The Quakers As Makers Of America

How did a small often-persecuted sect shape the conscience of a continent? In The Quakers As Makers Of America minister and historian David Gregg traces the rise of the Society of Friends and their far-reaching part in colonial American history and early United States history. These pages still speak today. Blending narrative vigour with thoughtful reflection he explores Quakers in American history as a living force in early American Christianity: their witness for religious liberty in America their insistence on simplicity and integrity and the quiet power of their meetings to challenge established patterns of church and state. The result is a classic American religious history book and essential Quaker history nonfiction for religious studies students and compelling for general American history readers.Written at the turn of the twentieth century Gregg's study offers a concise eloquent contribution to Christian church history and Society of Friends history illuminating Quaker influence on democracy conscience and public life. Its blend of moral insight and historical observation makes it equally rewarding in the classroom the study or the collector's cabinet. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure prepared for readers of colonial American history students of religious liberty in America and all who wish to understand how faith helped fashion a nation.