The Oxford Handbook of Quaker Studies

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Stephen W. Angell (Leatherock Professor of Quaker Studies, Earlham School of Religion) Pink Dandelion (Professor of Quaker Studies, University of Birmingham)

The Oxford Handbook of Quaker Studies

Stephen W. Angell (Leatherock Professor of Quaker Studies, Earlham School of Religion), Pink Dandelion (Professor of Quaker Studies, University of Birmingham)

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Oxford University Press
26 September 2013

Church history; Quakers (Religious Society of Friends); Christian theology; Ethical issues & debates

Series: Oxford Handbooks

Quakerism began in England in the 1650s. George Fox, credited as leading the movement, had an experience of 1647 in which he felt he could hear Christ directly and inwardly without the mediation of text or minister.

Convinced of the authenticity of this experience and its universal application, Fox preached a spirituality in which potentially all were ministers, all part of a priesthood of believers, a church levelled before the leadership of God. Quakers are a fascinating religious group both in their original 'peculiarity' and in the variety of reinterpretations of the faith since. The way they have interacted with wider society is a basic but often unknown part of British and American history.

This handbook charts their history and the history of their expression as a religious community.

This volume provides an indispensable reference work for the study of Quakerism. It is global in its perspectives and interdisciplinary in its approach whilst offering the reader a clear narrative through the academic debates. In addition to an in-depth survey of historical readings of Quakerism, the handbook provides a treatment of the group's key theological premises and its links with wider Christian thinking. Quakerism's distinctive ecclesiastical forms and practices are analysed, and its social, economic, political, and ethical outcomes examined.

Each of the 37 chapters considers broader religious, social, and cultural contexts and provides suggestions for further reading and the volume concludes with an extensive bibliography to aid further research.

Edited by: Stephen W. Angell (Leatherock Professor of Quaker Studies Earlham School of Religion), Pink Dandelion (Professor of Quaker Studies, University of Birmingham)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 175mm, Spine: 42mm
Weight: 1.314kg
ISBN: 9780199608676
ISBN 10: 0199608679
Series: Oxford Handbooks
Pages: 666
Publication Date: 26 September 2013
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Stephen Angell is Leatherock Professor of Quaker Studies at the Earlham School of Religion. Pink Dandelion is Professor of Quaker Studies at the University of Birmingham.

Reviews for The Oxford Handbook of Quaker Studies

[A] landmark achievement in its comprehensiveness and nuance. It demonstrates Quakerism to be a diverse and complex religion that is constantly changing and interacting with external pressures, and it shows Quaker Studies to be a cutting-edge and active field of scholarship. * Quaker Religious Thought * An indispensable resource for anyone interested in the academic study of Qakerism. Essential. * J. H. Sniegocki, Choice, *