The Quakers: LGBTIQ+ Activism and Institutional Cohesion

Liberal Quakerism’s engagement with the public sphere acts as a mechanism for producing social solidarity within the movement. This argument is demonstrated through an examination of Quaker engagement with Queer social issues in the UK, US and Australia. The social activism of Quakers sustains their...

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Autore principale: Boland, Joshua (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: 2021
In: Journal for the academic study of religion
Anno: 2021, Volume: 34, Fascicolo: 2, Pagine: 180-202
Altre parole chiave:B Quakerism
B Religious Society of Friends
B Symbolism
B Same-sex marriage
B Social Activism
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Riepilogo:Liberal Quakerism’s engagement with the public sphere acts as a mechanism for producing social solidarity within the movement. This argument is demonstrated through an examination of Quaker engagement with Queer social issues in the UK, US and Australia. The social activism of Quakers sustains their identity as a liberal religious organisation sympathetic to progressive causes and nurtures a sense of common purpose within the movement that subsumes internal differences. It is argued that, while Quaker orthopraxis within the Society binds internal diversity together, this can also include Friends’ activist engagement with the secular world. This focus on the dialectical relationship between Quakerism’s internal culture and external social processes suggest that a dynamic relationship exists between contemporary secularism and liberal religious groups.
ISSN:2047-7058
Comprende:Enthalten in: Journal for the academic study of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/jasr.20746