Religious Society of Friends

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Christian denomination family Christian religious movement Protestant tradition

The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers, is a Christian movement founded in 17th-century England that emphasizes inner spiritual experience, pacifism, and simple living.

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Observed surface forms (17)

Surface form Occurrences
Quakerism 34
Quakers 22
Quaker 13

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian denomination family ⓘ
Christian religious movement ⓘ
Protestant tradition ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Friends ⓘ
Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
surface form: Society of Friends
commonName Religious Society of Friends self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Quakers
coreBelief direct experience of God ⓘ
inner light in every person ⓘ
emphasizes community ⓘ
equality ⓘ
inner spiritual experience ⓘ
integrity ⓘ
pacifism ⓘ
peace ⓘ
simple living ⓘ
ethicalStance abolitionism historically ⓘ
conscientious objection to war ⓘ
humanitarian relief work ⓘ
pacifism ⓘ
prison reform historically ⓘ
social justice activism ⓘ
foundedInCentury 17th century ⓘ
foundedInCountry England ⓘ
foundedInRegion Great Britain ⓘ
surface form: Britain
globalPresence worldwide ⓘ
governance congregational decision-making ⓘ
decision by sense of the meeting ⓘ
rejection of formal creeds ⓘ
hasBranch Conservative Friends ⓘ
Religious Society of Friends self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Evangelical Friends

Liberal Friends ⓘ
Pastoral Friends ⓘ
hasDemographic members and attenders ⓘ
hasOrganization American Friends Service Committee ⓘ
Friends Committee on National Legislation ⓘ
Friends World Committee for Consultation ⓘ
Quaker United Nations Office ⓘ
hasTestimony peace testimony ⓘ
testimony of community ⓘ
testimony of equality ⓘ
testimony of integrity ⓘ
testimony of simplicity ⓘ
testimony of stewardship ⓘ
historicalOriginMovement Radical Reformation in England ⓘ
languageOfWorship various languages worldwide ⓘ
organizationalUnit monthly meeting ⓘ
quarterly meeting ⓘ
yearly meeting ⓘ
practice meetings for business ⓘ
meetings for clearness ⓘ
meetings for worship ⓘ
rejects formal clergy in many branches ⓘ
sacraments as outward rituals in many branches ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
scripture Bible ⓘ
worshipStyle programmed worship in some branches ⓘ
silent worship ⓘ
unprogrammed worship ⓘ

Referenced by (127)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

World Quaker Day → involves → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quaker organizations
Alys Pearsall Smith → memberOf → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
Arthur Stanley Eddington → memberOf → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakers
Johns Hopkins → memberOf → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
Joseph Sturge → memberOf → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
George Fox → movement → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
George Fox → movement → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quaker movement
Gulielma Maria Springett → movement → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
William Penn → movement → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
Bryn Mawr College → originalReligiousInfluence → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quaker
Friends Church → originatesFrom → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
New York Yearly Meeting → partOf → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
World Plenary Meeting → participants → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakers
Some Fruits of Solitude → philosophicalPerspective → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quaker
Toleration Act 1689 → protected → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakers
Bayard Rustin → religion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakerism
Betsy Ross → religion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakerism
Clark Kerr → religion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quaker
Colony of Pennsylvania → religion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
Dolley Madison → religion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakerism
Dorothy Hodgkin → religion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakerism
Elisha Gray → religion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quaker
Friends General Conference → religion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakerism
George Fox → religion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakerism
Hannah Callowhill Penn → religion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
Jesse Fell → religion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakerism
John Dickinson → religion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quaker
John Greenleaf Whittier → religion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakerism
Johns Hopkins → religion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakerism
Joseph Sturge → religion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
Lou Henry Hoover → religion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakerism
Pat Nixon → religion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakerism
Province of New Jersey → religion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakerism
Starbuck from Moby-Dick → religion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
subject surface form: Starbuck
this entity surface form: Quakerism
Starbuck → religion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quaker
Stony Brook Meeting House and Cemetery → religion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
Thomas Fowell Buxton → religion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakerism
Thomas Young → religion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quaker
William Penn → religion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakerism
Europe and Middle East Section → religiousAffiliation → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
Jordan's Meeting House burial ground → religiousAffiliation → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
Sidwell Friends School → religiousAffiliation → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
Central Executive Committee → religiousContext → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakers
Central Executive Committee → religiousContext → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
Inazo Nitobe → religiousDenomination → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakerism
Middle Colonies → religiousGroupsPresent → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakers
Jean Toomer → religiousInfluence → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakerism
No Cross, No Crown → religiousMovement → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakerism
World Plenary Meeting → religiousOrientation → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quaker