Title Holy nation : the Transatlantic quaker ministry in an age of Revolution / Sarah Crabtree

Published Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, [2015] ©2015

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations Series American beginnings, 1500-1900 American beginnings, 1500-1900. Contents Combat, 1754-89 -- Zion in crisis: Friends as the Israel of Old -- Lamb-like warriors: The Quakers's church militant -- Compromise, 1779-1809 -- Walled gardens: Friends' schools -- Concession, 1793-1826 -- The still, small voice: Quaker activism -- The whole world my country: a cosmopolitan society -- Conclusion: at peace with the world, at war with itself Summary Early American Quakers have long been perceived as retiring separatists, but in this book Sarah Crabtree transforms our historical understanding of the sect by drawing on the sermons, diaries, and correspondence of Quakers themselves. Early American Quakers have long been perceived as retiring separatists, but in Holy Nation Sarah Crabtree transforms our historical understanding of the sect by drawing on the sermons, diaries, and correspondence of Quakers themselves. Situating Quakerism within the larger intellectual and religious undercurrents of the Atlantic World, Crabtree shows how Quakers forged a paradoxical sense of their place in the world as militant warriors fighting for peace. She argues that during the turbulent Age of Revolution and Reaction, the Religious Society of Friends forged a "holy nation," a transnational community of like-minded believers committed first and foremost to divine law and to one another. Declaring themselves citizens of their own nation served to underscore the decidedly unholy nature of the nation-state, worldly governments, and profane laws. As a result, campaigns of persecution against the Friends escalated as those in power moved to declare Quakers aliens and traitors to their home countries. Holy Nation convincingly shows that ideals and actions were inseparable for the Society of Friends, yielding an account of Quakerism that is simultaneously a history of the faith and its adherents and a history of its confrontations with the wider world. Ultimately, Crabtree argues, the conflicts experienced between obligations of church and state that Quakers faced can illuminate similar contemporary struggles Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Quakers -- United States -- History Society of Friends -- United States -- History Quakers -- Political activity -- United States -- History Religion and civil society -- United States -- History RELIGION -- Christianity -- Denominations. Quakers Quakers -- Political activity Religion and civil society Society of Friends Religion. United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780226255934 022625593X

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