Quaker Quicks - In Step with Quaker Testimony

Quaker Quicks - In Step with Quaker Testimony
Author: Joanna Godfrey Wood
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2021-04-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1789045789

Margaret Fell was an inspiring and practical leader in the early Quaker movement in 17th-century England. Remembered as the wife of George Fox, her writings have been largely forgotten. This book brings them to life again, with excerpts and reflections structured around the four testimonies that have continued to shape Quaker witness to this day: Simplicity, Truth, Equality and Peace. To do this, Joanna Godfrey Wood follows each passage with a modern adaptation of Fell's words and then explores her own personal responses from a 21st-century perspective. We are left with a sense of a strong and beautiful bridge linking past and present.

Quaker Quicks - Practical Mystics

Quaker Quicks - Practical Mystics
Author: Jennifer Kavanagh
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 83
Release: 2019-12-14
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1789042801

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
Total Pages: 83
Release: 2023-10-27
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1803414014

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: Rufus Jones and the Presence of God

Quaker Quicks: Rufus Jones and the Presence of God
Author: Helen Holt
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 89
Release: 2023-11-24
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1803413433

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: 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
Total Pages: 95
Release: 2023-11-24
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1803413247

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 - In Search of Stillness

Quaker Quicks - In Search of Stillness
Author: Joanna Godfrey Wood
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 77
Release: 2021-11-26
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1789047080

How can we find inner stillness in our lives today? What is it for and how can we use it? Inspired by the fiery writings of early Quakers, such as George Fox and Margaret Fell, this book calls on their advice to go within and wait, adapting it to create a modern, relatable method for finding stillness and peace. This meditation is for us to use however we most need it, whether to explore and heal the self and others or to help us be more effective in the wider world.

Quaker Quicks - Hope and Witness in Dangerous Times

Quaker Quicks - Hope and Witness in Dangerous Times
Author: J. Brent Bill
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 87
Release: 2021-07-31
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1789046203

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.”

Quaker Quicks - Quakers Do What! Why?

Quaker Quicks - Quakers Do What! Why?
Author: Rhiannon Grant
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 85
Release: 2020-07-31
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1789044065

Structured around questions which non-Quakers often ask, this book explores Quaker practices, explaining them in the context of Quaker theology and present-day diversity. It describes how Quakers make decisions and why they have preferred this method, as well as looking at the Quaker rejection of common Christian practices like baptism. Each short chapter gives an answer, considers why that is so, describes some of the diversity within Quaker groups, and points to other resources which could be used to find out more.

Quaker Quicks - Money and Soul

Quaker Quicks - Money and Soul
Author: Pamela Haines
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 91
Release: 2019-07-26
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1789040906

If money troubles your soul, try this down-to-earth Quaker perspective on economies large and small. The economy, as we usually encounter it, has nothing to do with values or faith. After all, the “invisible hand” caters to no religious belief. It is all a matter of science, we are assured: economists have mastered the mathematical formulas for growth and prosperity. Our role as individuals is simply to work, consume and save, each adding our bit to the sum totals of economic activity that will keep the system humming along; the experts will take care of everything else. This breezy values-free story, however, is unlikely to be a comfortable fit for anyone who takes seriously the challenge of bringing our faith into the world. Knotty issues around economics crop up at every turn, especially if we are willing to ask the big questions: What is the economy for? How much is enough? What needs to be equal? How is well-being best measured? Who should decide? In Money and Soul this search for answers, through a Quaker lens, gives a taste of the power of applying faith values to our economic story.

Quaker Quicks - Quakers in Politics

Quaker Quicks - Quakers in Politics
Author: Margery Post Abbott
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2023-05-26
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 178279462X

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.