Encounter With Silence: Reflections from the Quaker Tradition
Language: English
Published by Friends United Press; Friends United Press; Quaker Home Service, Richmond, Indiana; London, England, 1987
- First Edition
- Softcover
- Used
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VG. First Edition; Second Printing. 1987. Friends United Press, Quaker Home Service. Very Good. Unmarked paperback, light shelf wear to covers, binding tight & square, no rips, tears, or stains; a couple of pages dog-eared. 131 pp. Encounter with Silence explores the tradition of silent worship within the Religious Society of Friends through personal reflection and practical spiritual guidance, with a foreword by Matthew Fox. Ships from the USA, quickly & w/care. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS & HISTORY: Encounter with Silence explores the Quaker tradition of silent worship through personal reflection, theology, and practical spiritual guidance. John Punshon examines the role of stillness, inward listening, ministry, discernment, and communal worship within the Religious Society of Friends, connecting Quaker practice to broader Christian contemplative traditions. Originally published in 1987 with a foreword by Matthew Fox, the book combines experiential writing with historical and devotional discussion, including sections on unprogrammed worship, symbols and images, spiritual decision-making, sacramental thought, and the role of silence in Quaker faith. The work became a widely circulated introductory text on Quaker spirituality and contemplative practice.…
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- Title
- Encounter With Silence: Reflections from the Quaker Tradition
- Author
- PUNSHON, John
- Publisher
- Friends United Press; Friends United Press; Quaker Home Service, Richmond, Indiana; London, England
- Publication year
- 1987
- Condition
- VERY GOOD
- Binding
- Softcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0852452012
- ISBN 13
- 9780852452011
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Printing
- 2nd printing
- Item weight
- 29 ounces
- Dimensions
- 8x5
- Seller catalogs
- Christianity, Religion, Spirituality
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From the Back Cover
"This account of the way that worship remakes and renews John Punshon is honest, humble and inspiring. He says many things which I have never seen formulated so crisply and relates them not only to the whole Quaker tradition, but to that of the wider Christian family. The book has the freshness of a classic."--Christopher Holdsworth Exeter University
"John Punshon offers simple but exceptionally powerful thoughts on silence, prayer, discernment, and worship. His resource is the Quaker unprogrammed meeting, but his appeal will be to all who want to move beyond a spiritual superficiality."--Alan Kolp Earlham School of Religion
British Quaker John Punshon is presently Quaker Tutor at Woodbrooke, a Friends study center in Birmingham, England. He has traveled widely among Friends in the United States and is the author of a short history of the Religious Society of Friends, A Portrait in Grey.
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