Roots And Fruits: Materials Relating To The Quaker Peace Testimony In The Commonweal Collection,
2014
George Fox University
Roots And Fruits: Materials Relating To The Quaker Peace Testimony In The Commonweal Collection, Christina Arber
Quaker Studies
This article includes a select review of books, pamphlets, journals and archives in the Commonweal Collection relating to the Quaker Peace Testimony. It provides an introduction to and background information about the Collection, an independent library which focuses on non-violence and movements for social change. The materials reviewed relate to the Peace Testimony's beginnings, development and interpretation; to Conscientious Objection in two world wars including the Friends Ambulance Unit; and to the witness of individual Friends. Many books and pamphlets reviewed illustrate the transition to a broader understanding of the peace testimony encompassing nonviolent action, mediation, and postwar peace campaigns.
York Friends 1939-1945,
2014
George Fox University
York Friends 1939-1945, David Rubinstein
Quaker Studies
This article deals with the experiences of York Quakers during the Second World War (1939-1945). It points out that in York as elsewhere Quakers had to make difficult choices during these years and tries to explain the reasons for these choices, particularly whether to support the war and, in many cases, whether to serve in the armed forces. The choices made by individuals and the consequences are elaborated. The article sets developments in York against the national background and points out that the national Quaker yearly meeting was held in York in 1941 and 1942.
Rethinking The British Anti-War Movement 1914-1918: Notes From A Local Study,
2014
University of Leeds
Rethinking The British Anti-War Movement 1914-1918: Notes From A Local Study, Cyril Pearce
Quaker Studies
Based on extensive research into the 1914-1918 anti-war movement in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, this study sets out to examine the proposition that Huddersfield was a 'special place' in the strength of its anti-war community and in the tolerance shown to it. In the process, it raises fundamental questions about historians' understanding of the way in which British society dealt with the war. It criticises what it sees to be an essentially metropolitan view of the war which it regards as inaccurate and misleading. It also raises questions about popular attitudes towards the war, the nature of anti-war groupings, accepted calculations …
The Quaker Peace Testimony And Its Contribution To The British Peace Movement: An Overview,
2014
New College
The Quaker Peace Testimony And Its Contribution To The British Peace Movement: An Overview, Martin Ceadel
Quaker Studies
This article attempts the first overview of the contribution of Quakerism to the British peace movement from its eighteenth-century origins to the present day. It emphasizes that the Society of Friends did much to make pacifism acceptable in Britain, and was the principal backer of the peace movement in the century following the end of the Napoleonic Wars. It shows how Quakers, although divided by the First World War and eclipsed by an upsurge in non-Quaker activism, reaffirmed their pacifism and did as much for the peace movement during the inter-war years as any small religious body could have done. …
Quaker Studies Vol. 7, Issue 1 Editorial,
2014
George Fox University
Quaker Studies Vol. 7, Issue 1 Editorial, Helen Roberts
Quaker Studies
No abstract provided.
Gwyn's "Seekers Found: Atonement In Early Quaker Experience" - Book Review,
2014
University of Birmingham
Gwyn's "Seekers Found: Atonement In Early Quaker Experience" - Book Review, Peter Pick
Quaker Studies
No abstract provided.
Pym's "The Pure Principle: Quakers And Other Faith Traditions" - Book Review,
2014
Gartnavel Royal Hospital
Pym's "The Pure Principle: Quakers And Other Faith Traditions" - Book Review, Kenneth Mullen
Quaker Studies
No abstract provided.
Moore's "The Light In Their Consciences: The Early Quakers In Britain, 1646-1666" - Book Review,
2014
Woodbrooke College
Moore's "The Light In Their Consciences: The Early Quakers In Britain, 1646-1666" - Book Review, Douglas Gwyn
Quaker Studies
No abstract provided.
James Nayler: Antinomian Or Perfectionist?,
2014
George Fox Evangelical Seminary
James Nayler: Antinomian Or Perfectionist?, Carole Spencer
Quaker Studies
No abstract provided.
Questions Of Identity Among 'Buddhist Quakers',
2014
George Fox University
Questions Of Identity Among 'Buddhist Quakers', Klaus Huber
Quaker Studies
This paper is focused on a survey of Quakers who regard Buddhism as the major source of their spirituality, with the aim of establishing how it is possible to be a 'Buddhist Quaker'. It will be argued that there are two distinct groups of survey respondents: 'Quaker Buddhists' and 'semi-Buddhist Quakers' who differ in their self-identification. Tendencies and influences within both groups will be discussed along with their respective choice of spiritual resources, their meditation practices and their belief patterns. It will be observed that Quaker Buddhists have established stronger roots in Buddhism, whereas semi-Buddhist Quakers remain closer to British …
Quakers, Peace And The League Of Nations: The Role Of Bertram Pickard,
2014
University of Birmingham
Quakers, Peace And The League Of Nations: The Role Of Bertram Pickard, Maureen Waugh
Quaker Studies
Bertram Pickard belonged to a generation of Friends who helped to redefine the nature of Quaker international work between 1920 and 1940. In the aftermath of the First World War he played a major role in broadening the Quaker approach to peacemaking, encompassing not only conflict resolution through the peaceful settlement of disputes but also conflict prevention through institution-building at the international level. His support, however, for collective security and a peace enforcement role for the newly created League of Nations provoked strong opposition from those in London Yearly Meeting who viewed any support for the use of force as …
'On Behalf Of All Young Women Trying To Be Better Than They Are': Feminism And Quakerism In The Nineteenth Century: The Case Of Anna Deborah Richardson,
2014
George Fox University
'On Behalf Of All Young Women Trying To Be Better Than They Are': Feminism And Quakerism In The Nineteenth Century: The Case Of Anna Deborah Richardson, Elizabeth A. O'Donnell
Quaker Studies
Historians of the early British women's movement have frequently drawn connections between the theology and practice of Quakerism and the involvement of female Friends in nineteenth-century 'women's rights' campaigns. These connections are usually expressed in terms of religious, organizational and environmental factors particular to Quakerism, and embody the assumption that the cultural milieu of Quaker women was peculiarly conducive to the development of 'feminist consciousness'. This article examines the complexity of these assumed links, through an exploration of the life and writings of Anna Deborah Richardson (1832-1872) of Newcastle Monthly Meeting. Through her close association with Emily Davies, who established …
James Nayler In The English Civil Wars,
2014
George Fox University
James Nayler In The English Civil Wars, David Neelon
Quaker Studies
James Nayler spent between eight and nine years in Parliament's army during the English Civil Wars, but this period of his life has not been adequately discussed in any of his biographies. This article documents causes for the Civil Wars in Nayler's home town and his enlistment, rank and service throughout the wars. His involvement in a list of major battles is shown. Nayler became a member of the Council of War under John Lambert, commander of the Northern Armies, and served as Lambert's Quartermaster in the settlement of the rebellious army troops. As a member of the Council, Nayler …
Editorial (Quaker Studies Volume 6, Issue 1),
2014
University of Birmingham
Editorial (Quaker Studies Volume 6, Issue 1), Pink Dandelion
Quaker Studies
No abstract provided.
Integrating Gender, Faith And Learning: Women's Mid-Life Passage In The Experience Of Some Quaker And Roman Catholic Adult Students,
2014
Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre
Integrating Gender, Faith And Learning: Women's Mid-Life Passage In The Experience Of Some Quaker And Roman Catholic Adult Students, Pam Lunn
Quaker Studies
No abstract provided.
The Embodiment Of Seventeenth Century Quakerism: An Exercise In Historical Anthropology,
2014
University of Durham, England
The Embodiment Of Seventeenth Century Quakerism: An Exercise In Historical Anthropology, Peter J. Collins
Quaker Studies
No abstract provided.
Friend In The Field: A Reflexive Approach To Being A Quaker Ethnographer,
2014
University of Warwick
Friend In The Field: A Reflexive Approach To Being A Quaker Ethnographer, Eleanor Nesbitt
Quaker Studies
Acknowledgement of the significance of reflexivity in social research has generated numerous autobiographical references in introductions to reports of field studies of faith communities. In particular the relevance of the researcher's gender- or at least female gender - has been a subject for scholarly reflection. Moreover, the insider/outsider dichotomy has been invoked and contested, and the changing relationship between the ethnographer and the field during field work has been charted. In this article it is some ethnographers' religious context and orientation that is the focus. With particular reference to some contemporary British Quakers whose field work has had a religious …
Quaker Heritage Press,
2014
University of Birmingham
Roberts' "Researching Yorkshire Quaker History: A Guide To Sources" - Book Review,
2014
Lancaster University
Roberts' "Researching Yorkshire Quaker History: A Guide To Sources" - Book Review, Angus J.L. Winchester
Quaker Studies
No abstract provided.
Arweck & Stringer's "Theorizing Faith: The Insider/Outsider Problem In The Study Of Ritual" - Book Review,
2014
University of Bristol
Arweck & Stringer's "Theorizing Faith: The Insider/Outsider Problem In The Study Of Ritual" - Book Review, Kieran Flanagan
Quaker Studies
No abstract provided.
