Henry Cadbury

Quaker, Pacifist, and Skeptic

von David Harrington Watt, James Krippner

87 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This book introduces readers to the life, thought, social activism and political conflicts of the Quaker intellectual and peace activist Henry Cadbury (1883-1974). Born into an established Orthodox Philadelphia Quaker family, Cadbury was among the most prominent Quaker intellectuals of his day. During his lifetime, he was well known as a contributor to one of the most important English translations of the Bible (the Revised Standard Version) and wrote scores of articles and books on the early history of Christianity and the history of the Society of Friends. He also had enormous influence over what may be the single best institutional instantiation of the Quaker commitment to nonviolence--the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), an organization Cadbury helped to found in 1917 and served throughout his long lifetime. When the AFSC was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947, Cadbury was asked to accept the prize on its behalf.

• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Religion und Glaube Christentum Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Gruppen Protestantismus, evangelische und protestantische Kirchen Quäker, Religiöse Gesellschaft der Freunde
• ISBN: 9789004693944
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 31.01.2024
• Größe: 236 x 156 mm
• Verlag: Brill