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The Quakers in America

By Thomas D. Hamm

Paperback: 293 pages
Publisher: Columbia University Press (September 18, 2006)
Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 15.4 ounces
Condition: Used/very good (mild cover crease)

Price: $24.99

Synopsis

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.

Part of the Columbia Contemporary American Religion Series.