Book Description
Studies of George Fox, Thomas Hodgkin, Joshua Rowntree, Rendel Harris, Jane E. Newman, Joseph Rowntree and others.
Author : Sir George Newman
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Page : 144 pages
File Size : 45,13 MB
Release : 1946
Category : Quakers
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Studies of George Fox, Thomas Hodgkin, Joshua Rowntree, Rendel Harris, Jane E. Newman, Joseph Rowntree and others.
Author : Jewell Conrad Edgerton
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Page : 204 pages
File Size : 35,42 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780923687342
Author : Errol T. Elliott
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Page : 216 pages
File Size : 20,20 MB
Release : 1972
Category : Biography & Autobiography
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Author : Emma Jones Lapsansky-Werner
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 27,90 MB
Release : 2003-01-26
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780812236927
The notion of a uniquely Quaker style in architecture, dress, and domestic interiors is a subject with which scholars have long grappled, since Quakers have traditionally held both an appreciation for high-quality workmanship and a distrust of ostentation. Early Quakers, or members of the Society of Friends, who held "plainness" or "simplicity" as a virtue, were also active consumers of fine material goods. Through an examination of some of the material possessions of Quaker families in America during the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries, the contributors to Quaker Aesthetics draw on the methods of art, social, religious, and public historians as well as folklorists to explore how Friends during this period reconciled their material lives with their belief in the value of simplicity. In early America, Quakers dominated the political and social landscape of the Delaware Valley, and, because this region held a position of political and economic strength, the Quakers were tightly connected to the transatlantic economy. Given this vantage, they had easy access to the latest trends in fashion and business. Detailing how Quakers have manufactured, bought, and used such goods as clothing, furniture, and buildings, the essays in Quaker Aesthetics reveal a much more complicated picture than that of a simple people with simple tastes. Instead, the authors show how, despite the high quality of their material lives, the Quakers in the past worked toward the spiritual simplicity they still cherish.
Author : William C. Kashatus
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Page : 106 pages
File Size : 38,80 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Quakers
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Author : Jewell Conrad Edgerton
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Page : pages
File Size : 46,69 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Quakers
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Author : Anna C. Brinton
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Page : pages
File Size : 13,89 MB
Release : 1964-01-01
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ISBN : 9780875749020
Author : Margery Post Abbott
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 599 pages
File Size : 15,23 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0810868571
The modern reputation of Friends in the United States and Europe is grounded in the relief work they have conducted in the presence and aftermath of war. Friends (also known as Quakers) have coordinated the feeding and evacuation of children from war zones around the world. They have helped displaced persons without regard to politics. They have engaged in the relief of suffering in places as far-flung as Ireland, France, Germany, Ethiopia, Egypt, China, and India. Their work was acknowledged with the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947 to the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and the Friends Service Council of Great Britain. More often, however, Quakers live, worship, and work quietly, without seeking public attention for themselves. Now, the Friends are a truly worldwide body and are recognized by their Christ-centered message of integrity and simplicity, as well as their nonviolent stance and affirmation of the belief that all people--women as well as men--may be called to the ministry. The expanded second edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Friends (Quakers) relates the history of the Friends through a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and over 700 cross-referenced dictionary entries on concepts, significant figures, places, activities, and periods. This book is an excellent access point for scholars and students, who will find the overviews and sources for further research provided by this book to be enormously helpful.
Author : Thomas D. Hamm
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Page : 292 pages
File Size : 36,11 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780253360045
"Hamm has simply produced the best book on Quaker history in recent years." -- Quaker History ..". will stand as one of the most important works in the field." -- American Historical Review
Author : Anna Cox Brinton
Publisher :
Page : 55 pages
File Size : 22,21 MB
Release : 1964
Category : Quakers
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