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
Quaker churches	2
Quaker movement	2
Society of Friends	2
Britain Yearly Meeting	1
British Quakers	1
Canadian Yearly Meeting	1
Evangelical Friends	1
Hicksite Friends	1
Pacific Yearly Meeting	1
Quaker faith	1
Quaker organizations	1
Quaker spirituality	1
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)	1
Religious Society of Friends in New Jersey	1

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 ⓘ