Quaker Spirituality: Selected Writings - Softcover

Douglas V. Steere (Editor And Introduction); Elizabeth Gray Vining (Preface)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0281041199 ISBN 13: 9780281041190

Publisher: Paulist Press, 1984

Synopsis

Simplicity in forms of worship, opposition to violence, concern for social injustice, and, above all, a faith in the personal and corporate guidance of the Holy Spirit are characteristics of the spirituality of the people called Quakers. From their beginnings in the seventeenth-century England until today, the Quakers have attempted to radically live out their belief in the presence of God's spirit within their hearts.

In this book, Douglas V. Steere, the distinguished T. Wistar Brown Professor Emeritus from Haverford College, has assembled a comprehensive collection of Quaker writings. Included are selections from the journals of George Fox and John Woolman, Thomas Kelly's Testament of Devotion, and the works of Caroline Stephen and Rufus Jones.

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Simplicity in forms of worship, opposition to violence, concern for social injustice, and, above all, a faith in the personal and corporate guidance of the Holy Spirit are characteristics of the spirituality of the people called Quakers. The author has assembled a comprehensive collection of Quaker writings.

About the Author

The HarperCollins Spiritual Classics series presents short, accessible introductions to the foundational works that shaped Western religious thought and culture. This series seeks to find new readers for these dynamic spiritual voices -- voices that have changed lives throughout the centuries and still can today.

About this edition

• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0281041199
• ISBN 13: 9780281041190
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352