Friends Church
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Friends Church is a Christian denomination rooted in the Quaker tradition, emphasizing inner spiritual experience, simplicity, and social justice.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian denomination
→
Quaker denomination → |
| emphasizes |
community
→
inner spiritual experience → peace → personal relationship with God → simplicity → social justice → |
| encourages |
community involvement
→
personal holiness → simple living → social responsibility → |
| focusesOn |
living out faith in daily life
→
personal transformation → social transformation → |
| hasCoreValue |
equality
→
integrity → service → stewardship → |
| hasEthicalFocus |
care for the marginalized
→
nonviolence → peacemaking → social reform → |
| hasHistoricalRoot | 17th-century Quaker movement → |
| hasPractice |
consensus-based decision making
→
meeting for business → meeting for worship → |
| hasReligiousTradition | Quakerism → |
| hasTheologicalOrientation | Evangelical Quaker → |
| originatesFrom | Religious Society of Friends → |
| practices |
communal discernment
→
corporate prayer → silent worship → |
| relatedMovement |
Conservative Friends
→
Friends United Meeting →
surface form: "Evangelical Friends Church International"
Friends United Meeting → |
| teaches |
direct guidance of the Holy Spirit
→
the authority of Christ → the importance of Scripture → the priesthood of all believers → |
| usesTerm |
Friends
→
Religious Society of Friends →
surface form: "Quakers"
|
| values |
community accountability
→
listening to the Inner Light → spiritual discernment → |
| worshipStyle |
programmed worship
→
unprogrammed worship → |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form: "Religious Society of Friends"