Quaker Quicks - Hope and Witness in Dangerous Times
Quaker Quicks - Hope and Witness in Dangerous Times

Author: J. Brent Bill

Publisher: John Hunt Publishing

Published: 2021-07-31

Total Pages: 87

ISBN-13: 1789046203

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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.”

Hope and Witness in Dangerous Times
Hope and Witness in Dangerous Times

Author: J. Brent Bill

Publisher: Christian Alternative

Published: 2021-08

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13: 9781789046199

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An invitation to learn from the Quakers about being "angelic troublemakers" in these difficult times!

Quaker Quicks - Practical Mystics
Quaker Quicks - Practical Mystics

Author: Jennifer Kavanagh

Publisher: John Hunt Publishing

Published: 2019-12-14

Total Pages: 83

ISBN-13: 1789042801

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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.

Quaker Quicks - Do Quakers Pray?
Quaker Quicks - Do Quakers Pray?

Author: Jennifer Kavanagh

Publisher: John Hunt Publishing

Published: 2023-10-27

Total Pages: 83

ISBN-13: 1803414014

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Do Quakers Pray is a short book for the Quaker Quicks series that considers questions such as 'What is prayer?' and explores whether, when and how Quakers might pray. Do we pray together? Do we pray alone?

Quaker Quicks: Open to New Light: Quakers and Other Faiths
Quaker Quicks: Open to New Light: Quakers and Other Faiths

Author: Eleanor Nesbitt

Publisher: John Hunt Publishing

Published: 2023-11-24

Total Pages: 95

ISBN-13: 1803413247

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Open to New Light is not only for readers interested in exploring Quaker history and principles but also for anyone interested in different faiths and the relationships between them. The topics covered include Quakers' historic interfaith encounters, as well as more recent engagements with Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus and Jains, Sikhs, Baha'is, followers of Indigenous religions and Humanists.

Quaker Quicks: Rufus Jones and the Presence of God
Quaker Quicks: Rufus Jones and the Presence of God

Author: Helen Holt

Publisher: John Hunt Publishing

Published: 2023-11-24

Total Pages: 89

ISBN-13: 1803413433

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Rufus Jones was a Quaker giant of the 20th century. Charismatic and controversial, he reshaped the way many Quakers thought about the relationship between God and humans. Rufus Jones and the Presence of God traces Jones' life from adventurous farm boy to much-loved college lecturer and popular author on mysticism, showing how he wove together ideas from Quakerism, psychology and philosophy. It also explores some of his spiritual practices, asking whether there is anything we can learn from them today, whatever our beliefs.

Quaker Quicks - Quaker Shaped Christianity
Quaker Quicks - Quaker Shaped Christianity

Author: Mark Russ

Publisher: John Hunt Publishing

Published: 2022-11-25

Total Pages: 93

ISBN-13: 1803410558

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'What is Quakerism?' can be a difficult question to answer, especially when Quakers today struggle to find a shared religious language. In this book, Mark Russ answers this question from a personal perspective, telling his story of trying to make sense of Jesus within the Quaker community. Through this theological wrestling emerges a 'Quaker Shaped Christianity' that is contemporary, open and rooted in tradition. In reflecting on how to approach the Bible, the challenges of Universalism, and the key events of the Jesus story, this book offers a creative, inspiring and readable theology for everyone who has wondered how Christianity and Quakerism fit together.

Quaker Quicks - Quakers in Politics
Quaker Quicks - Quakers in Politics

Author: Margery Post Abbott

Publisher: John Hunt Publishing

Published: 2023-05-26

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13: 178279462X

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In Quakers and Politics, Carl and Margery Post Abbott establish the theological roots of political activism among members of the Society of Friends. By profiling a number of representative individuals and describing the major institutions through which Quakers influence public policy, the Abbotts trace the history of Quaker activism and survey the political involvement of Quakers today. Quakers and Politics brings a special approach to political action that draws on 360 years of activism.

Quaker Quicks - That Clear and Certain Sound
Quaker Quicks - That Clear and Certain Sound

Author: Pamela Haines

Publisher: John Hunt Publishing

Published: 2021-11-26

Total Pages: 76

ISBN-13: 1789047668

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Stay alert to the ring of truth and reach for solid ground in all aspects of life. John Woolman, a colonial Quaker, advises us to “Dig deep. …Carefully cast forth the loose matter and get down to the rock, the sure foundation, and there hearken to the Divine Voice which gives a clear and certain sound.” What if moving ever closer to what rings true were the central principle for organizing our lives? There may be no work that’s harder - or more worth doing. And maybe, as we keep trying, it will get less hard - and we’ll hear that ring of truth in our lives more and more. This collection of meditations on being alive in these wonderful and perilous times encourages us to stay alert to the sound of truth even in the most unlikely places, to reach for solid ground in all aspects of our lives, and to stretch from there toward lives of greater connection and integrity.

Quaker Quicks - Inner Healing, Inner Peace
Quaker Quicks - Inner Healing, Inner Peace

Author: John Lampen

Publisher: John Hunt Publishing

Published: 2023-08-15

Total Pages: 89

ISBN-13: 1803413697

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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.