Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Religious_Society_of_Friends_(Quakers)

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Christian_denomination gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Quakers
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:Beanite_Quakerism gptkb:Conservative_Friends gptkb:Friends_General_Conference gptkb:Evangelical_Friends_Church_International gptkb:Friends_United_Meeting
gptkbp:coreBelief	gptkb:community gptkb:Inner_Light equality pacifism simplicity truth
gptkbp:foundedBy	gptkb:George_Fox
gptkbp:foundedIn	17th century
gptkbp:globalPresence	worldwide
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:annual_event
gptkbp:headquarters	no central headquarters
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	abolition of slavery social justice women's suffrage prison reform peace movements
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
gptkbp:notableFor	testimonies silent worship decision by consensus
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:Bayard_Rustin gptkb:Elizabeth_Fry gptkb:William_Penn gptkb:Alice_Paul gptkb:Lucretia_Mott gptkb:James_Nayler gptkb:John_Woolman gptkb:Margaret_Fell gptkb:Rufus_Jones
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	approximately 350,000
gptkbp:officialWebsite	https://www.friendsjournal.org/
gptkbp:originatedIn	gptkb:England
gptkbp:sacredText	gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkbp:testimonyBy	gptkb:community equality peace simplicity integrity stewardship
gptkbp:worshipStyle	unprogrammed worship programmed worship
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Hubert_Lidbetter gptkb:Barclay_College gptkb:Churches_Together_in_England gptkb:Irish_Council_of_Churches gptkb:Little_Falls_Meetinghouse gptkb:Action_of_Churches_Together_in_Scotland gptkb:Stillwater_Meeting_House
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6