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"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 and reconciliation; they live
adventurously. And underpinning their unique way of life is a
spiritual practice they have sometimes been wary of talking about.
Until now. In What Do Quakers Believe? Geoffrey Durham answers the
crucial question clearly, straightforwardly and without jargon. In
the process he introduces a unique religious group whose impact and
influence in the world is far greater than their numbers suggest.
What Do Quakers Believe? is a friendly, direct and accessible
toe-in-the-water book for readers who have often wondered who these
Quakers are, but have never quite found out.
An inspiring and enlightening introduction to Quakerism, the second
title in the Yale University Press "The Spirit of . . ."series 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 world. In The Spirit of the
Quakers, Geoffrey Durham, himself a Friend, explains Quakerism
through quotations 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 quoted 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 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 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.
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