The Society of Friends

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:organization
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:Quaker_Earthcare_Witness
gptkb:Quaker_Peace_and_Social_Witness
gptkb:American_Friends_Service_Committee
gptkb:Friends_General_Conference
gptkb:Friends_United_Meeting
gptkbp:belief gptkb:Simplicity
gptkb:Inner_Light
gptkb:community
Equality
Pacifism
gptkbp:doctrine Testimonies
Peace testimony
Equality testimony
Simplicity testimony
Community testimony
Integrity testimony
Stewardship testimony
gptkbp:founded 17th century
gptkbp:founder gptkb:George_Fox
gptkbp:global_presence Worldwide membership
Quaker organizations in Africa
Quaker organizations in Asia
Quaker organizations in Australia
Quaker organizations in Canada
Quaker organizations in the UK
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:historical_event Opposition to the Vietnam War
Involvement in the Civil Rights Movement
Establishment of Quaker schools
Formation of the American Friends Service Committee
Participation in the Underground Railroad
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Society of Friends
gptkbp:is_worshipped_by gptkb:United_Methodist_Church
Silent worship
gptkbp:membership 200,000
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:William_Penn
gptkb:John_Woolman
gptkb:Lucretia_Mott
gptkb:Bayard_Rustin
gptkb:Dorothy_Day
gptkbp:publication gptkb:The_Quaker_Bible
Friends Journal
Quaker Life
gptkbp:social_practice Advocacy for social justice
Environmental activism
Support for women's rights
Support for LGBTQ rights
Support for abolition of slavery
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:7th_Earl_of_Shaftesbury
gptkb:Lord_Shaftesbury
gptkb:Evelyn_Underhill
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6