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.
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Quaker Studies Unit
Call for Proposals
Quaker Studies is accepting proposals on the following topics:
- A roundtable discussion on Global Quakerism in a Postcolonial Context (Are we now in a position to write a truly postcolonial history of Quakerism? If not, why not? If so, what would such a history look like?)
- co-sponsored with the Buddhism Unit exploring "light" and "religious pluralism"
- Quakers and labor/class
- Quakers and regional/on the border witness (possible dialogue with sociology of religion/sociologists like Jim Spickard and Meredith McGuire)--possible connections with economics as well as sociological/anthropological studies of Quakerism
Statement of Purpose
Chairs
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Jennifer Buck, Azusa Pacific University1/1/2020 - 12/31/2025
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David Harrington Watt, Haverford College1/1/2021 - 12/31/2026
Steering Committee Members
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Laurel D. Kearns, Drew University1/1/2020 - 12/31/2025
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Oscar Lugusa Malande, Friends Theological College1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Robynne Rogers Healey, Trinity Western University1/1/2021 - 12/31/2026
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Jennifer Rycenga, San José State University1/1/2021 - 12/31/2026
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Andrew Taylor, College of St. Scholastica1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
Method
PAPERS
Other
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Review Process
Proposals are anonymous to chairs and steering committee members until after final acceptance/rejection