But unlike Captain Peleg --who cared not a rush for what are called serious things, and indeed deemed those selfsame serious things the veriest of all trifles --Captain Bildad had not only been originally educated according to the strictest sect of Nantucket
Quakerism, but all his subsequent ocean life, and the sight of many unclad, lovely island creatures, round the Horn --all that had not moved this native born Quaker one single jot, had not so much as altered one angle of his vest.
An institution is the lengthened shadow of one man; as, Monachism, of the Hermit Antony; the Reformation, of Luther;
Quakerism, of Fox; Methodism, of Wesley; Abolition, of Clarkson.
His wife, fully liberated from
Quakerism, entertained relentlessly, dressed extravagantly (many thought provocatively), and flirted.
I grew up in
Quakerism, which doesn't deal with saints at all and yet everybody knows about St.
In the mid-1980s, two historical works on American
Quakerism appeared using the term "Reformation": The Reformation of American
Quakerism, 1748-1783 by Jack D.
Her husband, Ray, spoke of her journeys into
Quakerism and into writing, stressing the importance of her work at the Poetry Business in her creative development.
Born in 1892, Dorothy received a rich and diverse education, typical of those born into the family faith of
Quakerism.
Quakerism, I argue, offers a belief system that is commensurate with Woolf's expressions of spirituality deeply rooted in the materiality of existence and offers us a way to account for both aspects of her philosophy.
As early as 1657, George Fox, the founder of
Quakerism, said in a letter of caution "To Friends beyond the sea, that has Blacks and Indian slaves reminded Quaker slave owners that everyone was equal in the sight of God.
Ingle, a former history instructor at the University Tennessee-Chattanooga, has written two previous books on the history of
Quakerism.
Larry Ingle applies his extensive knowledge of
Quakerism to reveal new insights into the only American President to have resigned his office.
Unless Vladimir Putin and the leaders of ISIS suddenly convert to
Quakerism, the next administration, regardless of party, will probably practise what critics consider a more aggressive approach to foreign relations.
