At present Quakers divide themselves into unprogrammed or programmed groups. Quakers were leaders in social justice, especially on the issue of slavery, objection to war, and the equal status of women. The Baptism issue, a matter of intense Anabaptist interest, was solved by dropping water Baptism entirely. Quakers hold that the one Baptism is the inward Baptism of the Holy Spirit. Doctrinally, Quakers profess a belief in the fatherhood of God, Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, the Holy Spirit, salvation by faith, and the priesthood of believers.
Quakers oppose the use of creeds.