The actual definition of the term “Quakerism” according to dictionary.com is “ a member of the Religious Society of Friends, a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1650, whose central belief is the doctrine of the Inner Light. Quakers reject sacrament, ritual, and formal ministry, hold meetings at which any member may speak, and have promoted many causes for social reform.” Penn helped produce the Quaker values of equality, pacifism, and acceptance of diversity to the world which then defined the greater American creed (William Penn and the Quaker Legacy). The story begins with the life of William Penn Sr., and how he was brought up and became the war hero. It then tells the story about his son, William Penn Jr., and the many trials he went through to become a Quaker and how he overcame the oppressive Puritans. Moretta’s approach of this book was to slowly draw the reader in with a little background history of the
The actual definition of the term “Quakerism” according to dictionary.com is “ a member of the Religious Society of Friends, a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1650, whose central belief is the doctrine of the Inner Light. Quakers reject sacrament, ritual, and formal ministry, hold meetings at which any member may speak, and have promoted many causes for social reform.” Penn helped produce the Quaker values of equality, pacifism, and acceptance of diversity to the world which then defined the greater American creed (William Penn and the Quaker Legacy). The story begins with the life of William Penn Sr., and how he was brought up and became the war hero. It then tells the story about his son, William Penn Jr., and the many trials he went through to become a Quaker and how he overcame the oppressive Puritans. Moretta’s approach of this book was to slowly draw the reader in with a little background history of the