Historical dictionary of the Friends (Quakers)
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Historical dictionary of the Friends (Quakers)
(Historical dictionaries of religions, philosophies, and movements, no. 44)
Scarecrow Press, c2003
Available at 5 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Bibliography: p. 325-378
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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 unity despite their diverse membership and their periodic disagreements and divisions.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Editor's Foreword Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 Acronyms and Abbreviations Chapter 4 Chronology Chapter 5 Introduction Chapter 6 THE DICTIONARY Chapter 7 Appendix A: Friends Worldwide: Origins of Yearly Meetings Chapter 8 Appendix B: Friends Worldwide: Membership of Yearly meetings Chapter 9 Appendix C: Family Trees of North American and African Yearly Meetings Chapter 10 Bibliography Chapter 11 List of Contributors Chapter 12 Members of the Advisory Committee Chapter 13 About the Editors
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