TY - BOOK AU - Hamm,Thomas D. TI - The Quakers in America T2 - Columbia contemporary American religion series SN - 023150893X AV - BX7635 .H26 2003eb U1 - 289.6/73 22 PY - 2003/// CY - New York PB - Columbia University Press KW - Society of Friends KW - United States KW - Société des Amis KW - États-Unis KW - RELIGION KW - Christianity KW - Quaker KW - bisacsh KW - General KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=107200 ER -