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Quakers
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The Religious Society of Friends is a group with Christian roots that began in England in the 1650s. The group's formal title is the Society of Friends, or the Religious Society of Friends.
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Quick Facts Religious Society of Friends, Theology ...
Religious Society of Friends | |
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![]() George Fox, the principal early leader of the Quakers | |
Theology | Variable; depends on meeting |
Polity | Congregational |
Distinct fellowships | Friends World Committee for Consultation |
Associations | Britain Yearly Meeting, Friends United Meeting, Evangelical Friends Church International, Central Yearly Meeting of Friends, Conservative Friends, Friends General Conference, Beanite Quakerism |
Founder | George Fox Margaret Fell |
Origin | Mid-17th century England |
Separated from | Church of England |
Separations | Shakers[1] |
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People in the Society of Friends are called "Friends" or Quakers, which mean the same thing.[2] Most Quakers are Christian, but the group today includes a few other people. They live all over the world, but the largest groups are in Kenya, the United States, Bolivia, Guatemala, the United Kingdom, and Burundi.[3]