"Colonialism has the power to corrupt. This important new work argues that even the early Quakers, who had a belief system rooted in social justice, committed structural and cultural violence against their Indigenous neighbors"-- Provided by publisher.

Quaker and Lenape peacemaking in the 1700s : what Quakers didn't hear --Quaker governance : peace, politeness, or politics? -- The failure of the Pennsylvania government : the Conestoga massacres -- The subversive effects of colonial ideology : early Quaker attitudes toward American Indians -- Quaker beliefs, colonialism, and American Indian education : contributing to cultural genocide -- The universality of peacemaking : hope for social justice? -- A feeling of rightness : Quaker/Indigenous relations, past, present, and future.