Historical Dictionary Of The Friends (Quakers) by Margery Post Abbott, Mary Ellen Chijioke, Ben Pink Dandelion and John William Oliver, Jr. 2003 432 PP. Cloth $80.00 Scarecrow Press

"This volume attempts to describe the scope and history of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) worldwide and the modern diversity of its theology and practice..We have sought to provide a balanced view of the many varieties of Quaker faith and practice..Various Friends have long wanted a dictionary or encyclopedia that might serve as a widely accepted reference for distinctive Quaker language and practices as well as an easily accessible guide for the general reader who knows little about the Religious Society of Friends."
           - from the Preface