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Society of Friends History of the Society of Friends <Tab/>The Society of Friends (more commonly known as the Quakers ) was founded in the 1650's by George Fox, an English "nonconformist religious reformer." Born 107 years after Martin Luther sparked the Protestant Reformation, Fox's religious upbringing was shaped by the Reformation, the upheavals the Church of England experienced as it flip-flopped between Catholicism and Anglicanism, and 16th Century Calvinism. At age nineteen, …

…the Quaker stance on pacifism and the need for peace with thinking that Bush's war on terrorism is just. I was also surprised at the lack of involvement with the members. I assumed that the Quakers would "witness," but only one gentleman asked that we pray for the soldiers. In all, I found the service to be very dry. Although the people were extremely friendly, I felt no connection between the Divine and the community.