Jonathan Wright Plummer

Author : Elizabeth Warren
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781425962500

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Jonathan Wright Plummer by Elizabeth Warren Pdf

The book about Jonathan Plummer comes out of my association with the Religious Society of Friends. This group attracted me because of their practice of silent group worship and a simple lifestyle. In this time of great national stress, the Quaker devotion to peace and their quiet service to mankind satisfies my sense that theirs is an appropriate response to the needs of our times. Jonathan Plummer was praised as one of the pioneers of the renaissance of the Society of Friends at the end of the 19th Century. He urged people to act on their faith, a venerated Quaker principle. He brought together seven Yearly Meetings from Illinois to New York and Philadelphia to devise ways to carry out Quaker testimonies. These included urging peaceful relations among men, giving aid and strength to those in prison, and helping working women, children and those needing education. The long-established Quaker opposition to the death penalty for convicted criminals was also on the agenda of the organization he founded, the Friends' Union for Philanthropic Labor. The Union evolved into the Friends General Conference whose work continues today. Jonathan Plummer is an example of 19th Century Quaker devotion and service to his fellow man at a time of great social change in America.

Author : Carole W. Troxler
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780865264939

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Sallie Stockard and the Adversities of an Educated Woman of the New South by Carole W. Troxler Pdf

Sallie Stockard (1869-1963), the first female graduate of the University of North Carolina, published three county histories between 1900 and 1904. Thereafter, she lived an obscure and difficult life that reveals much about the many challenges women of that time faced. Encouraged by New South educational mentors, she countered restrictions on women with diligence and self-promotion. Carole Troxler discloses Stockard's professional and personal hindrances, resourcefulness, failures, and triumph, following her to New England, the Southwest, and New York. Like her subject, Troxler lives in Alamance County, and her publications include its history.

Author : Stephen Ward Angell,Stephen W. Angell,Pink Dandelion
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 665 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199608676

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The Oxford Handbook of Quaker Studies by Stephen Ward Angell,Stephen W. Angell,Pink Dandelion Pdf

This handbook provides an in-depth survey of historical readings of Quakerism; a treatment of its key theological premises and its links with wider Christian thinking; an analysis of its distinctive ecclesiastical forms and practices; chapters on its social, economic, political, and ethical outcomes; as well as an extensive bibliography.

Author : Wayne A. Wiegand
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1990-09-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780313080388

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Supplement to the Dictionary of American Library Biography by Wayne A. Wiegand Pdf

This work records the accomplishments of the leaders of library science with 51 thoroughly researched biographies of individuals whose contributions have profoundly influenced the profession's history. The biographical sketches, ranging in length from 1,400 to 4,000 words, were researched, written, and reviewed by noted authorities in the library and information science community.

Author : Stephen W. Angell,Pink Dandelion,David Harrington Watt
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2023-04-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780271095752

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The Creation of Modern Quaker Diversity, 1830–1937 by Stephen W. Angell,Pink Dandelion,David Harrington Watt Pdf

The period from 1830 to 1937 was transformative for modern Quakerism. Practitioners made significant contributions to world culture, from their heavy involvement in the abolitionist and women’s rights movements and creation of thriving communities of Friends in the Global South to the large-scale post–World War I humanitarian relief efforts of the American Friends Service Committee and Friends Service Council in Britain. The Creation of Modern Quaker Diversity, 1830–1937 explores these developments and the impact they had on the Quaker religion and on the broader world. Chapters examine the changes taking place within the denomination at the time, including separations, particularly in the United States, that resulted in the establishment of distinct branches, and a series of all-Quaker conferences in the early twentieth century that set the agenda for Quakerism. Written by the leading experts in the field, this engaging narrative and penetrating analysis is the authoritative account of this period of Quaker history. It will appeal to scholars and lay Quaker readers alike and is an essential volume for meeting libraries. In addition to the editors, the contributors include Joanna Clare Dales, Richard Kent Evans, Douglas Gwyn, Thomas D. Hamm, Robynne Rogers Healey, Julie L. Holcomb, Sylvester A. Johnson, Stephanie Midori Komashin, Emma Jones Lapsansky, Isaac Barnes May, Nicola Sleapwood, Carole Dale Spencer, and Randall L. Taylor.

Author : Margery Post Abbott
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 599 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780810868571

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Historical Dictionary of the Friends (Quakers) by Margery Post Abbott Pdf

The modern reputation of Friends in the United States and Europe is grounded in the relief work they have conducted in the presence and aftermath of war. Friends (also known as Quakers) have coordinated the feeding and evacuation of children from war zones around the world. They have helped displaced persons without regard to politics. They have engaged in the relief of suffering in places as far-flung as Ireland, France, Germany, Ethiopia, Egypt, China, and India. Their work was acknowledged with the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947 to the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and the Friends Service Council of Great Britain. More often, however, Quakers live, worship, and work quietly, without seeking public attention for themselves. Now, the Friends are a truly worldwide body and are recognized by their Christ-centered message of integrity and simplicity, as well as their nonviolent stance and affirmation of the belief that all people--women as well as men--may be called to the ministry. The expanded second edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Friends (Quakers) relates the history of the Friends through a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and over 700 cross-referenced dictionary entries on concepts, significant figures, places, activities, and periods. This book is an excellent access point for scholars and students, who will find the overviews and sources for further research provided by this book to be enormously helpful.

Author : C. Wess Daniels,Rhiannon Grant
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 631 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780429632358

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The Quaker World by C. Wess Daniels,Rhiannon Grant Pdf

The Quaker World is an outstanding, comprehensive and lively introduction to this complex Christian denomination. Exploring the global reach of the Quaker community, the book begins with a discussion of the living community, as it is now, in all its diversity and complexity. The book covers well-known areas of Quaker development, such as the formation of Liberal Quakerism in North America, alongside topics which have received much less scholarly attention in the past, such as the history of Quakers in Bolivia and the spread of Quakerism in Western Kenya. It includes over sixty chapters by a distinguished international and interdisciplinary team of contributors and is organised into three clear parts: Global Quakerism Spirituality Embodiment Within these sections, key themes are examined, including global Quaker activity, significant Quaker movements, biographies of key religious figures, important organisations, pacifism, politics, the abolition of slavery, education, industry, human rights, racism, refugees, gender, disability, sexuality and environmentalism. The Quaker World provides an authoritative and accessible source of information on all topics important to Quaker Studies. As such, it is essential reading for students studying world religions, Christianity and comparative religion, and it will also be of interest to those in related fields such as sociology, political science, anthropology and ethics.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1899
Category : Albany (N.Y.)
ISBN : CORNELL:31924093041915

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American Ancestry by Anonim Pdf

Author : Margery Post Abbott,Mary Chijioke,Pink Dandelion
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 0810856115

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The A to Z of the Friends (Quakers) by Margery Post Abbott,Mary Chijioke,Pink Dandelion Pdf

"While widely known and admired, Quakers are too often known only superficially. The A to Z of the Friends (Quakers) clears up these superficialities by digging deeper into the Society's past and present. The dictionary's numerous cross-referenced entries describe its origins and history, its current situation in many different countries, basic concepts and practices, and views on important contemporary issues, as well as leading figures and founders. The chronology shows the Society's progression over time, and the bibliography points the way to further reading."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Indiana Academy of Science
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : Science
ISBN : UVA:X030789333

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Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science by Indiana Academy of Science Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 992 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1910
Category : Society of Friends
ISBN : CORNELL:31924069723744

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Friends' Intelligencer by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1949
Category : American literature
ISBN : UOM:39015008575196

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Indiana Authors and Their Books, 1816-1916 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1899
Category : Albany (N.Y.)
ISBN : HARVARD:32044098876048

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American Ancestry: Embracing lineages from the whole of the United States. 1888[-1898. Ed. by Frank Munsell by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 914 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1934
Category : United States
ISBN : UCAL:C3501678

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The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 914 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1934
Category : United States
ISBN : PURD:32754068172943

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The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography ... Current Volume by Anonim Pdf