A Sociological Analysis of the Theology of Quakers: The Silent Revolution

by Pink Dandelion

This text represents a major sociological investigation into present day Quakerism in Britain. Its main focus is how belief has become individuated within the group and the consequences of this postmodern condition. It is argued that Quakers in Britain have become post-Christian, and that unity and cohesion are provided by adherence to a behavioural creed, that a liberal belief culture operates alongside a conservative and confromist culture. The...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773488073
• ISBN13: 9780773488076
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
• Length: 417 Pages