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Books on: Quakers OR Quaker OR Quakerism

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Walking in the Way of Peace: Quaker Pacifism in the Seventeenth Century

Book by Meredith Baldwin Weddle; Oxford University Press, 2000

Subjects:

England--Church History--17th Century, King Philip's War, 1675-1676--Religious Aspects--Society Of Friends, New England--Church History--17th Century, Quakers--England--History--17th Century, Quakers--New England--History--17th Century

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...others, because Quakers resolutely excluded...him to diminish Quaker responsibility...satisfactory treatments of Quaker pacifism remains...Hirst, in The Quakers in Peace and War...pacifism: Some Quakers, or old soldiers with Quaker leanings, she...
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The Quakers in English Society, 1655-1725

Book by Adrian Davies; Clarendon Press, 2000

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Great Britain--Church History--17th Century, Great Britain--Church History--18th Century, Quakers--Great Britain--History--17th Century, Quakers--Great Britain--History--18th Century

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...Origins of the Early Quakers, Quaker History, 68 (I979...Persecution: The First Quakers, Journal of Religious...Nayler I6I8-I66o: The Quaker Indicted by Parliament...Blamires, David, Quakers Observed in Verse and...
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Facing Social Revolution: The Personal Journey of a Quaker Economist

Book by Jack Powelson, Jim Corbett, Kenneth Boulding, John P. Powelson; Horizon Society Publications, 1987

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Economists--United States--Biography, Powelson, John P.--1920-, Quakers--United States--Biography

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...was financed by Quakers. Quakers set fixed prices because...It should also follow that Quakers would want to understand...Curiously enough, I know of no Quaker economist before the twentieth century. Quakers were slow in entering higher...
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The Quakers

Book by Hugh Barbour, J. William Frost; Greenwood Press, 1988

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Quakers--United States--Biography, Society Of Friends, Society Of Friends--United States

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

Quakers, but in most places...whole community. Quaker preachers frequently...New Vienna, Ohio, Quakers, Daniel Hill and...Worker, to report Quaker "protracted meetings...doctrines for many Quakers. Some Quaker preachers had already...
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The Quakers and the English Revolution

Book by Barry Reay; Temple Smith, 1985

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England--Church history--17th century, Great Britain--History--Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660, Quakers--England--History--17th Century, Society of Friends--England--History--17th century

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...heads, and now called Quakers? asked the Quaker Humphrey Smith in a tract in 1658. 81 The Quakers claimed that the pulpit could...Quakers would kill, the Quakers would rise. 84 Bishop, the Bristol Quaker, was said to have written...

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Journal Articles on: Quakers OR Quaker OR Quakerism

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Walking in the Way of Peace: Quaker Pacifism in the Seventeenth Century

Journal article by John W. Oliver Jr.; The Historian, Vol. 66, 2004

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Books--Book reviews, Walking in the Way of Peace: Quaker Pacifism in the Seventeenth Century (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Quaker pacifism. Making use of Quaker sources, she argues that this...Friends (the largest group of Quakers worldwide) commonly tout nonviolence...punishment. Theologically liberal Quakers normally take up the mantle...faithful account of the origin of Quaker pacifism itself. Malone College...
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New Quaker Starting Points in Ecumenical Peace Dialogue

Journal article by Ann K. Riggs; Journal of Ecumenical Studies, 2000

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Ecumenical movement--International aspects, Quakers--Social policy, War and religion--Social aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...ecumenical consideration of Quaker peace thought I hope that by...Presses, 1983). (7.) Quaker Faith and Practice: The Book...Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain (London: Yearly...Poor," p. 243. (13.) Quaker Faith and Practice, par...
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Gender, Religion, and Radicalism in the Long Eighteenth Century: The "Ingenious Quaker" and Her Connections

Journal article by Scott Breuninger; The Historian, Vol. 71, 2009

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Books--Book reviews, Gender, Religion, and Radicalism in the Long Eighteenth Century: The "Ingenious Quaker" and Her Connections (Biography)--Book reviews

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...royal family and leading Quakers, Knowles was particularly...challenged contemporary Quaker attitudes toward portraiture...manuscripts on the nature of Quaker belief and political...foremost defenders of Quakers in a culture that increasingly...of prominence, as a Quaker woman known for advancing...
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Print Culture and the Early Quakers

Journal article by Alexandra Halasz; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 59, 2006

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Books--Book reviews, Print Culture and the Early Quakers (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

...drew attention to Quaker beliefs and to...of individual Quakers in local circumstances...often accusing Quakers of blasphemy...emphasizing both Quaker identity and their...authority. Hence both Quaker discourse and discourse about Quakers attest to their...
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Slavery and the Meetinghouse: The Quakers and the Abolitionist Dilemma, 1820-1865

Journal article by Jacquelyn S. Nelson; Journal of Southern History, Vol. 74, 2008

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Books--Book reviews, Slavery and the Meetinghouse: The Quakers and the Abolitionist Dilemma, 1820-1865 (Book)--Book reviews

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Slavery and the Meetinghouse: The Quakers and the Abolitionist Dilemma, 1820...Nelson Slavery and the Meetinghouse: The Quakers and the Abolitionist Dilemma, 1820...antislavery testimony of Friends (or Quakers) was continually challenged by forces...

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Magazine Articles on: Quakers OR Quaker OR Quakerism

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Pennzoil: Pennzoil-Quaker State Company Drives Supplier Diversity

Magazine article; Black Enterprise, Vol. 32, June 2002

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Industrial suppliers--Management, Lubricants industry--Economic policy, Multiculturalism--Business and industry, Pennzoil-Quaker State Co.--Management

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Pennzoil: Pennzoil-Quaker State Company drives supplier diversity HOUSTON, Apr. 24-Pennzoil-Quaker State Company emphasizes supplier diversity...and the driving experience. Pennzoil-Quaker State Company holds the number one and...
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The Americas: Pepsi Acquires Quaker Oats

Magazine article by Gordon Platt; Global Finance, Vol. 15, January 2001

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Acquisitions & mergers, Food processing industry, PepsiCo Inc, Quaker Oats Co, Soft drink industry, Swap arrangements, United States

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The Americas: Pepsi Acquires Quaker Oats by Gordon Platt PepsiCo, based in Purchase, New York, has agreed to acquire Quaker Oats, a Chicago-based producer of cereals...15.75 billion merger agreement with Quaker Oats, but Cokes board voted down the...
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Rethinking Pacifism: The Quakers' Dilemma in a Time of War

Magazine article by Natasha Hunter; The American Prospect, Vol. 12, December 3, 2001

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Pacifism--Social aspects, Quakers--Social aspects, War and society--Social aspects

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...Rethinking pacifism: the Quakers dilemma in a time...alive somehow. The Quaker meetinghouse in Washington...unsteady. "I find my Quaker peace testimony stretched...front of him. "Quakers were able to resist...the questions that Quakers throughout the nation...doubts exemplifies the Quaker ideal of openness...
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Trees and the Forest: Story and Trustori in Quaker Faith and Practice

Magazine article by Robert Pierson; Cross Currents, Vol. 61, June 2011

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Environmental activists--Appreciation, Environmental activists--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Environmentalists--Appreciation, Environmentalists--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Human beings--Analysis, Human beings--Influence on nature, Human-environment interactions--Analysis, Maathai, Wangari--Appreciation, Maathai, Wangari--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Quakerism--Analysis

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...prominently in many books of Quaker Faith and Practice as...articles and books about Quakers. The distinction between...loss in terms of what Quakers offer to the wider faith community. (15.) Quaker Earthcare Witness uses...centered movement of Quakers and like-minded people...
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A Heavenly Visitation: Larry Gragg Recounts the Reasons for the Visit of the Quaker George Fox to Barbados in 1671, and the Significance of His Presence There

Magazine article by Larry Gragg; History Today, Vol. 52, February 2002

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Barbados--History, Colonization--Barbados, Evangelistic work--Barbados, Fox, George--Conduct of life, Missionaries--Conduct of life, Quakers--Conduct of life

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...entrusted cargoes to Quaker shipmasters and created...network of fellow Quakers with whom they traded...Predictably, several Quakers risked arrest by...slaves to meetings. Quaker slave owners also...of the decline in Quaker numbers. In their...Meeting, island Quakers reported the heavy...

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Newspaper Articles on: Quakers OR Quaker OR Quakerism

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Pennzoil, Quaker State Agree to $1 Billion Merger

Newspaper article by Peter Kaplan; The Washington Times, April 16, 1998

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Lubricants industry, Pennzoil Co., Petroleum industry, Quaker State Corp., Union Pacific Resources Group Inc.

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Pennzoil, Quaker State agree to $1 billion merger by Peter Kaplan Pennzoil Co. and Quaker State Corp. agreed to a $1 billion merger...production company, then combining them with rival Quaker State. Pennzoil spokesman Robert Harper said...
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Quaker Oats Leader Also Devoted Locally

Newspaper article by By Eileen O. Daday; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), July 25, 2008

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Cereal products industry, Quaker Oats Co.

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Quaker Oats Leader Also Devoted Locally. by By...O. Daday Daily Herald Correspondent The Quaker Oats technical center has been a landmark...illness. He was 86. "He was a huge asset to Quaker Oats, both internally and with the Washington...
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Family Finds Stardom through Quaker Oatmeal

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), September 19, 2006

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Celebrities, Grain industry, Quaker Oats Co.

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Family Finds Stardom through Quaker Oatmeal. Byline: Eileen O. Daday...cholesterol to consider taking the Quaker Oats Smart Heart Challenge. At the...and from the train to his office." Quaker Oats officials agreed, and within...
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Marwin Brown, Quaker Oats

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), November 16, 2011

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Cereal products industry--Officials and employees, Quaker Oats Co.--Officials and employees, Vegetables

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Marwin Brown, Quaker Oats. Marwin Brown is a self-taught chef who combines his native Texan...expectation is that much greater because his dads the boss." Marwin Brown, Quaker Oats Marwin Brown is a self-taught chef who combines his native Texan...
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Cowdery Is No Quaker, but Montague Has Done His Best

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), October 5, 2009

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Chocolate industry

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Cowdery Is No Quaker, but Montague Has...banks founders. Quakers. At Cadbury, as...Legal General (not Quaker) and Clerical Medical, part of Lloyds (Quaker). And others will...may like it -- and Quakers still make up a portion...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: Quakers OR Quaker OR Quakerism

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Quaker-Ladies

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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QUAKER-LADIES see madder . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Quakers

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

QUAKERS see Friends, Religious Society of . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Philadelphia , City, United States

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...and in 1682 founded Philadelphia, the "City of Brotherly Love," intended as a refuge for the peaceable Quakers hence the nickname Quaker City. Its commercial, industrial, and cultural growth was rapid, and by 1774 it was second only to London...
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Friends, Religious Society Of

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...organization of the Wider Quaker Fellowship offers to non-Quakers, in sympathy with the Quaker spirit, a chance to aid...of Feminism: The Story of Quaker Women in America (1989); J. Walvin, The Quakers: Money and Morals (1998...
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Penn, William , Founder of Pennsylvania

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Pennsylvania 1644 1718, English Quaker, founder of Pennsylvania...Byllynge, one of the two Quaker proprietors of West Jersey...of government for the Quakers settling there. In 1681...Buranelli, The King the Quaker (1962); M. B. Endy...William Penn and Early Quakerism (1973...

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