| Description |
1 online resource (104 pages) |
| Series |
Brill Research Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Summary |
This historical survey of Quakers in the United States examines their responses to war during World War I, World War II, and the early Cold War, including the Korean and Vietnam conflicts, with particular focus on the social, political, legal, and theological aspects of the Quaker peace testimony. Quakers responded to these conflicts in a variety of ways, ranging from pacifism to support for military action. The boundaries and constraints of Quaker beliefs about violent conflict and the meaning of the peace testimony were determined by debates within the Religious Society of Friends. Isaac Barnes May asserts that Quakers’ reactions to war in the twentieth-century should also be understood as closely related to Quakerism’s relationship to state power. The choice to accommodate or resist government pressure worked alongside internal forces to shape Quakerism in the United States. Ultimately, May argues that there is no single pattern of Quaker response to modern war |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from website (Brill, viewed July 25, 2023) |
| Subject |
Society of Friends -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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War -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends.
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Society of Friends
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War -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789004522510 |
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9004522514 |
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