Friends
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Friends, formally known as the Religious Society of Friends, is a Christian-rooted religious movement best known for its Quaker tradition emphasizing inner spiritual experience, pacifism, and social justice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Friends canonical | 5 |
Statements (85)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian religious movement
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Protestant denomination family ⓘ historic peace church ⓘ peace church ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Quaker testimonies
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consensus decision-making in worshipful manner ⓘ peace testimony ⓘ plain dress (historical) ⓘ plain speech (historical) ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
abolition of slavery
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humanitarian relief work ⓘ peace movement ⓘ prison reform ⓘ women's rights ⓘ |
| clergyStructure |
generally no ordained clergy among unprogrammed Friends
ⓘ
pastors among some programmed Friends ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
inner light
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that God can speak directly to each person ⓘ |
| corePractice |
consensus decision-making
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discernment in community ⓘ meeting for business ⓘ meeting for worship ⓘ silent worship ⓘ testimonies-based living ⓘ unprogrammed worship ⓘ |
| emphasis |
community
ⓘ
direct experience of God ⓘ equality ⓘ inner spiritual experience ⓘ integrity ⓘ pacifism ⓘ peace ⓘ simplicity ⓘ social justice ⓘ stewardship ⓘ |
| ethicalStance |
abolitionism (historical)
ⓘ
conscientious objection to war ⓘ humanitarian relief ⓘ nonviolence ⓘ pacifism ⓘ prison reform (historical) ⓘ social equality ⓘ |
| foundedBy | George Fox ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| foundedInCountry | England ⓘ |
| foundedInDecade | 1650s ⓘ |
| governance | congregational with strong role for meetings ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Friends Church
ⓘ
Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
surface form:
Society of Friends
|
| hasCommonName |
Friends
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
surface form:
Quakers
|
| hasDiversity |
conservative Friends
ⓘ
evangelical Friends ⓘ liberal Friends ⓘ pastoral meetings ⓘ unprogrammed meetings ⓘ |
| hasGlobalPresence | yes ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin |
English Civil War period
ⓘ
English Protestantism ⓘ |
| notableOrganization |
American Friends Service Committee
ⓘ
Friends United Meeting ⓘ
surface form:
Evangelical Friends Church International
Friends General Conference ⓘ Friends United Meeting ⓘ Friends World Committee for Consultation ⓘ Quaker Peace and Social Witness ⓘ |
| organizationalUnit |
monthly meeting
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quarterly meeting ⓘ yearly meeting ⓘ |
| presentInContinent |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ Latin America ⓘ North America ⓘ Oceania ⓘ |
| religiousRoot | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Quakerism ⓘ |
| scriptureView |
Bible as important but not sole authority
ⓘ
continuing revelation ⓘ |
| symbolUse | generally minimal use of religious symbols ⓘ |
| theology |
emphasis on experience over doctrine
ⓘ
non-creedal ⓘ |
| worshipPlace | meeting house ⓘ |
| worshipStyle |
programmed worship
ⓘ
semi-programmed worship ⓘ unprogrammed worship ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Religious Society of Friends