Christianity: Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
FOUNDED: 1652 C.E.
RELIGION AS A PERCENTAGE OF WORLD POPULATION: 0.006 percent
Overview
The Religious Society of Friends, also known as Quakers, emerged in the 1650s in England and soon expanded to the American colonies and else-where. The term "Friend" derives from John 15:14, where Jesus says, "Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you." According to one account, the name "Quaker" was given to Friends by a judge who observed their tendency to tremble under divine conviction.
The immediacy of religious experience is held by Friends to be the core of the spiritual quest......
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