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Ingle, H. Larry

doi:10.3828/quaker.2016.21.2.12

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“…Other Quaker scholars have celebrated the elevated role of Quaker historians. Larry Ingle suggested that historians take on a quasi-clerical role as "stewards of a tradition that has historically employed no professional clergy", and that they should protect a normative notion of Quakerism in their scholarship (Ingle 2016).…”

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When History Substitutes for Theology: The Impact of Quaker Scholars’ Religious Affiliations on the Study of Nineteenth Century American Quakerism

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2018

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This article argues that histories of 19th century Quakerism are often veiled interdenominational theological arguments among Quakers. It looks at the historiography of the Hicksite Separation and the emergence of the pastoral system to suggest that the branch of Quakerism from which the author originates often plays a critical role in how they narrate history. The article suggests that objectivity is not an achievable or desirable aim for Quaker Studies or Quaker history, but that engagement with the broader currents of scholarship and clarifying theological presumptions for non-Quaker audiences are important to maintaining an academically legitimate discipline.

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When History Substitutes for Theology: The Impact of Quaker Scholars’ Religious Affiliations on the Study of Nineteenth Century American Quakerism

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When History Substitutes for Theology: The Impact of Quaker Scholars’ Religious Affiliations on the Study of Nineteenth Century American Quakerism

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