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.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian tradition
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Quaker practice ⓘ religious guideline ⓘ spiritual counsel ⓘ |
| advicesDefinedAs | non‑binding spiritual counsel ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
church discipline of members
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daily conduct of Friends ⓘ education of children ⓘ financial stewardship ⓘ marriage procedures ⓘ meetings for business ⓘ meetings for worship ⓘ membership ⓘ ministry and eldership ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Conservative Friends
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Conservative Friends ⓘ
surface form:
Conservative Quakers
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| centralTheme |
community
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corporate discernment ⓘ equality ⓘ faithfulness to the inward Light of Christ ⓘ integrity ⓘ obedience to divine guidance ⓘ peace ⓘ simplicity ⓘ stewardship ⓘ |
| characteristic |
cautious attitude toward outward forms
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emphasis on corporate discipline ⓘ emphasis on plainness ⓘ emphasis on waiting worship ⓘ |
| denominationalContext |
Conservative Friends
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surface form:
Conservative Quakerism
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| developedBy | yearly meetings of Friends ⓘ |
| disciplineDefinedAs | rules and procedures for church order ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
advices
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discipline ⓘ |
| historicalRoot |
London Yearly Meeting discipline
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Philadelphia Yearly Meeting discipline ⓘ early Friends’ epistles ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Conservative yearly meetings
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Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) ⓘ North Carolina Yearly Meeting (Conservative) ⓘ Ohio Yearly Meeting (Conservative) ⓘ |
| purpose |
to encourage spiritual growth
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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 ⓘ |
| viewOfAuthority |
not a creed
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subject to revision by the meeting under divine guidance ⓘ subordinate to the immediate guidance of Christ ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Quaker peace testimony
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Quaker faith and practice
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Quaker testimonies of simplicity
Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
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publishes
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Quaker discipline and advices
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this entity surface form:
Quaker faith & practice
Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
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maintains
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Quaker discipline and advices
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this entity surface form:
Book of discipline for Quakers in Britain
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Quaker faith & practice
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Quaker testimonies
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Quaker books of discipline