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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Society of Friends"”.
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The Society of Friends in Indiana during the Civil War
The major purpose of this study is to present a narrative account of the activities of the Society of Friends, or Quakers, in Indiana during the American Civil War. It is also an attempt to undo a myth that has persisted among many historians for over one hundred years. The Friends' adherence to …
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Funding the centrally managed work of Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
… work carried out by Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends has suffered from a decline in the income contributed by Members and Attenders. It argues that declining income is strongly linked to dwindling membership. It considers whether the declining levels of income and …
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Christian belief in the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers): a response to the claim that British Friends are post-Christian
… his PhD thesis, an extensive sociological survey of British Quakers. In his thesis Dandelion claimed that the Religious Society of Friends in Britain had become post-Christian. In response to Dandelion’s claim that Quakers are post-Christian, in 2005 and 2006 I conducted a short survey of the same …
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Lucretia Coffin Mott: Early Leader in the Struggle for Women's Rights Within the Society of Friends and the Anti-Slavery Movement
<p>Lucretia Coffin Mott (1793-1880) was one of the greatest social reformers of the nineteenth century. Her activism placed her at the forefront of the Women’s Rights Movement. She devoted herself to the crusade for equality in all areas including gender, religion, and race. As a Quaker minister in …
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Quaker Education in Ireland 1680 - 1840
… my aim has been to trace the development of Quaker education in Ireland from its beginnings in the late seventeenth century, up to the early decades of the nineteenth. I have begun by placing Quakerism in its historical context, and have examined briefly the origins of the movement in …
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The Rowntree History Series and the growth of liberal Quakerism: 1895-1925
… promoted liberal views within the Religious Society of Friends in Britain and the U.S.A. It focuses on the use of denominational history as a medium through which to transmit these ideas, in particular on the Rowntree History Series. I argue that the Rowntree History Series played a vitally …
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From revelation to resource: the natural world in the thought and experience of Quakers in Britain and Ireland, 1647-1830
This thesis explores the place of the natural world in the spiritual and intellectual lives of British and Irish Quakers (Friends) from the earliest evidence in 1647 up to the rise of evangelical Quakerism around 1830. Whilst Quakers agreed that God had made and continued to uphold the creation, …
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The temporal collage: how British Quakers make choices about time at the beginning of the twenty first century
… the mid-twentieth century to 2008 the nature of work and family life have changed considerably, and this thesis shows how British Quakers balance those worldly changes in order to remain faithful and involved with the Religious Society of Friends. The Society is in numerical decline, has no …
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Here we can behold the great machine in motion : the Belfast Monthly Magazine, 1808-1814
… England’s first colony, Ireland’s experience is of great significance to wider colonial studies. Similarities exist between settler societies such as Australia, Canada and Ireland in terms of economic structures and demographic tensions; however the colonial experience of Ireland is unique as it …
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Radical Quakerism: a political anthropology of postmodern religion
… case study into the political anthropology of contemporary religion. By exploring the ‘liquid’ faith of participants in the Religious Society of Friends (‘Quakers’), it carefully examines the social and political practices that constitute the ‘postmodern’ religious subject. Drawing on …
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David Willson (1778-1866): Canadian Visionary Writer And Hymnodist
… and for the utopian community--the Children of Peace--he helped build at Sharon, Ontario. This thesis initiates a thorough understanding of Willson's literary achievements by providing a critical overview of the entire canon, and by exploring Willson's thought and dominant metaphors--the …
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Brynmawr experiment 1928-1940 : Quaker values and arts and crafts principles
This is a study of the social work of Quakers in the town of Brynmawr in South Wales during the depressions of the 1920s and 1930s. The work, which took place during the years 1928 to 1940, has become known as the Brynmawr Experiment. The initial provision of practical and financial relief for a …
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Education of poor girls in north west England c1780 to 1860: A study of Warrington and Cheshire
… the early nineteenth century for the education of poor girls, using a comparative study of two towns, Warrington and Chester. The existing literature reviewed is quite extensive on the education of the poor generally but there is little that refers specifically to girls. Some of it was useful as …
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Educating Adults Through Distinctive Public Speaking: Lucretia Mott, Quaker Minister
Lucretia Coffin Mott, in an era filled with events the significance of which reverberates today, spoke publicly about issues of societal and ethical concern. This study focuses on her work as a nineteenth-century female Quaker minister who through public speaking educated adults about the …
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Settling and Laying Down: A Cultural History of Quakers in Savannah and Statesboro, Georgia
… cultural history follows a hybrid methodology often applied to ethno-histories. This approach combines archival research, oral history, and ethnography, with reflexive aspects. I explore some similarities and differences between two Quaker meetings in Southeast Georgia, the small but growing …
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The Women of Waterford, Virginia: Gender, Unionism, Quakerism and Identity in the American Civil War
Over the course of the Civil War the small community of Waterford, Virginia maintained Unionist sentiments regardless of being a part of the Confederate States of America. These sentiments were rooted in loyalty to the United States, their ostracization from southern culture, and their Quaker …