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| Field | Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) |
|---|---|
| Type | Tradition |
| Origin | 17th century England |
| Overview | The Religious Society of Friends, commonly called Quakers, is a Christian movement that emerged in seventeenth-century England. |
| History | It developed through diverse evangelical, conservative, liberal, and unprogrammed communities across the world. |
| Beliefs and emphases | Friends often emphasise direct responsiveness to God, corporate discernment, peace, integrity, simplicity, equality, and care for creation. The range of theology among Friends is broad. |
| Worship and practice | Unprogrammed meetings commonly gather in expectant silence; programmed Friends worship may resemble other Protestant services with pastoral leadership, music, and preaching. |
| Organisation and life | Meetings are typically governed through communal discernment rather than a sacramental priesthood or episcopal hierarchy. |
| Broader traditions | Protestant Christianity |
| Variants | — |
| Related | — |
| Contrasting positions | — |