Conflict and Conviction: A Reappraisal of Quaker Involvement in the American Revolution

By William C. Kashatus

Addresses the popular misconception that all Quakers, historically, have been absolutely against war and participation in civil government during a time of war. By examining the personal, theological and moral dilemmas and sacrifices of individual Friends and Quaker groups who, complied with the Revolutionary War effort, this book provides a new understanding of the diversity as well as complexity of the Quaker involvement in the American Revolution. Contents: Thomas Paine & the Ideology of the American Revolution; The Fighting Quaker-Nathanael Greene's Conflict of Conviction; Quakerism, Patriotism & Transformation in the Valley Forge Community, 1684-1778; and The Lamb's War Ethic of the Free Quakers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819178837
• ISBN13: 9780819178831
• Release Date: August 1990
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 182 Pages