Format:
1 Online-Ressource (87 Seiten)
ISBN:
9789004693951
Series Statement:
Brill Research Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences
Content:
This book introduces readers to the life, thought, social activism and political conflicts of the Quaker intellectual and peace activist Henry Cadbury (1883-1974). Born into an established Orthodox Philadelphia Quaker family, Cadbury was among the most prominent Quaker intellectuals of his day. During his lifetime, he was well known as a contributor to one of the most important English translations of the Bible (the Revised Standard Version) and wrote scores of articles and books on the early history of Christianity and the history of the Society of Friends. He also had enormous influence over what may be the single best institutional instantiation of the Quaker commitment to nonviolence-the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), an organization Cadbury helped to found in 1917 and served throughout his long lifetime. When the AFSC was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947, Cadbury was asked to accept the prize on its behalf
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004693944
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Krippner, James, 1962 - Henry Cadbury Leiden : Brill, 2024 ISBN 9004693947
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004693944
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1163/9789004693951
