Henry Cadbury - Brill Research Perspectives in Quaker Studies by James Krippner & David Harrington Watt Paperback

About the Book

This book introduces readers to the life, thought, social activism and political conflicts of the Quaker intellectual and peace activist Henry Cadbury (1883-1974). Cadbury was a prominent Quaker intellectual and founding member of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC).

Book Synopsis

This book introduces readers to the life, thought, social activism and political conflicts of the Quaker intellectual and peace activist Henry Cadbury (1883-1974). Born into an established Orthodox Philadelphia Quaker family, Cadbury was among the most prominent Quaker intellectuals of his day. During his lifetime, he was well known as a contributor to one of the most important English translations of the Bible (the Revised Standard Version) and wrote scores of articles and books on the early history of Christianity and the history of the Society of Friends. He also had enormous influence over what may be the single best institutional instantiation of the Quaker commitment to nonviolence--the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), an organization Cadbury helped to found in 1917 and served throughout his long lifetime. When the AFSC was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947, Cadbury was asked to accept the prize on its behalf.

About the Author

James Krippner is the Edmund and Margiana Stinnes Professor in Global Studies and a Professor of Latin American History at Haverford College. His publications include Rereading the Conquest: Power, Politics and the History of Early Colonial Michoacán, Mexico, 1521-1565 and Paul Strand in Mexico.
David Harrington Watt is the Douglas and Dorothy Steere Professor of Quaker Studies at Haverford College. His publications include The Creation of Modern Quaker Diversity, 1830-1937 (edited with Stephen Angell and Pink Dandelion), Antifundamentalism in Modern America, and Bible-Carrying Christians: Conservative Protestants and Social Power.