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The Quakers
- A Captivating Guide to a Historically Christian Group and How William Penn Founded the Colony of Pennsylvania in British North America
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Categories: History, Americas
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If you want to discover the captivating history of the Quakers, then pay attention...
Many other mainline Christians viewed the Quakers as a dangerous sect, so much so that they pressured the British Parliament to pass the Quaker Act of 1662. This act set forth in law the “prescribed form” of prayer and worship as designated by the state. It was a formula that specifically left the traditions of the Quakers out.
Unable to gain acceptance in England, the Quakers would soon leave the place of their origin altogether and try their luck in a brave new world on another continent.
In The Quakers: A Captivating Guide to a Historically Christian Group and How William Penn Founded the Colony of Pennsylvania in British North America, you will discover topics such as:
- The Quakers Arrive in America
- William Penn Comes to the Quaker Faith
- William Penn’s Holy Experiment
- William Penn, Pennsylvania, and Its Quaker Legacy
- The State of Quakerism After William Penn
- Quaker Life During the American Revolution
- A Time of Great Adjustment
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- Some Modern-Day Quaking in the Making
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- Anonymous User
- 12-07-20
Quaker Oats
This is an excellent initiation to the Quakers and makes the browser aware that the Quaker idea is complex it might resemble at first sight. The writer takes a global approach to the development of the tradition which emphasizes the differences between British and American Quakerism, as well as the Quaker tradition in other parts of the world. British anthologies' strength finds this a little frustrating particularly if they were expecting an introduction that adjusted to British Quakerism.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-06-20
A fascinating look at The Quaker's.
There were some interesting things about Quakers that I thought about including that they have various offshoots and that they practiced equality between male and female portions from the founding of the sect and that they were necessary for the civil war and the underground railroad.
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- Leontine Janelle
- 12-06-20
Excellent little intro into Quakers
I have recently started attending a Quaker meeting on Sundays (church services). We wanted to know more about Quakers, I haven't seen it yet, but he doesn't compose reviews, so I'm signing one for him. He found it to be a quick listen that gave him exactly what he wanted, an intro to the Quakers, their beliefs, and history.
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- Sparkle Nunnery
- 12-06-20
Introduction to the Quakers
This is a good introduction to the Quakers and makes the grind aware that the Quaker tradition is more complex than it might resemble at first sight.
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- Palma Randell
- 12-06-20
Captivating Guide Indeed.
I wanted a concise work on the Quakers from the start. That is what I drew and it was what I learned. I found knowledge but also enjoyment. what I had not known was the times that the sect split and changed.
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- Frankie Holyfield
- 12-03-20
A fascinating look at The Quakers
Captivating History took a religion that many people are unaware still exist and that thrives to this day and sheds a non-biased light above their history, their campaign as a whole, the oppression they faced, and their good works within history up until the present.
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- Mozella Deck
- 12-03-20
A Charming Look into Quaker History
This author details Quakerism's history from the time of George Fox to the present. Of course, this title does cover every little detail but does share the major developments of this practice. As such, proofreaders will learn how Quakerism operated in the British colonies, Civil War, Civil Rights movement,
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- Dorine Tart
- 12-03-20
Absolutely Wonderful listening
I listen to it in one sitting because I couldn't set it aside. The history of the Quakers is long and varied. This audible tried to show how different the Quakers viewed their relationship with God; individuals could have a direct relationship with God without a church, ministers, or hierarchy. Each person could find the light of God within the self; thus, all life was valuable and to be protected.
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- Chantel Degner
- 12-03-20
Quakers in these United States
The Quakers is a but illuminating history of the Quakers who established themselves in England as a result of King Charles the First’s active conflict with the members of Parliament who sought to limit the scope of his authority. This fractured English society with citizens and the military splintering into the two sides.
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- Jesenia Palmore
- 12-03-20
The importance of the Quakers
Another history discussion on who the Quakers were and how Pennsylvania was founded. I found the religious views of the Quakers quite interesting, and I have a little experience with the Quaker lifestyle because I went to a Quaker grade school for 1.5 yrs as a 10.5 to 12-year-old in Pennsylvania.
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- Ivory Debord
- 12-12-20
Captivating Guide
This was an audiobook recommended to me. I did enjoy the content, I found some of the descriptions of the locale striking. The detectives and the crimes were well done. I believe they were based on a real criminal. The satire at the end of the story was indeed a surprise. All in all a good work.
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- Quyen Paavola
- 12-06-20
The Quakers in America is too focused
The Quakers in America is too focused and does not provide enough background knowledge to be of much use to someone who does not already have a central grip of the Quaker tradition. The history of the religion included quickly, as are the basic tenets of Quakerism.
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- Laurie Aikins
- 12-06-20
The History of Quakers In America
I chose this work because I wanted to get a deeper understanding of the history of Quakerism and compare that to what they believed today in terms of Christianity It was a bit disappointed at the lack of information on the Christian beliefs of historical Quakers.
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- Kati Mcnab
- 12-06-20
The Quakers quest
There is more to the origins of Pennsylvania than I knew. I knew some of the local histories from landmark signs I have listening. it had familiar names, events, and places It was interesting to listen about the Quakes' influence in Pennsylvania.
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- Genny Antes
- 12-06-20
Brief Introduction to the Quakers
This short work provides a fast-paced overview of the history of the Quakers. An attempt is made to describe the recent activities of the Quakers. I would have liked to see a fuller mode of Quaker exercises over the last hundred years.
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- Kraig Haug
- 12-06-20
Great story of little known chapter of America
This is a fascinating story of a lesser-known chapter of American, and world, history. It covers Quakers from their modest beginnings as an outlying holy sect in mid-1600s England, through the present-day Society of Friends. Although never huge in numbers, they were quite effectual in early American history, including the remarkable William Penn and the founding of Pennsylvania.
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- Shirley Beahm
- 12-06-20
The importance of the Quakers and founding
Another history instruction on who the Quakers were and how Pennsylvania was founded. I found the religious views of the Quakers quite interesting, and I have a little sense about the Quaker lifestyle because I went to a Quaker height school for 1.5 yrs as a 10.5 to 12 year old in Pennsylvania.