Author: Barry Levy
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195049764
Category : Delaware River Valley (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
This brilliant study shows the pivotal role the Quakers played in the origins and development of America's family ideology. Levy argues that the Quakers brought a new vision of family and social life to America--one that contrasted sharply with the harsh, formal world of the New England Puritans. The Quakers stressed affection, friendship and hospitality, the importance of women in the home, and the value of self-disciplined, non-coercive childrearing. This book explains how and why the Quakers have had such a profound cultural impact on America and what the Quakers' experience with their own radical family system tells us about American families.
Quakers and the American Family
The Quaker Family in Colonial America
Author: Jerry William Frost
Publisher: St Martins Press
ISBN: 9780312658007
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Relates the religious and educational practices of the Quakers to their unique attitudes concerning family life and child rearing
Publisher: St Martins Press
ISBN: 9780312658007
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Relates the religious and educational practices of the Quakers to their unique attitudes concerning family life and child rearing
World of Trouble
Author: Richard Godbeer
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300248903
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
An intimate account of the American Revolution as seen through the eyes of a Quaker pacifist couple living in Philadelphia Historian Richard Godbeer presents a richly layered and intimate account of the American Revolution as experienced by a Philadelphia Quaker couple, Elizabeth Drinker and the merchant Henry Drinker, who barely survived the unique perils that Quakers faced during that conflict. Spanning a half†‘century before, during, and after the war, this gripping narrative illuminates the Revolution’s darker side as patriots vilified, threatened, and in some cases killed pacifist Quakers as alleged enemies of the revolutionary cause. Amid chaos and danger, the Drinkers tried as best they could to keep their family and faith intact. Through one couple’s story, Godbeer opens a window on a uniquely turbulent period of American history, uncovers the domestic, social, and religious lives of Quakers in the late eighteenth century, and situates their experience in the context of transatlantic culture and trade. A master storyteller takes his readers on a moving journey they will never forget.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300248903
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
An intimate account of the American Revolution as seen through the eyes of a Quaker pacifist couple living in Philadelphia Historian Richard Godbeer presents a richly layered and intimate account of the American Revolution as experienced by a Philadelphia Quaker couple, Elizabeth Drinker and the merchant Henry Drinker, who barely survived the unique perils that Quakers faced during that conflict. Spanning a half†‘century before, during, and after the war, this gripping narrative illuminates the Revolution’s darker side as patriots vilified, threatened, and in some cases killed pacifist Quakers as alleged enemies of the revolutionary cause. Amid chaos and danger, the Drinkers tried as best they could to keep their family and faith intact. Through one couple’s story, Godbeer opens a window on a uniquely turbulent period of American history, uncovers the domestic, social, and religious lives of Quakers in the late eighteenth century, and situates their experience in the context of transatlantic culture and trade. A master storyteller takes his readers on a moving journey they will never forget.
How the Quakers Invented America
Author: David Yount
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780742558335
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Shows how the Quakers shaped the basic distinctive features of American life from the days of the founders and the colonies through the Revolution and up to the civil rights movement; also points out how Quaker values like freedom, equality, straightforwardness, and spirituality can be seen in modern day peace advocates.--From publisher description.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780742558335
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Shows how the Quakers shaped the basic distinctive features of American life from the days of the founders and the colonies through the Revolution and up to the civil rights movement; also points out how Quaker values like freedom, equality, straightforwardness, and spirituality can be seen in modern day peace advocates.--From publisher description.
The Quaker Family in Colonial America
Author: J. William Frost
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 1466887877
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 451
Book Description
The Quaker Family in Colonial America is a book by J. William Frost.
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 1466887877
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 451
Book Description
The Quaker Family in Colonial America is a book by J. William Frost.
The Quakers in America
Author: Thomas D. Hamm
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231123639
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
The Quakers in America is a multifaceted history of the Religious Society of Friends and a fascinating study of its culture and controversies today. Lively vignettes of Conservative, Evangelical, Friends General Conference, and Friends United meetings illuminate basic Quaker theology and reflect the group's diversity while also highlighting the fundamental unity within the religion. Quaker culture encompasses a rich tradition of practice even as believers continue to debate whether Quakerism is necessarily Christian, where religious authority should reside, how one transmits faith to children, and how gender and sexuality shape religious belief and behavior. Praised for its rich insight and wide-ranging perspective, The Quakers in America is a penetrating account of an influential, vibrant, and often misunderstood religious sect. Known best for their long-standing commitment to social activism, pacifism, fair treatment for Native Americans, and equality for women, the Quakers have influenced American thought and society far out of proportion to their relatively small numbers. Whether in the foreign policy arena (the American Friends Service Committee), in education (the Friends schools), or in the arts (prominent Quakers profiled in this book include James Turrell, Bonnie Raitt, and James Michener), Quakers have left a lasting imprint on American life. This multifaceted book is 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. The book opens with lively vignettes of Conservative, Evangelical, Friends General Conference, and Friends United meetings that illuminate basic Quaker concepts and theology and reflect the group's diversity in the wake of the sectarian splintering of the nineteenth century. Yet the book also examines commonalities among American Friends that demonstrate a fundamental unity within the religion: their commitments to worship, the ministry of all believers, decision making based on seeking spiritual consensus rather than voting, a simple lifestyle, and education. Thomas Hamm shows that Quaker culture encompasses a rich tradition of practice even as believers continue to debate a number of central questions: Is Quakerism necessarily Christian? Where should religious authority reside? Is the self sacred? How does one transmit faith to children? How do gender and sexuality shape religious belief and behavior? Hamm's analysis of these debates reveals a vital religion that prizes both unity and diversity.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231123639
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
The Quakers in America is a multifaceted history of the Religious Society of Friends and a fascinating study of its culture and controversies today. Lively vignettes of Conservative, Evangelical, Friends General Conference, and Friends United meetings illuminate basic Quaker theology and reflect the group's diversity while also highlighting the fundamental unity within the religion. Quaker culture encompasses a rich tradition of practice even as believers continue to debate whether Quakerism is necessarily Christian, where religious authority should reside, how one transmits faith to children, and how gender and sexuality shape religious belief and behavior. Praised for its rich insight and wide-ranging perspective, The Quakers in America is a penetrating account of an influential, vibrant, and often misunderstood religious sect. Known best for their long-standing commitment to social activism, pacifism, fair treatment for Native Americans, and equality for women, the Quakers have influenced American thought and society far out of proportion to their relatively small numbers. Whether in the foreign policy arena (the American Friends Service Committee), in education (the Friends schools), or in the arts (prominent Quakers profiled in this book include James Turrell, Bonnie Raitt, and James Michener), Quakers have left a lasting imprint on American life. This multifaceted book is 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. The book opens with lively vignettes of Conservative, Evangelical, Friends General Conference, and Friends United meetings that illuminate basic Quaker concepts and theology and reflect the group's diversity in the wake of the sectarian splintering of the nineteenth century. Yet the book also examines commonalities among American Friends that demonstrate a fundamental unity within the religion: their commitments to worship, the ministry of all believers, decision making based on seeking spiritual consensus rather than voting, a simple lifestyle, and education. Thomas Hamm shows that Quaker culture encompasses a rich tradition of practice even as believers continue to debate a number of central questions: Is Quakerism necessarily Christian? Where should religious authority reside? Is the self sacred? How does one transmit faith to children? How do gender and sexuality shape religious belief and behavior? Hamm's analysis of these debates reveals a vital religion that prizes both unity and diversity.
One American Family
Author: Juliet Reeve
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Quakers
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Quakers
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
The Quaker Family in Colonial America
Author: Jerry William Frost
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780312658007
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780312658007
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A Social History of the American Family from Colonial Times to the Present
Author: Arthur Wallace Calhoun
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Families
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
V. I. Colonial period -- v. II. From Independence through the Civil War -- v. III. Since the civil war.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Families
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
V. I. Colonial period -- v. II. From Independence through the Civil War -- v. III. Since the civil war.
The Passmores in America
Author: Robert Houston Smith
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Family history and genealogical information about the descendants of William Passmore Sr. who was born in England and married Margery (surname unknown) sometime prior to the year 1664. They had two sons (William Jr. and Thomas Sr.) who became Quakers, immigrated to America ca. 1713 and settled in Philadelphia. William married Ann Fielding Smith and Thomas married Mary Buxey. Descendants of William Jr. and Thomas Sr. lived primarily in Pennsylvania.
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Family history and genealogical information about the descendants of William Passmore Sr. who was born in England and married Margery (surname unknown) sometime prior to the year 1664. They had two sons (William Jr. and Thomas Sr.) who became Quakers, immigrated to America ca. 1713 and settled in Philadelphia. William married Ann Fielding Smith and Thomas married Mary Buxey. Descendants of William Jr. and Thomas Sr. lived primarily in Pennsylvania.