Hamm, Thomas D. <br/><br/>
The Quakers in America / 
Thomas D. Hamm. 
 - New York :  Columbia University Press,  2003. 
 - 1 online resource (viii, 293 pages) :  illustrations, 1 map. 
 - Columbia contemporary American religion series .
 - Columbia contemporary American religion series. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Meeting for worship and meeting for business -- The origins of American Quakerism, 1640-1800 -- Their separate ways : American Friends since 1800 -- Quaker faiths and practices -- Contemporary Quaker debates -- Quakers and the world -- "A quarterly meeting in herself" : Quaker women, marriage, and the family -- Quaker lives, past and contemporary. 
<br/><br/> Provides a concise history of the Religious Society of Friends, an introduction to its beliefs and practices, and a vivid picture of the culture and controversies of the Friends today. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>023150893X 9780231508933 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label>22573/cttgqh9z  JSTOR 211BF4AB-FBC4-4552-9B4E-C5F097F854A3  OverDrive, Inc.  http://www.overdrive.com 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Society of Friends--United States.<br/>RELIGION--Christianity--Quaker.<br/>RELIGION--General.<br/>Society of Friends.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BX7635  / .H26 2003eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>289.6/73