of Quakerism and its presentday
diversity, and outlines its approach to worship, belief, theology and
language, and ecumenism.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short
Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of
titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the
perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors
combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to
make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
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