Slavery and the Meetinghouse : The Quakers and the Abolitionist Dilemma, 1820-1865 /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Jordan, Ryan P., 1977-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2007.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Society of Friends > United States > History > 19th century.
Pacifism > United States > History > 19th century.
Quaker abolitionists > United States > History > 19th century.
Quakers > Political activity > United States > History > 19th century.
Slaves > Emancipation > United States.
Slavery and the church > United States > History > 19th century.
Slavery and the church > Society of Friends > History > 19th century.
Abolitionists > United States > History > 19th century.
Antislavery movements > United States > History > 19th century.
United States > Church history.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Quakers, slavery, and the "peaceable kingdom"
  • Quaker gradualists and the challenge of abolitionism
  • Slavery, religious liberty, and the "political" abolitionism of the Indiana Anti-Slavery Friends
  • Friends and the "children of Africa" : Quaker abolitionists confront the Negro pew
  • "Progressive" Friends and the government of God
  • Quaker pacifism and civil disobedience in the antebellum period
  • Conclusion: "Fighting Quakers," abolitionists, and the Civil War.

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