Author : William C. Kashatus
Publisher : University Press of America
ISBN 13 : 9780819178831
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (788 download)
Book Synopsis Conflict of Conviction by : William C. Kashatus
Download or read book Conflict of Conviction written by William C. Kashatus and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 1990 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.