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"Hamm has simply produced the best book on Quaker history in recent years." --Quaker History
"... will stand as one of the most important works in the field." --American Historical Review
Synopsis
"Hamm has simply produced the best book on Quaker history in recent years." -Quaker History
Synopsis
"The Frank S. and Elizabeth D. Brewer prize essay of the American Society of Church History."
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-254) and index.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Catherine L. Albanese and Stephen J. Stein
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter I
The Quaker Vision of Religious Life, 1800-1860
Chapter II
The Breakdown of the Older Vision, 1800-1850
Chapter III
The Renewal Movement, 1850-1870
Chapter IV
The Revival, 1867-1880
Chapter V
The Realignment of American Quakerism, 1875-1890
Chapter VI
The Quaker Search for Order, 1875-1895\
Chapter VII
The Rise of Modernist Quakerism, 1895-1907
Appendix I
Membership Statistics for Orthodox/Garneyite Friends, 1845-1908
Appendix II
The Evolution of American Quakerism, 1800-1907
Notes
Bibliography
Index