Quakers category: 82 books

Cover of The Spirit of the Quakers
by Geoffrey Durham
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2010

Who 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...
Cover of Twelve Quakers and Jesus
by Quaker Quest
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2016

What part does Jesus play in the Quaker faith? Do Quakers 'believe' in the Bible?No one can speak for Quakers as a whole on these matters, but in this booklet twelve individual Quakers share their responses to these questions. Some focus mainly on the teachings of Jesus; others also search for meaning...
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Quaker Quicks - What Do Quakers Believe?

A religion of everyday life

by Geoffrey Durham
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2019

"So what do you believe?" It's the question Quakers are always asked first and the one they find hardest to answer, because they don't have an official list of beliefs. And Quakerism is a religion of doing, not thinking. They base their lives on equality and truth; they work for peace, justice...
Cover of The Quakers: A Very Short Introduction
by Pink Dandelion
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2008

The Quakers are a fascinating religious group both in their origins and in the variety of reinterpretations of the faith since. Emerging from the social unrest of the English civil war, the Quakers have gone on to have an influence way beyond their numbers: be it their continued stance against war...
Cover of Twelve Quakers and Worship
by Quaker Quest
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2016

What is worship? Quakers say that worship is our response to an awareness of God.The worship of Quakers is simple, waiting together in silence and stillness. What is important is the spirit in which you live and how worship helps you to help others. Seeking after God is not to escape from the world,...
Cover of Historical Dictionary of the Friends (Quakers)
by Margery Post Abbott
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011

The modern reputation of Friends in the United States and Europe is grounded in the relief work they have conducted in the presence and aftermath of war. Friends (also known as Quakers) have coordinated the feeding and evacuation of children from war zones around the world. They have helped displaced...
Cover of Quakers
by Peter Furtado
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2013

Though there have never been many Quakers, these small numbers belie the sect's tremendous impact, both historical and contemporary. Quakerism has produced an astonishing and disproportionate number of eminent thinkers, scientists, industrialists and businessmen, who are united not only by their success...
Cover of Being a Quaker

Being a Quaker

A Guide for Newcomers (Second edition, revised and updated)

by Geoffrey Durham
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2013

'I was struck by how open-minded and open-hearted they were'.Being a Quaker: A Guide for Newcomers is the definitive introduction to the faith of British Quakers in the 21st century. An inspiring exploration of the beliefs and commitment of a unique religious group, it was an instant sell-out when it...
Cover of Twelve Quakers and God
by Quaker Quest
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2016

What is God? Who is God? Or maybe the question is: Who is God for you? What is the name you use? What is your experience, your understanding?Twelve Quakers write from their own experience, starting from their own insights, not from any agreed statement of belief. Twelve pieces, twelve different viewpoints,...
Cover of A Brief Account of the Rise and Progress of the People Called Quakers
by William Penn
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

According to Wikipedia: "The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers, was founded in England in the 17th century as a Christian religious denomination by people who were dissatisfied with the existing denominations and sects of Christianity. Historians generally credit George Fox...
Cover of Twelve Quakers and Prayer
by Quaker Quest
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2016

What is prayer?If it isn't pleading or wishing, what is it? What's the point if prayers are not answered? Is prayer expecting God to do what we should do? Can you pray if you don't believe in God?Twelve Quakers respond to these and many more questions about prayer from their own experience. Each responds...
Cover of A Book of Quaker Poems, Chosen by Simon Webb
by Simon Webb
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2014

Quakers have been writing poetry about their extraordinary faith and way of life since the beginning of the Society of Friends, in the middle of the seventeenth century. This book brings together poems about Quakerism by Quakers and non-Quakers from the first 250 years of the Society.
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Living with Conflict

A Challenge to a Peace Church

by Susan Robson
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2013

In Living with Conflict: A Challenge to a Peace Church, Susan Robson explores the discomforts and denials that can arise when an organization committed to doing good suspects that it is not living up to its declared aims. This case study of Quakers in the United Kingdom closely examines the challenge...
Cover of A Book of Quaker Saints
by L.V. Hodgkin
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

Biographies of saints for children, first published in 1917. According to Wikipedia: "The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers, was founded in England in the 17th century as a Christian religious denomination by people who were dissatisfied with the existing denominations and sects...
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