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Hamm, Thomas D.

The Quakers in America / Thomas D. Hamm. - 1 online resource (viii, 293 pages) : illustrations, 1 map - - Columbia contemporary American religion series . - Columbia contemporary American religion series. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Meeting for worship and meeting for business -- The origins of American Quakerism, 1640-1800 -- Their separate ways : American Friends since 1800 -- Quaker faiths and practices -- Contemporary Quaker debates -- Quakers and the world -- "A quarterly meeting in herself" : Quaker women, marriage, and the family -- Quaker lives, past and contemporary.

Provides a concise history of the Religious Society of Friends, an introduction to its beliefs and practices, and a vivid picture of the culture and controversies of the Friends today.


English.

ISBN: 023150893X 9780231508933 1281793957 9781281793959 9786613791191 6613791199

Source: 22573/cttgqh9z JSTOR 211BF4AB-FBC4-4552-9B4E-C5F097F854A3 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Society of Friends--United States.
Société des Amis--États-Unis.
RELIGION--Christianity--Quaker.
RELIGION--General.
Society of Friends

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BX7635 / .H26 2003eb

Dewey Class. No.: 289.6/73