Research Guides: HIST 240: History and Principles of Quakerism (HC) Spring 2019: General Reference

Quaker Peace and Equity: Hicks' Peaceable Kingdom (1830-32) and Friends Freedmen's Association teachers (1863)

Quaker Studies
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Oxford Handbook of Quaker Studies
A group of leading scholars wrote these 37 essays concerning Quaker history, theology, witness and expression.
Brill Research Perspectives in Quaker Studies
This new series has published its first issue:
Quaker Studies, an Overview. It offers literature reviews on several significant issues.
Cambridge Companion to Quakerism
Eighteen essays give an overview of Quaker history, key issues, regional studies and emerging spiritualities.. If you prefer a print copy, check Tripod.

Oxford Bibliographies Online
Extensive annotated bibliographies on specific topics in the humanities and social sciences written by scholars in the field. This is a great place to start your research. New essays are added twice a year. Essays of interest now available include:
"Quakers"
"Philadelphia"
"English Puritans, Dissenters, Quakers, and Recusants"

Historical dictionary of the Friends (Quakers) (2012 ed.)
Explains common and technical Quaker terminology, provides brief biographical sketches as well as information on organizations and events.

American National Biography
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Offers summaries of the lives of more than 18,000 men and women, from all eras and walks of life, who have shaped the nation. No living person is included.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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Contains biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond,from the earliest times to the year 2001. Articles focus on noteworthy people from all walks of life. It profiles over one thousand people identified as Quakers.

Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Presents 33 essays offering an overview of the social, political, and religious thought of the time. Note in particular "Religious Thought" by John Coffey, pp. 447-65.

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