Irish Quaker Hybrid Identities

Complex Identity in the Religious Society of Friends
Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-90-04-41518-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, 100 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 181 g

Reihe: Brill Research Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences / Brill Research Perspectives in Quaker Studies

Dr Kennedy’s work is a sociological study of Quakers that investigates the impact that sectarianism has had on identity construction within the Religious Society of Friends in Ireland. The research highlights individual Friends’ complex and hybrid cultural, national and theological identities – mirrored by the Society’s corporate identity. This monograph focuses specifically on examples of political and theological hybridity. These hybrid identities resulted in tensions which impact on relationships between Friends and the wider organisation. How Friends negotiate and accommodate these diverse identities is explored. It is argued that Irish Quakers prioritise ‘relational unity’ and have developed a distinctive approach to complex identity management. Kennedy asserts that in the two Irish states, ‘Quaker’ represents a meta-identity that is counter-cultural in its non-sectarianism, although this is more problematic within the organisation. Furthermore, by modelling an alternative, non-sectarian identity, Quakers in Ireland contribute to building capacity for transformation from oppositional, binary identities to more fluid and inclusive ones.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kennedy, Maria

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Protestantismus, evangelische und protestantische Kirchen Quäker, Religiöse Gesellschaft der Freunde

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Quaker Hybrid Identities: A Case Study of Complex Identity in the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Ireland

Maria H. Kennedy

Abstract

Keywords

Part 1: Introduction

Part 2: Historical Context (Ireland and Quakers)

Part 3: Identity Theory

Part 4: Irish Quaker Identity

5 Part Five: Management of Hybrid Identities by Ireland Yearly Meeting

6 Part Six: Conclusion

References

Über Autor(innen)

Maria Kennedy, PhD (2016), University of Birmingham, has a long-standing interest in Irish society, history and politics. She completed her doctoral thesis on identity and sectarianism through a case study of Irish Quakers, after a career in education and training.