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Quakers and Quakerism in Bolton, Lancashire 1650-1995 : the History of a Religious Community.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, 2010.Description: 1 online resource (271 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780773416598
  • 0773416595
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 289.6/42737 289.60942737
LOC classification:
  • BX7678 .B6 C66 2010
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
The first Bolton Friends 1650-1700 -- A lively quietism 1700-1760 -- A blossoming at Edgworth 1760-1775 -- Finally a preparative meeting 1775-1795 -- Continuity and change 1795-1851 -- Routine and renewal 1851-1870 -- Education and evangelicalism 1870-1895 -- Women Friends 1650-1918 -- Acting locally, thinking globally 1895-1938 -- The Second World War and after 1938 to 1995.
Summary: This book traces the theoretical origins of social movements in the United States and Great Britain to a single Quaker meeting house.

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This book traces the theoretical origins of social movements in the United States and Great Britain to a single Quaker meeting house.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The first Bolton Friends 1650-1700 -- A lively quietism 1700-1760 -- A blossoming at Edgworth 1760-1775 -- Finally a preparative meeting 1775-1795 -- Continuity and change 1795-1851 -- Routine and renewal 1851-1870 -- Education and evangelicalism 1870-1895 -- Women Friends 1650-1918 -- Acting locally, thinking globally 1895-1938 -- The Second World War and after 1938 to 1995.

English.