Quaker communities in early modern Wales: from resistance to respectability

Richard C. Allen

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Table of Contents:: 'Overcoming the world' : the origins of the Society of Friends in Wales
'A gathered people' : a case study of the distribution and social composition of Monmouthshire Friends
'A divine democracy'? : the organization of the Society
'Snares to catch the innocent and faithfull servants of the lord' : the persecution and tolerance of Friends
'Faithful labourers in God's vineyard' : the Quaker code of discipline
'Be plaine and desent in your habitts' : women Friends and their role in the Quaker community
'Letting their minds into the world'? : the decline of the Welsh Quaker communities.
Author/Creator:: Allen, Richard C.
Languages:: English
Language Notes:: Item content: English
Main Work:: Quaker communities in early modern Wales: from resistance to respectability [by Allen, R.C.]
Subjects:: Society of Friends — Wales — History
Quakers — Wales — History
Wales — Church history
Society of Friends
Quakers
Church history
Wales
Genres:: History
General Notes:: Includes bibliographical references (p. 268-305) and index.
Physical Description:: xiv, 314 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Call Numbers:: BX7731.3 .A45 2007
ISBNs:: 9780708320778 (hbk.)
0708320775 (hbk.)
OCLC Numbers:: 76935947