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