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Conflict of Conviction
William C. Kashatus
其他書名
A Reappraisal of Quaker Involvement in the American Revolution
出版University Press of America, 1990
主題History / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)Religion / Christianity / Quaker
ISBN08191788379780819178831
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=nl2uX_BMfPwC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Addresses the popular misconception that all Quakers, historically, have been absolutely against war and participation in civil government during a time of war. By examining the personal, theological and moral dilemmas and sacrifices of individual Friends and Quaker groups who, complied with the Revolutionary War effort, this book provides a new understanding of the diversity as well as complexity of the Quaker involvement in the American Revolution. Contents: Thomas Paine & the Ideology of the American Revolution; The Fighting Quaker-Nathanael Greene's Conflict of Conviction; Quakerism, Patriotism & Transformation in the Valley Forge Community, 1684-1778; and The Lamb's War Ethic of the Free Quakers.