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`Geoffrey Durham has selected and introduced this anthology with great skills and insight...an excellent introduction to Quaker practice.' --Eva Tucker, The Tablet, 27th November 2010
`I recommend this book to anyone wanting to know more about Quakers and the Quaker way.'
--Hilary Browne, Thinking Faith, December 2010
`I recommend this book to anyone wanting to know more about Quakers and the Quaker way.'
--Hilary Browne, Thinking Faith, December 2010
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Who are the Quakers, what do they believe, and what do they practise? At the heart of their faith lies the conviction that everyone can have a direct experience of God without the mediation of priests or religious leaders. They 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 introduces Quakerism through quotations from writings that cover 350 years, from the beginnings of the movement to the present day. This anthology shares the religious experience of Quakers both in their worship and in the world. Peacemaking, simplicity, truth, and equality are major spiritual themes, but readers will also find rich and varied writing on the Quakers wide diversity of belief, their collective values, their insistence on taking action for social change and their understanding that we can answer 'that of God in everyone'. The extended quotations 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 authors. Together with Geoffrey Durham's enlightening and sympathetic introductions to the texts, the writers gathered here provide an engaging, often moving guide to this accessible and open-hearted religious faith.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a real joy. A book, I think, to browse through, rather than go through cover to cover, and with all sorts of delights on every page. Wholeheartedly recommended - for Quaker and non-Quaker alike.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you are interested in Quakers or just like to read some inspiring words I think you would like this book. Beatifully written. Geoffrey Durham has made what could be a rather heavy read into something interesting that could help anyone in their daily lives.
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