LEADER 03654nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910966861003321 005 20251117083638.0 010 $a1-280-57140-3 010 $a9786613601001 010 $a0-300-17501-9 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300175011 035 $a(CKB)2670000000184147 035 $a(EBL)3420835 035 $a(OCoLC)923597973 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000693385 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11405895 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000693385 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10638320 035 $a(PQKB)10741316 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420835 035 $a(DE-B1597)485677 035 $a(OCoLC)794244245 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300175011 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420835 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10551233 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL360100 035 $z(OCoLC)794244245 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000184147 100 $a20100812d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe spirit of the Quakers /$fselected and introduced by Geoffrey Durham 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press in association with the International Sacred Literature Trust$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (257 p.) 225 1 $aSacred literature series 300 $aIncludes indexes. 311 08$a0-300-16736-9 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tPREFACE -- $tINTRODUCTION -- $tA SHORT QUAKER CHRONOLOGY -- $tQUAKER MEETING FOR WORSHIP -- $tADVICES AND QUERIES -- $tQUAKER JOURNALS 1: GEORGE FOX -- $tFAITH IN ACTION -- $tGOD, THE SPIRIT AND THE LIGHT WITHIN -- $tQUAKER JOURNALS 2: MARY PENINGTON -- $tFOUR TESTIMONIES -- $tFOUR TESTIMONIES -- $tQUAKER JOURNALS 3: JOHN WOOLMAN -- $tCOMMUNITY -- $tCOMMUNITY -- $tOPEN TO NEW LIGHT -- $tSOURCE INDEX -- $tAUTHOR INDEX 330 $aWho are the Quakers, what do they believe, and what do they practice? The Religious Society of Friends-also known as Quakers--believes that everyone can have a direct experience of God. Quakers express this in a unique form of worship that inspires them to work for change in themselves and in the world. In The Spirit of the Quakers, Geoffrey Durham, himself a Friend, explains Quakerism through "ations from writings that cover 350 years, from the beginnings of the movement to the present day.Peace and equality are major themes in the book, but readers will also find thought-provoking passages on the importance of action for social change, the primacy of truth, the value of simplicity, the need for a sense of community, and much more. The "ed texts convey a powerful religious impulse, courage in the face of persecution, the warmth of human relationships, and dedicated perseverance in promoting just causes.The extended "ations have been carefully selected from well-known Quakers such as George Fox, William Penn, John Greenleaf Whittier, Elizabeth Fry and John Woolman, as well as many contemporary Friends. Together with Geoffrey Durham's enlightening and sympathetic introductions to the texts, the extracts from these writers form an engaging, often moving guide to this accessible and open-hearted religious faith. 410 0$aSacred literature series. 606 $aSociety of Friends 606 $aSociety of Friends$xHistory$vSources 615 0$aSociety of Friends. 615 0$aSociety of Friends$xHistory 676 $a289.609 701 $aDurham$b Geoffrey$01037561 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910966861003321 996 $aThe spirit of the Quakers$94529373 997 $aUNINA