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A sociological analysis of the theology of Quakers : the silent revolution

Title: A sociological analysis of the theology of Quakers : the silent revolution / Pink Dandelion.
Author: Dandelion, Pink.
Publication: Lewiston, NY : E. Mellen Press, [1996], ©1996.

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Description

xxxiv, 417 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Studies in religion and society ; v. 34

Uniform Title

Studies in religion and society (New York, N.Y.) ; v. 34.

Subjects

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Contents

Ch. 1. Context. The Sociology of Quakerism. A Brief History of British Quakerism. Central Concepts of Present-day Quakerism. The Three Forms of Religion -- Ch. 2. Methodology. Insider Research. Participant Observation. Belief Surveys and the Quaker Lesson. Interviews and Textual Analysis -- Ch. 3. Framework. The Non-Credal Belief System. The Behavioural Creed. The Quaker Double-Culture. The Classification of the Quaker Group -- Ch. 4. Content. The Pluralistic Paradigm I. The Pluralistic Paradigm II. The Post-Christian Group. The Paradox of Ecumenism -- Ch. 5. Control. Control and Authority: The Orthodox Perspective. The Constraint of Management. Leading the Leaderless Group. Influence Without Restraint -- Ch. 6. Change. The Culture of Silence. The Learning of Silence, and Self-Censorship. The Reinterpretation of Unspoken Tradition. The Theologisation of Boundaries -- Ch. 7. Implications. The Marginalisation of Belief. The Celebration of Pluralism.
The Potential of Heteropraxis. Areas of Future Research.

ISBN

0773488073

LCCN

96023943

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Columbia University Libraries