Quaker Life

Author : C. B. Frederick
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9781257024049

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Dear Hannah: A Collection of Letters Depicting Quaker Life in Rural Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1850-1860 by C. B. Frederick Pdf

A collection of 145 letters written to Hannah Fells Wilson Roberts from 35 correspondents, containing over 1,000 unique family names, written between 1850 and 1860, and transcribed with original spellings and annotated markings by C. B. Frederick. They tell the story of Quaker life in rural counties near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. These letters reveal the local history of Bucks, Chester, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties and the increasingly dominant trend of women's participation in the pre-Civil War society. Hannah Fells Wilson was born in 1828 to George Maris Wilson (1780-1866) and Sarah Fells Schofield (1802-1866) and raised in Gwynedd, Montgomery County. The letters end the year after her marriage to Guy Roberts in 1859. Of special interest are letters from Martha Schofield, who would later found the first school for black boys in South Carolina in 1868, although that endeavor is not mentioned in this collection.

Author : Cho-Nyon Kim
Publisher : Interactive Publications
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781921869686

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An Encounter Between Quaker Mysticism and Taoism in Everyday Life by Cho-Nyon Kim Pdf

In this lecture, Cho-Nyon Kim explores his spiritual journey in the Korean religious environment, in which Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism and Christianity have all influenced cultural practices and been integrated into daily life. He is inspired by the life and thoughts of Ham Sok Hon, a prominent Korean peace activist and Quaker. He asks how we can live a simple life in a complex world. He wants to focus on how we can create a peaceful society in the face of nationalism and self-centredness. Quakerism has similarities to Taoism in its mysticism and its sense of waiting in a meditative way. Cho-Nyon Kim concludes that he must lead his life ‘in the manner of those who always seek truth with an open mind’. p.p1 {margin: 5.7px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 31.0px 'Adobe Caslon Pro'} p.p2 {margin: 5.7px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 9.5px 'Adobe Caslon Pro'} p.p3 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 17.0px; line-height: 12.0px; font: 9.5px 'Adobe Caslon Pro'}

Author : Craig Barnett
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781785358975

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Quaker Quicks - The Guided Life by Craig Barnett Pdf

Quakers have made the cultivation of the guided life the focus of their spirituality for over three centuries. Generations of Quakers have developed practices for nurturing their connection to an inward source of guidance, meaning and purpose. This Inward Guide is present in all people, cultures and traditions. It goes by many names and is understood in many ways, but it is equally available to everyone who is willing to listen and respond. The Guided Life shares some of the spiritual practices that the Quaker tradition has developed to discover purpose and direction in daily life. These practices may be of use to anyone who is wrestling with the complex challenges and dilemmas of the modern world.

Author : David Johnson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0983498059

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A Quaker Prayer Life by David Johnson Pdf

A Quaker prayer life arises from a life of continuing daily attentiveness. The first generation of Quakers followed a covenant with God, based on assidious obedience to the promptings of the Inward Light. This process did not require the established churches, priests or liturgies. Quaker prayer then became a practice of patient waiting in silence. Prayer is a conscious choice to seek God, in whatever form that Divine Presence speaks to each of us, moment to moment. The difficulties we experience in inward prayer are preparation for our outward lives. Each time we return to the centre in prayer we are modelling how to live our lives; each time we dismiss the internal intrusions we are strengthening that of God within us and denying the role of the Self; every time we turn to prayer and to God we are seeking an increase in the measure of Light in our lives. David Johnson is a Member of Queensland Regional Meeting of the Australia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. David is a geologist with both industry and academic experience, and wrote The Geology of Australia, specifically for the general public. He has a long commitment to nonviolence and opposing war and the arms trade, and has worked with the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. David delivered the 2005 Backhouse Lecture to Australia Yearly Meeting on Peace is a Struggle. He was part of the work to establish the Silver Wattle Quaker Centre in Australia in 2010, and is Co-Director of the Centre for 2013-14.

Author : Douglas Gwyn
Publisher : Quakerpress of Fgc
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1937768554

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A Sustainable Life by Douglas Gwyn Pdf

A well-known Quaker historian explores the qualities of Quaker faith and practice that contribute to living sustainably in the world today. He explores such paradoxes as equality and community, unity and differentiation, integrity and personal discernment, and other aspects of life that Quakers have worked to bring into balance through their 350-year history. How have Quakers learned to create the kind of individual and community life that can prepare us to live fully and responsibly into a time of social and planetary change?

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Society of Friends
ISBN : WISC:89082519638

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Quaker Life by Anonim Pdf

Author : Philip Gulley
Publisher : Convergent Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780307955807

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Living the Quaker Way by Philip Gulley Pdf

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.

Author : Stephen W. Angell,Pink Dandelion
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780191667350

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

Quakerism began in England in the 1650s. George Fox, credited as leading the movement, had an experience of 1647 in which he felt he could hear Christ directly and inwardly without the mediation of text or minister. Convinced of the authenticity of this experience and its universal application, Fox preached a spirituality in which potentially all were ministers, all part of a priesthood of believers, a church levelled before the leadership of God. Quakers are a fascinating religious group both in their original 'peculiarity' and in the variety of reinterpretations of the faith since. The way they have interacted with wider society is a basic but often unknown part of British and American history. This handbook charts their history and the history of their expression as a religious community. This volume provides an indispensable reference work for the study of Quakerism. It is global in its perspectives and interdisciplinary in its approach whilst offering the reader a clear narrative through the academic debates. In addition to an in-depth survey of historical readings of Quakerism, the handbook provides a treatment of the group's key theological premises and its links with wider Christian thinking. Quakerism's distinctive ecclesiastical forms and practices are analysed, and its social, economic, political, and ethical outcomes examined. Each of the 37 chapters considers broader religious, social, and cultural contexts and provides suggestions for further reading and the volume concludes with an extensive bibliography to aid further research.

Author : Robert Lawrence Smith
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780062296078

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A Quaker Book Of Wisdom by Robert Lawrence Smith Pdf

"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."

Author : C. Wess Daniels,Rhiannon Grant
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 631 pages
File Size : 42,8 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 : Robynne Rogers Healey
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9780773560178

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From Quaker to Upper Canadian by Robynne Rogers Healey Pdf

From Quaker to Upper Canadian is the first scholarly work to examine the transformation of this important religious community from a self-insulated group to integration within Upper Canadian society. Through a careful reconstruction of local community dynamics, Healey argues that the integration of this sect into mainstream society was the result of religious schisms that splintered the community and compelled Friends to seek affinities with other religious groups as well as the effect of cooperation between Quakers and non-Quakers.

Author : Isaac Barnes May
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2022-07-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004522510

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American Quaker Resistance to War, 1917–1973 by Isaac Barnes May Pdf

This historical survey of Quakers in the United States and their responses to war from World War I through the Vietnam conflict demonstrates that Quakers' responses to war resulted from internal struggles and the influence of the state.

Author : Robynne Rogers Healey and Carole Dale Spencer
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780271096230

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Quaker Women, 1800–1920 by Robynne Rogers Healey and Carole Dale Spencer Pdf

Author : E. Digby Baltzell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351495332

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Puritan Boston and Quaker Philadelphia by E. Digby Baltzell Pdf

Based on the biographies of some three hundred people in each city, this book shows how such distinguished Boston families as the Adamses, Cabots, Lowells, and Peabodys have produced many generations of men and women who have made major contributions to the intellectual, educational, and political life of their state and nation. At the same time, comparable Philadelphia families such as the Biddles, Cadwaladers, Ingersolls, and Drexels have contributed far fewer leaders to their state and nation. From the days of Benjamin Franklin and Stephen Girard down to the present, what leadership there has been in Philadelphia has largely been provided by self-made men, often, like Franklin, born outside Pennsylvania.Baltzell traces the differences in class authority and leadership in these two cites to the contrasting values of the Puritan founders of the Bay Colony and the Quaker founders of the City of Brotherly Love. While Puritans placed great value on the calling or devotion to one's chosen vocation, Quakers have always placed more emphasis on being a good person than on being a good judge or statesman. Puritan Boston and Quaker Philadelphia presents a provocative view of two contrasting upper classes and also reflects the author's larger concern with the conflicting values of hierarchy and egalitarianism in American history.

Author : George KEITH (Rector of Edburton.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1710
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0023052801

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An Account how G. K. became a Quaker, and a preacher amongst them by George KEITH (Rector of Edburton.) Pdf