Historical Dictionary of the Friends (Quakers)

by Abbott, Margery Post; Chijioke, Mary Ellen; Dandelion, Pink; Oliver, John William, Jr.

• ISBN13: 9780810844834
• ISBN10: 0810844834
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-05-01
• Publisher: Scarecrow Pr

Summary

The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) is small by anyone's definition, with only about 300,000 members worldwide, but its impact has been widely felt. Unlike other historical dictionaries, the authors present a series of worldwide essays on Quaker theology, history, and practice as well as the lives of individuals who have made this faith their life. The entries prove the variety among Friends today and also gives a clear sense of despite their diverse membership and their periodic disagreements and divisions.

Author Biography

John William Oliver Jr. is professor emeritus of the history department of Malone College in Ohio.

Table of Contents

Editor's Foreword	vii
Jon Woronoff
Preface	ix
Acronyms and Abbreviations	xi
Chronology	xiii
Introduction	xxi
The Dictionary	1	(312)
Appendix A: Friends Worldwide: Origins of Yearly Meetings	313	(6)
Appendix B: Friends Worldwide: Membership of Yearly Meetings	319	(4)
Appendix C: Family Trees of North American and African Yearly Meetings	323	(2)
Bibliography	325	(54)
Index	379	(44)
The Contributors	423	(2)
Members of the Advisory Committee	425	(6)
About the Authors	431