Quakers (Religious Society of Friends)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Quakers_(Religious_Society_of_Friends)

GPTKB entity

Statements (92)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:abolitionistMovement	active
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Friends
gptkbp:annualEvent	gptkb:Friends_General_Conference gptkb:Friends_World_Committee_for_Consultation gptkb:Evangelical_Friends_Church_International gptkb:Friends_United_Meeting
gptkbp:antiSlavery	active
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:Unprogrammed_Friends gptkb:Programmed_Friends gptkb:Conservative_Friends gptkb:Evangelical_Friends gptkb:Liberal_Friends gptkb:Pastoral_Friends
gptkbp:coreBelief	gptkb:community gptkb:Inner_Light Truth Equality Pacifism Simplicity
gptkbp:education	gptkb:Friends_Seminary gptkb:Haverford_College gptkb:Swarthmore_College gptkb:Friends'_Central_School gptkb:Earlham_College gptkb:Friends_Select_School gptkb:Guilford_College gptkb:Sidwell_Friends_School gptkb:George_School gptkb:Westtown_School
gptkbp:foundedIn	gptkb:England 17th century
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:George_Fox
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:London,_United_Kingdom gptkb:Philadelphia,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Quakers (Religious Society of Friends)
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Women's_suffrage_movement gptkb:Civil_rights_movement Abolition of slavery in the British Empire Nonviolent resistance Prison reform Abolition of slavery in the United States Conscientious objection Peace movement Social justice movements
gptkbp:membership	approximately 350,000 worldwide
gptkbp:notableFor	testimonies plain dress (historically) refusal to swear oaths decision by consensus no formal clergy
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:Bayard_Rustin gptkb:David_Hume gptkb:Elizabeth_Fry gptkb:Herbert_Hoover gptkb:Joan_Baez gptkb:Jocelyn_Bell_Burnell gptkb:John_Greenleaf_Whittier gptkb:Richard_Nixon gptkb:William_Penn gptkb:Thomas_Clarkson gptkb:Alice_Paul gptkb:James_Dean gptkb:Levi_Coffin gptkb:Lucretia_Mott gptkb:Bonnie_Raitt gptkb:James_Nayler gptkb:John_Woolman gptkb:Margaret_Fell gptkb:Rufus_Jones
gptkbp:officialWebsite	https://www.quaker.org/ https://www.friendsworldoffice.org/
gptkbp:organization	Meeting
gptkbp:peaceMovement	active
gptkbp:publishedIn	gptkb:The_Friend gptkb:Quaker_Studies gptkb:Friends_Journal gptkb:Quaker_Life
gptkbp:scripture	gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkbp:symbol	Quaker Oats (not official, but associated)
gptkbp:testimonyBy	gptkb:community gptkb:Stewardship Peace Equality Simplicity Integrity
gptkbp:womenRightsMovement	active
gptkbp:worshipStyle	Programmed worship Silent worship Unprogrammed worship
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Friends_Committee_on_National_Legislation
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6