Download or read book Quakerism The Basics written by Margery Post Abbott and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-14 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quakerism: The Basics is an accessible and engaging introduction to the history and diverse approaches and ideas associated with the Religious Society of Friends. This small religion incorporates a wide geographic spread and varied beliefs that range from evangelical Christians to non-theists. Topics covered include: Quaker values in action The first generations of Quakerism Quakerism in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Belief and activism Worship and practice Quakerism around the world The future of Quakerism. With helpful features including suggested readings, timelines, a glossary, and a guide to Quakers in fiction, this book is an ideal starting point for students and scholars approaching Quakerism for the first time as well as those interested in deepening their understanding.

Download or read book Living the Quaker Way written by Philip Gulley and published by Convergent Books. This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Publishers Weekly “Top 10 in Religion” selection. “This is nothing less than the gospel itself…a much-needed book.” —FR. RICHARD ROHR, OFM, Center for Action and Contemplation, Albuquerque, New Mexico “Living the Quaker Way is a treasure trove of practical wisdom about what it means to bear witness to our hope for a better world.” —Parker J. Palmer, author of Let Your Life Speak Philip Gulley invites us into a bracing encounter with the rich truths of Quakerism—a centuries-old spiritual tradition that provides not only a foundation of faith but also vision for making the world more just, loving, and peaceable by our presence. In Living the Quaker Way, Gulley shows how Quaker values provide real solutions to many of our most pressing contemporary challenges. We not only come to a deeper appreciation of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, and equality, we see how embracing these virtues will radically transform us and our world. Living the Quaker Way includes a 30-day spiritual practice that applies the Quaker tradition of Queries.

Download or read book The Rich Heritage of Quakerism written by Walter R. Williams and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-13 with total page 517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, which was first published in 1962, Walter R. Williams presents a picture of the courage, faith, devotion, and sacrifice that have been displayed throughout the history of Quakerism. Biographical sketches of Quaker leaders challenge the reader to Christian integrity and selfless service. The principles of Quakerism and their influence on society are evident in this carefully researched history of the movement.

Download or read book Principles of Quakerism written by Religious Society of Friends and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Quakers in America written by Thomas D. Hamm and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Quakers in America is a multifaceted history of the Religious Society of Friends and a fascinating study of its culture and controversies today. Lively vignettes of Conservative, Evangelical, Friends General Conference, and Friends United meetings illuminate basic Quaker theology and reflect the group's diversity while also highlighting the fundamental unity within the religion. Quaker culture encompasses a rich tradition of practice even as believers continue to debate whether Quakerism is necessarily Christian, where religious authority should reside, how one transmits faith to children, and how gender and sexuality shape religious belief and behavior. Praised for its rich insight and wide-ranging perspective, The Quakers in America is a penetrating account of an influential, vibrant, and often misunderstood religious sect. Known best for their long-standing commitment to social activism, pacifism, fair treatment for Native Americans, and equality for women, the Quakers have influenced American thought and society far out of proportion to their relatively small numbers. Whether in the foreign policy arena (the American Friends Service Committee), in education (the Friends schools), or in the arts (prominent Quakers profiled in this book include James Turrell, Bonnie Raitt, and James Michener), Quakers have left a lasting imprint on American life. This multifaceted book is a concise history of the Religious Society of Friends; an introduction to its beliefs and practices; and a vivid picture of the culture and controversies of the Friends today. The book opens with lively vignettes of Conservative, Evangelical, Friends General Conference, and Friends United meetings that illuminate basic Quaker concepts and theology and reflect the group's diversity in the wake of the sectarian splintering of the nineteenth century. Yet the book also examines commonalities among American Friends that demonstrate a fundamental unity within the religion: their commitments to worship, the ministry of all believers, decision making based on seeking spiritual consensus rather than voting, a simple lifestyle, and education. Thomas Hamm shows that Quaker culture encompasses a rich tradition of practice even as believers continue to debate a number of central questions: Is Quakerism necessarily Christian? Where should religious authority reside? Is the self sacred? How does one transmit faith to children? How do gender and sexuality shape religious belief and behavior? Hamm's analysis of these debates reveals a vital religion that prizes both unity and diversity.

Download or read book Primitive Quakerism Revived Living as Friends in the Twenty First Century written by Paul Buckley and published by . This book was released on 2018-03 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From its inception, members of the Religious Society of Friends felt divinely called to model a God-centered alternative to the surrounding culture. This book is a plea to reclaim the essential Quaker principles and mission by modeling a joyfully faithful community of God.

Download or read book A Portraiture of Quakerism written by Thomas Clarkson and published by . This book was released on 1806 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Good and Evil written by Jackie Leach Scully and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-22 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this multi-disciplinary collection we ask the question, 'What did, and do, Quakers think about good and evil?' There are no simple or straightforwardly uniform answers to this, but in this collection, we draw together contributions that for the first time look at historical and contemporary Quakerdom's approach to the ethical and theological problem of evil and good. Within Quakerism can be found Liberal, Conservative, and Evangelical forms. This book uncovers the complex development of metaethical thought by a religious group that has evolved with an unusual degree of diversity. In doing so, it also points beyond the boundaries of the Religious Society of Friends to engage with the spectrum of thinking in the wider religious world.

Download or read book Listening To The Light written by Jim Pym and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-06-30 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quakers have long been respected for their simplicity, integrity, truthfulness, non violence and undestanding of the need for silence. This inspirational little book explores Quaker values and shows how - even if we are not members of the Society of Friends - we can bring Quaker practices and ideals into our everyday lives and relationships with others. Including a fascinating chapter on how to use the tools of Quakerism in a business context, there is also much helpful advice on how to slow down, still the mind and 'let the heart create for us'.

Download or read book A Portraiture of Quakerism Taken from a View of the Moral Education Discipline Peculiar Customs Religious Principles Political and Civil Economy and Character of the Society of Friends written by and published by . This book was released on 1806 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Quaker Quicks What Do Quakers Believe written by Geoffrey Durham and published by Christian Alternative. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything you always wanted to know about Quakers, but never quite knew who to ask.

Download or read book A Portraiture of Quakerism as taken from a view of the moral education discipline peculiar customs religious principles political and civil conomy and character of the Society of Friends written by Thomas CLARKSON (the Philanthropist.) and published by . This book was released on 1806 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Quaker Book Of Wisdom written by Robert Lawrence Smith and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-05-21 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The most valuable aspect of religion," writes Robert Lawrence Smith, "is that it provides us with a framework for living. I have always felt that the beauty and power of Quakerism is that it exhorts us to live more simply, more truthfully, more charitably." Taking his inspiration from the teaching of the first Quaker, George Fox, and from his own nine generations of Quaker forebears, Smith speaks to all of us who are seeking a way to make our lives simpler, more meaningful, and more useful. Beginning with the Quaker belief that "There is that of God in every person," Smith explores the ways in which we can harness the inner light of God that dwells in each of us to guide the personal choices and challenges we face every day. How to live and speak truthfully. How to listen for, trust, and act on our conscience. How to make our work an expression of the best that is in us. Using vivid examples from his own life, Smith writes eloquently of Quaker Meeting, his decision to fight in World War II, and later to oppose the Vietnam War. From his work as an educator and headmaster to his role as a husband and father, Smith quietly convinces that the lofty ideals of Quakerism offer all of us practical tools for leading a more meaningful life. His book culminates with a moving letter to his grandchildren which imparts ten lessons for "letting your life speak."

Download or read book A Portraiture of Quakerism written by Thomas Clarkson and published by . This book was released on 1807 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Principles of Quakerism written by Society of Friends and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Principles of Religion written by Henry Tuke and published by . This book was released on 1805 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Portraiture of Quakerism written by Thomas Clarkson and published by . This book was released on 1806 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: