The Quaker World by Daniels, C. Wess; Grant, Rhiannon;

Short description:

Containing 61 chapters, this volume is essential reading for students studying world religions, Christianity and comparative religion, and it will also be of interest to those in related fields such as sociology, political science, anthropology and ethics.

Long description:

The Quaker World is an outstanding, comprehensive and lively introduction to this complex Christian denomination. Exploring the global reach of the Quaker community, the book begins with a discussion of the living community, as it is now, in all its diversity and complexity.

The book covers well-known areas of Quaker development, such as the formation of Liberal Quakerism in North America, alongside topics which have received much less scholarly attention in the past, such as the history of Quakers in Bolivia and the spread of Quakerism in Western Kenya. It includes over sixty chapters by a distinguished international and interdisciplinary team of contributors and is organised into three clear parts:

• Global Quakerism


• Spirituality


• Embodiment

Within these sections, key themes are examined, including global Quaker activity, significant Quaker movements, biographies of key religious figures, important organisations, pacifism, politics, the abolition of slavery, education, industry, human rights, racism, refugees, gender, disability, sexuality and environmentalism.

The Quaker World provides an authoritative and accessible source of information on all topics important to Quaker Studies. As such, it is essential reading for students studying world religions, Christianity and comparative religion, and it will also be of interest to those in related fields such as sociology, political science, anthropology and ethics.

Table of Contents:

Introduction C. Wess Daniels and Rhiannon Grant  Part I: Global Quakerism  1. Quakers in Africa: History of the Quaker Movement in Africa Robert J. Wafula  2. Transmission of Quaker Missionary Ideas as a Development of Christianity in Western Kenya, 1902 to 1970 Sychellus Wabomba Njibwakale  3. A Brief History of Quakers in South Africa Penelope Cummins  4. Quakers in Bolivia: The Beginning of Bolivian Friends Emma Condori Mamani  5. European Quakers Hans Eirik Aarek  6. Friends World Committee for Consultation, Section of the Americas Robin Mohr  7. Together Apart: An Overview of the Asia-West Pacific Section (AWPS) Ronis Chapman and Virginia Jealous  8. Nitobe Inazō and Quaker Influences on Japanese Colonial Thought Isaac Barnes May and Richard J. Barnes  9. Progress Friends: Shaping the Liberal Quaker Past and Present Chuck Fager  10. Stubborn Friends: Quakers and Native Americans in the Long Nineteenth Century Damon B. Akins  11. Evangelical Friends Jennifer M. Buck  12. Richard Foster (1942-) Jennifer M. Buck  13. Movements Within Quakerism - Liberalism Isaac Barnes May  14. The Life and Thought of Rufus Jones (1863-1948) Richard Kent Evans  15. H. Louise Brown Wilson (1921-2014): Exemplary North Carolina Conservative Friend Lloyd Lee Wilson  16. The Incorporation of Committees: The Development of Quaker Institutions Robin Mohr  17. The Religious Roots of the Quaker Way Stuart Masters  18. Quakerism in the Eighteenth Century Andrew Fincham  19. Elizabeth Fletcher: The Youngest of the Valiant Sixty Barbara Schell Luetke  20. Biography of Margaret Fell Kristianna Polder  Part II: Spirituality  21. Quaker Spiritual Autobiography Andrew Pisano  22. Bayard T. Rustin: The Faith of a Conscientious Objector in the 1940s Carlos Figueroa  23. Thomas Kelly's Mystical Itinerary as a Spiritual Orientation for Personal Spirituality David Pocta  24. Hannah Whitall Smith: Nineteenth-Century Free-lance Quaker Heretic Carole Dale Spencer  25. Loving "That of God": Participatory Love and the Quaker Way Matt Boswell  26. How Far the Theological Message of Liberal British Quakerism Has Changed Over the Last Fifty Years: An Analysis of Key Introductory Texts for Enquirers Hugh Jones  27. Quaker Decision-Making Meetings Through the Ages: Consistency and Variation Judith Roads  28. Quaker Decision-Making Process: The Case of Burundi Yearly Meeting David Niyonzima  29. The Work of Equality: Supporting Quaker Women in Ministry Ashley M. Wilcox  30. William Penn's Pragmatic Christology: A Christian Philosophy of Religion(s) Benjamin J. Wood  31. Liberal Quaker Pneumatology Christy Randazzo  32. Baptized With the Holy Spirit Emma Condori Mamani  33. Language, Labels and Beyond: The Shifting Foci of Concern Over Adequte Representation in the Liberal Quaker 'Theism-Nontheism Debate' Stewart David Yarlett  34. Worshipping at the Edge of Words: The Work of Silence and Speech in Meeting for Worship Ann Wrightson  35. Testimony as Consequence: The Reinvention of Tradition Pink Dandelion  Part III: Embodiment  36. Networked to Freedom, but Not My Neighbour: Complicating Legacies of Quakers and the Enslaved Population of North Carolina Krishuna Hines-Gather  37. Sarah Mapps Douglas: An American Saint Abigail Lawrence  38. Quaker Advocacy for Peace: From Grassroots to Congress Diane Randall  39. The Political Activist Life of Pragmatic Quaker Bayard T. Rustin Carlos Figueroa  40. The Body Is Enough: Towards a Liberal Quaker Theology of Disability Benjamin J. Wood  41. Theological Foundations in Disability Issues: Evaluating the African Christian Quaker Experience Oscar Lugusa Malande  42. Representations of Quakers in Television and Film: An Overview Stephen D. Brooks  43. Quakers Will Soon Engross the Whole Trade of the Kingdom Michael Dutch  44. John Woolman and Delaware Indians: Envisioning Cross-Cultural Peace in a Time of Conflict Jon R. Kershner  45. A Short History of Quakers Inclusion of Gay and Lesbian People Brian T. Blackmore  46. Young Adult Quakers and Epilogue: A Case Study of an 'Alternative' Worshipping Community Matt Alton  47. Quaker Archives in the United States Mary Crauderueff  48. Dismantling White Supremacy in Quaker Archives: A Case Study Mary Crauderueff  49. The Economic and Political Theology of James Naylor Stuart Masters  50. George Cadbury: Faith in Practice Andy Fincham  51. Quaker Dress Deb Fuller  52. Modern Understandings of Plain Dress Mackenzie Morgan  53. Capturing the Light: Materializing Past Quaker Lives Christopher Allison  54. Quakers and Other Animals Chris Lord  55. Quakers and Marriage Kristianna Polder  56. Paul Cuffe' Economic Religion: Cuffe's Quaker Identity Beyond the Race Hero Archetype Timothy Rainey II  57. Distinctive and Harmless? Quaker Nonviolence as a Resource for Future Religiosity Stewart David Yarlett  58. British Quakers and the Boer War, 1899-1902 Penelope Cummins  59. Quaker Workcamps Greg Woods  60. The Ramallah Friends Meeting: Examining 100 Years of Peace and Justice Work Maia Carter Hallward  61. 'Go Anywhere, Do Anything': The Friends Ambulance Unit, 1914-1959 Rebecca Wynter