Quaker Quicks Quakers And Science

Author : Helen Holt
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2023-05-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781803411408

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Quaker Quicks - Quakers and Science by Helen Holt Pdf

'This book makes a strikingly original contribution to the science-and-religion debate. Through a series of bite-sized biographies Helen Holt explores the distinctive approaches that Quaker scientists have brought to their scientific work. Emphasising shared commitments to social justice, pacifism, experience and the Inner Light, Holt paints compelling and human portraits of both Quakerism and science. This book stands out as an important milestone in studies of science and religious faith.' Mark Harris, Professor of Natural Science and Theology, University of Edinburgh Quakerism has a rich tradition of engaging with science and has produced many notable amateur and professional scientists in fields ranging from psychology to physics. Quakers and Science discusses some of the historical reasons why Quakers embraced science and introduces ten 20th-century Quaker scientists to explore the intriguing resonances between science and Quakerism. Author Helen Holt shows how the distinctive Quaker emphasis on ‘deeds not creeds' motivated Quaker scientists to address the ethical questions raised by science, and how the emphasis on continual revelation meant that they often gladly reformulated their religious beliefs in the light of new scientific discoveries.

Author : Geoffrey Durham
Publisher : Christian Alternative
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Society of Friends
ISBN : 1785358936

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Quaker Quicks - What Do Quakers Believe? by Geoffrey Durham Pdf

Everything you always wanted to know about Quakers, but never quite knew who to ask.

Author : Rhiannon Grant
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781789044065

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Quaker Quicks - Quakers Do What! Why? by Rhiannon Grant Pdf

Structured around questions which non-Quakers often ask, this book explores Quaker practices, explaining them in the context of Quaker theology and present-day diversity. It describes how Quakers make decisions and why they have preferred this method, as well as looking at the Quaker rejection of common Christian practices like baptism. Each short chapter gives an answer, considers why that is so, describes some of the diversity within Quaker groups, and points to other resources which could be used to find out more.

Author : Arthur Raistrick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : Industries
ISBN : 1850721068

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Quakers in Science and Industry by Arthur Raistrick Pdf

Author : Kate McNally
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-28
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781803413044

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Quaker Quicks - A Simple Faith in a Complicated World by Kate McNally Pdf

'...takes us on a clear and cogent deep dive into her Quaker experience, with thoughtful descriptions of Quaker ways of working and being in the world. An engaging read.' Gretchen Castle, Dean of Earlham School of Religion and former General Secretary of the Friends World Committee for Consultation Kate McNally grew up in a mainstream Christian faith, where she could not find the connection to the divine that we all seek. She turned to psychology and science and to the pursuit of success. That all worked for a while, providing a measure of comfort but not fulfillment, feeding the ego but not the spirit. Then, at a low point and broken by the drive for success, Kate began a spiritual journey that brought her to the Quakers, where she found a spiritual community and a stripped-down, simple way of following the basic commandment: Love one another. In Quaker Quicks - A Simple Faith in a Complicated World, Kate explores the faith of Jesus rather than the faith about Jesus and shares with us the connections to God, self, and others that have brought her to the spiritual community we all long for. Take this journey with her and explore the idea of perfection and how imperfections make us uniquely ourselves, perfectly suited to the work we are called to do.

Author : Eleanor Nesbitt
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781803413242

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Quaker Quicks: Open to New Light: Quakers and Other Faiths by Eleanor Nesbitt Pdf

Open to New Light is not only for readers interested in exploring Quaker history and principles but also for anyone interested in different faiths and the relationships between them. The topics covered include Quakers' historic interfaith encounters, as well as more recent engagements with Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus and Jains, Sikhs, Baha'is, followers of Indigenous religions and Humanists.

Author : Helen Holt
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 89 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781803413433

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Quaker Quicks: Rufus Jones and the Presence of God by Helen Holt Pdf

Rufus Jones was a Quaker giant of the 20th century. Charismatic and controversial, he reshaped the way many Quakers thought about the relationship between God and humans. Rufus Jones and the Presence of God traces Jones' life from adventurous farm boy to much-loved college lecturer and popular author on mysticism, showing how he wove together ideas from Quakerism, psychology and philosophy. It also explores some of his spiritual practices, asking whether there is anything we can learn from them today, whatever our beliefs.

Author : George M. Strunz,Michael R. Miller,Keith Helmuth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0993672507

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Paths of Faith in the Landscape of Science by George M. Strunz,Michael R. Miller,Keith Helmuth Pdf

Paths of Faith in the Landscape of Science brings together the personal stories of three Quakers who have long been engaged in the dialogue between science and religion. Through all the years of antagonism between religion and science, Quakerism has had a "compass" that spared it from becoming embroiled in this conflict. Founded in mid 17th century England, the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) has been guided by the concept of "continuing revelation." Quakers have never been at odds with the unfolding of scientific knowledge. Although the authors have each traveled distinct paths, their Quaker "compass" has provided essential guidance for the integration of scientific knowledge and religious experience that has stood the test of time. Paths of Faith in the Landscape of Science makes a lively contribution to the dialogue between science and religion, and to the quest for trustworthy guidance.

Author : Arthur Raistrick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:164503225

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Quakers in science and industry by Arthur Raistrick Pdf

Author : Margery Post Abbott,Carl Post Abbott
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2023-05-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781782794622

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Quaker Quicks - Quakers in Politics by Margery Post Abbott,Carl Post Abbott Pdf

In Quakers and Politics, Carl and Margery Post Abbott establish the theological roots of political activism among members of the Society of Friends. By profiling a number of representative individuals and describing the major institutions through which Quakers influence public policy, the Abbotts trace the history of Quaker activism and survey the political involvement of Quakers today. Quakers and Politics brings a special approach to political action that draws on 360 years of activism.

Author : Pamela Haines
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 87 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781789040906

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Quaker Quicks - Money and Soul by Pamela Haines Pdf

If money troubles your soul, try this down-to-earth Quaker perspective on economies large and small. The economy, as we usually encounter it, has nothing to do with values or faith. After all, the “invisible hand” caters to no religious belief. It is all a matter of science, we are assured: economists have mastered the mathematical formulas for growth and prosperity. Our role as individuals is simply to work, consume and save, each adding our bit to the sum totals of economic activity that will keep the system humming along; the experts will take care of everything else. This breezy values-free story, however, is unlikely to be a comfortable fit for anyone who takes seriously the challenge of bringing our faith into the world. Knotty issues around economics crop up at every turn, especially if we are willing to ask the big questions: What is the economy for? How much is enough? What needs to be equal? How is well-being best measured? Who should decide? In Money and Soul this search for answers, through a Quaker lens, gives a taste of the power of applying faith values to our economic story.

Author : Jennifer Kavanagh
Publisher : Christian Alternative
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2023-10-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1803414006

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Quaker Quicks - Do Quakers Pray? by Jennifer Kavanagh Pdf

A brief practical guide for answering basic Quaker questions.

Author : Carl Abbott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1732624356

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Quakers: a Quick Guide by Carl Abbott Pdf

This is an introduction to Quaker faith and practices.

Author : Robynne Rogers Healey
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780271089652

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Quakerism in the Atlantic World, 1690–1830 by Robynne Rogers Healey Pdf

This third installment in the New History of Quakerism series is a comprehensive assessment of transatlantic Quakerism across the long eighteenth century, a period during which Quakers became increasingly sectarian even as they expanded their engagement with politics, trade, industry, and science. The contributors to this volume interrogate and deconstruct this paradox, complicating traditional interpretations of what has been termed “Quietist Quakerism.” Examining the period following the Toleration Act in England of 1689 through the Hicksite-Orthodox Separation in North America, this work situates Quakers in the eighteenth-century British Atlantic world. Three thematic sections—exploring unique Quaker testimonies and practices; tensions between Quakerism in community and Quakerism in the world; and expressions of Quakerism around the Atlantic world—broaden geographic understandings of the Quaker Atlantic experience to determine how local events shaped expressions of Quakerism. The authors challenge oversimplified interpretations of Quaker practices and reveal a complex Quaker world, one in which prescription and practice were more often negotiated than dictated, even after the mid-eighteenth-century “reformation” and tightening of the Discipline on both sides of the Atlantic. Accessible and well-researched, Quakerism in the Atlantic World, 1690-1830, provides fresh insights and raises new questions about an understudied period of Quaker history. In addition to the editor, the contributors to this volume include Richard C. Allen, Erin Bell, Erica Canela, Elizabeth Cazden, Andrew Fincham, Sydney Harker, Rosalind Johnson, Emma Lapsansky-Werner, Jon Mitchell, and Geoffrey Plank.

Author : Pink Dandelion
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2008-02-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199206797

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The Quakers: A Very Short Introduction by Pink Dandelion Pdf

The Quakers are a fascinating religious group both in their origins and in the variety of reinterpretations of the faith since. This Very Short Introduction charts the history of Quakerism and its present-day diversity, and outlines its approach to worship, belief, theology and language, and ecumenism.