The Creation of Modern Quaker Diversity, 1830-1937

The period from 1830 to 1937 was transformative for modern Quakerism, with practitioners making significant contributions to world culture. The Creation of Modern Quaker Diversity, 1830–1937 explores these developments and their impact on the Quaker religion and the broader world.

Format: Hardback
Length: 378 pages
Publication date: 13 June 2023
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press

The period from 1830 to 1937 was a transformative era for modern Quakerism, marked by significant contributions to world culture. Practitioners played a pivotal role in the abolitionist and women's rights movements, establishing thriving communities of Friends in the Global South and undertaking large-scale humanitarian relief efforts following World War I. This period also witnessed the emergence of modern Quaker diversity, with separations and all-Quaker conferences shaping the denomination's direction.

The Creation of Modern Quaker Diversity, 1830–1937, delves into these developments and their profound impact on Quakerism and the broader world. The book explores the changes within the denomination, including separations in the United States that led to the establishment of distinct branches. It also examines a series of all-Quaker conferences in the early twentieth century that set the agenda for Quakerism.

Written by esteemed experts in the field, this engaging narrative and comprehensive analysis provides an authoritative account of this period of Quaker history. It appeals to scholars and lay Quaker readers alike, serving as an essential volume for meeting libraries.

In addition to the editors, the book features contributions from a diverse range of scholars and practitioners. Joanna Clare Dales, Richard Kent Evans, Douglas Gwyn, Thomas D. Hamm, Robynne Rogers Healey, Julie L. Holcomb, Sylvester A. Johnson, Stephanie Midori Komashin, Emma Jones Lapsansky, Isaac Barnes May, Nicola Sleapwood, Carole Dale Spencer, and Randall L. Taylor, among others, contribute their expertise to this important work.

The period from 1830 to 1937 was a transformative era for modern Quakerism, marked by significant contributions to world culture. Practitioners played a pivotal role in the abolitionist and women's rights movements, establishing thriving communities of Friends in the Global South and undertaking large-scale humanitarian relief efforts following World War I. This period also witnessed the emergence of modern Quaker diversity, with separations and all-Quaker conferences shaping the denomination's direction.

The Creation of Modern Quaker Diversity, 1830–1937, delves into these developments and their profound impact on Quakerism and the broader world. The book explores the changes within the denomination, including separations in the United States that led to the establishment of distinct branches. It also examines a series of all-Quaker conferences in the early twentieth century that set the agenda for Quakerism.

Written by esteemed experts in the field, this engaging narrative and comprehensive analysis provides an authoritative account of this period of Quaker history. It appeals to scholars and lay Quaker readers alike, serving as an essential volume for meeting libraries.

In addition to the editors, the book features contributions from a diverse range of scholars and practitioners. Joanna Clare Dales, Richard Kent Evans, Douglas Gwyn, Thomas D. Hamm, Robynne Rogers Healey, Julie L. Holcomb, Sylvester A. Johnson, Stephanie Midori Komashin, Emma Jones Lapsansky, Isaac Barnes May, Nicola Sleapwood, Carole Dale Spencer, and Randall L. Taylor, among others, contribute their expertise to this important work.

Weight: 680g
Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780271095028