Religious Society of Friends
A living tradition within Protestantism. The disagreements in the sources are shown rather than settled.
Religious Society of Friends is a living tradition within Protestantism. Also written Quakers, Friends Church.
Origin
Founder named in the sources: George Fox. No founding year is given below, because the sources read do not agree on one and a date has not been chosen for them. Founded by George Fox in mid-17th-century England, teaching the Inner Light and dispensing with ordained ministry and outward sacraments. Britannica gives Fox as founder. No precise founding year is asserted, because the sources consulted describe the movement's emergence as a process from the late 1640s.
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Citation
English
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John Shaqi. “Religious Society of Friends.” English version. 11 August 2026. https://johnshaqi.com/articles/sect-religious-society-of-friends.
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