Anglický jazyk

Quakers

Vydavateľstvo: Oxford University Press
Rok vydania: 2008
Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
ISBN: 9780199206797

Autor: Very Short Introduction

The perfect introductory guide to this varied and growing worldwide faith
Places Quakerism in the wider religious picture and outlines what the future may hold for the group
Explains the origins and history of the Quakers:... Viac o knihe

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The perfect introductory guide to this varied and growing worldwide faith
Places Quakerism in the wider religious picture and outlines what the future may hold for the group
Explains the origins and history of the Quakers: how they emerged from the social unrest of the English civil war, and how they have since gone on to have an influence way beyond their numbers
Examines their continued stance against war and their pioneering work for penal reform and against slavery
Illuminates the distinctive methods of worship, and how Quakers believe they achieve a direct encounter with God

The Quakers are a fascinating religious group both in their origins and in the variety of reinterpretations of the faith since. Emerging from the social unrest of the English civil war, the Quakers have gone on to have an influence way beyond their numbers: be it their continued stance against war or their pioneering work against slavery. At the same time, Quakers maintain a distinctive worship method to achieve the direct encounter with God which has been at the heart of the movement since its beginning. This book charts the history of Quakerism and its present-day diversity, and outlines its approach to worship, belief, theology and language, and ecumenism.