The A to Z of the Friends (Quakers)

"While widely known and admired, Quakers are too often known only superficially. The A to Z of the Friends (Quakers) clears up these superficialities by digging deeper into the Society's past and present. The dictionary's numerous cross-referenced entries describe its origins and history, its current situation in many different countries, basic concepts and practices, and views on important contemporary issues, as well as leading figures and founders. The chronology shows the Society's progression over time, and the bibliography points the way to further reading."--BOOK JACKET.

John William Oliver, Jr., is professor emeritus in the History Department at Malone College in Ohio. Pink Dandelion is director of the Centre for Quaker Studies at the University of Sunderland, England, and an honorary lecturer in its Department of Theology. Mary Ellen Chijioke is director of the Hege Library at Guilford College in North Carolina.