Quaker discipline and advices
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Quaker discipline and advices are the traditional guidelines and spiritual counsel that shape the faith, practice, and community life of Friends, particularly among Conservative Quakers.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Quaker faith and practice | 0 | 1 |
| Quaker peace testimony | 0 | 1 |
| Quaker testimonies of simplicity | 0 | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian tradition
→
Quaker practice → religious guideline → spiritual counsel → |
| advicesDefinedAs | non‑binding spiritual counsel → |
| appliesTo |
church discipline of members
→
daily conduct of Friends → education of children → financial stewardship → marriage procedures → meetings for business → meetings for worship → membership → ministry and eldership → |
| associatedWith |
Conservative Friends
→
Conservative Friends →
surface form:
Conservative Quakers
|
| centralTheme |
community
→
corporate discernment → equality → faithfulness to the inward Light of Christ → integrity → obedience to divine guidance → peace → simplicity → stewardship → |
| characteristic |
cautious attitude toward outward forms
→
emphasis on corporate discipline → emphasis on plainness → emphasis on waiting worship → |
| denominationalContext |
Conservative Friends
→
surface form:
Conservative Quakerism
|
| developedBy | yearly meetings of Friends → |
| disciplineDefinedAs | rules and procedures for church order → |
| hasComponent |
advices
→
discipline → |
| historicalRoot |
London Yearly Meeting discipline
→
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting discipline → early Friends’ epistles → |
| maintainedBy |
Conservative yearly meetings
→
Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) → North Carolina Yearly Meeting (Conservative) → Ohio Yearly Meeting (Conservative) → |
| purpose |
to encourage spiritual growth
→
to guide Quaker practice → to maintain good order in the church → to order community life among Friends → to preserve Quaker testimonies → to shape the faith of Friends → |
| religiousMovement | Religious Society of Friends NERFINISHED → |
| viewOfAuthority |
not a creed
→
subject to revision by the meeting under divine guidance → subordinate to the immediate guidance of Christ → |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Quaker peace testimony
this entity surface form:
Quaker testimonies of simplicity
this entity surface form:
Quaker faith and practice