Quaker Quicks The Guided Life

Author : Craig Barnett
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 42,6 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 : Rhiannon Grant
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 41,5 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 : Jennifer Kavanagh
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781789042801

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Quaker Quicks - Practical Mystics by Jennifer Kavanagh Pdf

Are Quakers mystics? What does that mean? How does it translate into how we are and what we do in the world? 'Jennifer Kavanagh has written a lovely book which I found to be to be compelling reading. In a very practical way she explains the meaning of mysticism for Quakers and how an experience, which some might regard as being esoteric, can be truly meaningful for many today.' Terry Waite Practical Mystics is Jennifer Kavanagh's first addition to the burgeoning series Quaker Quicks, which examines every aspect of what it means to be a Quaker, from John Hunt Publishing imprint Christian Alternative.

Author : John Lampen
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781785358418

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Quaker Roots and Branches by John Lampen Pdf

Quaker Roots and Branches explores what Quakers call their “testimonies” - the interaction of inspiration, faith and action to bring change in the world. It looks at Quaker concerns around the sustainability of the planet, peace and war, punishment, and music and the arts in the past and today. It stresses the continuity of their witness over three hundred and sixty-five years as well as their openness to change and development.

Author : J. Brent Bill
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781789046205

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Hope and Witness in Dangerous Times by J. Brent Bill Pdf

This book invites all people of faith to consider how our personal and communal faith practices in growing deeper spirituality should bring us to a fresh engagement with the needs of this world. This includes being active in promoting those values which align with our understanding of the gospel and standing against injustice, oppression, and evil inflicted on any of God’s children. Such activism, rooted in deep spirituality, may include being what Quaker civil rights activist Bayard Rustin called “angelic troublemakers.”

Author : Rex Ambler
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781780996585

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The Quaker Way by Rex Ambler Pdf

This book is an attempt 'to explain the Quaker way, as far as that is possible'. It is a distinctive way and, though perhaps no better than others, it has its own integrity and effectiveness. Although it is fairly well known, Quakerism is not well understood, so the purpose of this book is to make it intelligible, to explain how it works as a spiritual practice and why it has adopted the particular practices it has. It is aimed primarily at non-Quakers, who may nonetheless be interested to know what Quakerism is about. ,

Author : Jim Pym
Publisher : Random House
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2010-06-30
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781407080734

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Listening To The Light by Jim Pym Pdf

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'.

Author : Geoffrey Durham
Publisher : Christian Alternative
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 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 : Robert Lawrence Smith
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 53,7 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 : Douglas Gwyn
Publisher : Quakerpress of Fgc
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 40,5 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 : Geoffrey Durham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0955898331

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Being a Quaker by Geoffrey Durham Pdf

Author : Mark Vernon
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781789041958

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A Secret History of Christianity by Mark Vernon Pdf

Christianity is in crisis in the West. The Inkling friend of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, Owen Barfield, analysed why. He developed an account of our spiritual predicament that is radical and illuminating. Barfield realized that the human experience of life shifts fundamentally over periods of cultural time. Our perception of nature, the cosmos and the divine changes dramatically across history. Mark Vernon uses this startling insight to tell the inner story of 3000 years of Christianity, beginning from the earliest Biblical times. Drawing, too, on the latest scholarship and spiritual questions of our day, he presents a gripping account of how Christianity constellated a new perception of what it is to be human. For 1500 years, this sense of things informed many lives, though it fell into crisis with the Reformation, scientific revolution and Enlightenment. But the story does not stop there. Barfield realised that there is meaning in the disenchantment and alienation experienced by many people today. It is part of a process that is remaking our sense of participation in the life of nature, the cosmos and the divine. It's a new stage in the evolution of human consciousness.

Author : David Yount
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0742558339

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How the Quakers Invented America by David Yount Pdf

Shows how the Quakers shaped the basic distinctive features of American life from the days of the founders and the colonies through the Revolution and up to the civil rights movement; also points out how Quaker values like freedom, equality, straightforwardness, and spirituality can be seen in modern day peace advocates.--From publisher description.

Author : Joanna Godfrey Wood
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781789045789

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Quaker Quicks - In Step with Quaker Testimony by Joanna Godfrey Wood Pdf

Margaret Fell was an inspiring and practical leader in the early Quaker movement in 17th-century England. Remembered as the wife of George Fox, her writings have been largely forgotten. This book brings them to life again, with excerpts and reflections structured around the four testimonies that have continued to shape Quaker witness to this day: Simplicity, Truth, Equality and Peace. To do this, Joanna Godfrey Wood follows each passage with a modern adaptation of Fell's words and then explores her own personal responses from a 21st-century perspective. We are left with a sense of a strong and beautiful bridge linking past and present.

Author : John Lampen
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 89 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781803413693

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Quaker Quicks - Inner Healing, Inner Peace by John Lampen Pdf

What do Quakers have to offer when there is pain and distress in body, mind and spirit? Can their beliefs and worship help in the processes of healing? In this book, Diana and John Lampen try to answer these questions, drawing on their experiences of caring for troubled people and working in situations of conflict, as well as their long membership of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). The book contains practices which readers can use for themselves.