Summary: I had the privilege of speaking with Mary Crauderueff who is a historian/archivist on the Quakers, and a Quaker herself. Since we reference Quakers with some frequency on the show, she helps us to understand them a bit better, as well as helps me to take them off the pedestal I have them on in my mind. She also helps us understand what types of ideas and practices may help lead Quakers towards justice more quickly than other groups. Intro. 0:00 Quakers always on the right side of justice? 7:00 Quaker history. 10:00 Do Quakers fracture less than Protestants? 16:00 What makes a Quaker a Quaker? 22:30 Quaker consensus making. 26:45 Persecution of Quakers. 32:45 2 Questions. 39:45 What hermeneutic allowed Quakers to allow women leaders and oppose slavery before almost all other groups of Christians? 41:30 How do Quakers view government in light of its intrinsic use of force? 42:40
