著者・編者edited by C. Wess Daniels and Rhiannon Grant
一般注記Content Type: text (rdacontent), Media Type: unmediated (rdamedia), Carrier Type: volume (rdacarrier)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Summary: "The Quaker World is an outstanding, comprehensive and lively introduction to this complex Christian denomination. Exploring the global reach of the Quaker community, the book begins with a discussion of the living community, as it is now, in all its diversity and complexity. The book covers well-known areas of Quaker development such as the formation of Liberal Quakerism in North America, alongside topics which have received much less scholarly attention in the past, such as the history of Quakers in Bolivia and the spread of Quakerism in Western Kenya. It includes over sixty chapters by a distinguished international and interdisciplinary team of contributors and is organised into three clear parts: Global Quakerism Spirituality Embodiment. Within these sections, key themes are examined including: the global Quaker mission; significant Quaker movements; key religious figures; important organisations; pacifism; politics; the abolition of slavery; education; science; industry; human rights; racism; re
連携機関・データベース国立情報学研究所 : CiNii Research
NACSIS書誌ID（NCID）https://ci.nii.ac.jp/ncid/BC1673751X : BC1673751X