{"id":2734,"date":"2022-03-27T21:04:10","date_gmt":"2022-03-27T20:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oxfordquaker.com\/newsletter\/?page_id=2734"},"modified":"2022-03-31T15:34:10","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T14:34:10","slug":"the-quakers-a-brief-history-religious-society-of-friends","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oxfordquaker.com\/newsletter\/april-2022\/the-quakers-a-brief-history-religious-society-of-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"The Quakers: A Brief History (Religious Society of Friends)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XI_iE9Je4TI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Quakers rejected the traditional church hierarchy and teachings of the Church of England, believing that each individual has an inner light and can achieve a direct relationship with God without the help of a minister.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Tom Richey<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomrichey.net\/\">TomRichey.net<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>19 Minutes<\/p>\n<hr>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"312\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-medium fasc-type-glossy fasc-rounded-medium fasc-ico-before dashicons-arrow-left-alt fasc-style-bold\" style=\"background-color: #0315a3; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/oxfordquaker.com\/newsletter\/april-2022\/slavery-in-the-quaker-world-author-interview-with-katharine-gerbner\/\">Previous Article<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\" width=\"312\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-medium fasc-type-glossy fasc-rounded-medium fasc-ico-before dashicons-arrow-right-alt fasc-style-bold\" style=\"background-color: #0315a3; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/oxfordquaker.com\/newsletter\/april-2022\/thanks-to-our-volunteer-gardeners\/\">Next Article<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-medium fasc-type-glossy fasc-rounded-medium fasc-ico-before dashicons-arrow-up-alt fasc-style-bold\" style=\"background-color: #0315a3; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/oxfordquaker.com\/newsletter\/april-2022\/\">Back to April 2022 Newsletter Main Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Forty-Three<\/em> Newsletter \u2022 Number 516 \u2022 April 2022<br \/>\n<\/strong>Oxford Friends Meeting<br \/>\n43 St Giles, Oxford OX1 3LW<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"mailto:newsletter@oxfordquakers.org\">newsletter@oxfordquakers.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Copyright 2022, Oxford Quakers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quakers rejected the traditional church hierarchy and teachings of the Church of England, believing that each individual has an inner light and can achieve a direct relationship with God without the help of a minister. 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