Quaker Studies Unit
The Quaker Studies Unit always welcomes individual papers related to Quakerism, broadly conceived. Additionally, we also welcome contributions on the following subjects:
We invite papers for a panel cosponsored with the Sociology of Religion Unit entitled "Believing and Belonging in British Quakerism and Amongst Friends Worldwide." A brief description reads: "This panel will chart the run of decennial surveys of British Quakerism from 1990, analyse the distinctive approach and some of the data from the 2023 British Quaker Survey, and share the methodological framework and initial findings of the first-ever attempt to survey global Quakerism, the 2024 World Survey of Friends. The panel will also discuss the academic value of this kind of quantitative approach and the extent to which its explanatory value is enhanced when combined with interview data." If interested in submitting a paper, please contact Ben Dandelion (ben.dandelion@woodbrooke.org.uk).
If you are interested in presenting a paper related to the Ramallah Friends School, please contact Andrew Taylor (ataylor9@css.edu).
The Quaker Studies Unit seeks to advance critical scholarship on Quakerism and related cultural phenomena. The unit is particularly focused on interdisciplinary analyses of Quakerism in its global contexts and in the breadth of its theological diversity. As the unit understands it, Quaker Studies includes the variety of religious traditions that directly derive from the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), as well as the spiritual and social movements and practices that have influenced--or been influenced by--Quakerism.
| Chair | Dates | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Angell | angelst@earlham.edu | - | View |
| Andrew Taylor, College of St. Scholastica | ataylor9@css.edu | - | View |