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Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship

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Author : Donna McDaniel
Publisher : Quakerpress of Fgc
ISBN 13 : 9781888305807
Total Pages : 588 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (58 download)

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Download or read book Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship written by Donna McDaniel and published by Quakerpress of Fgc. This book was released on 2009 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Donna McDaniel and Vanessa Julye document three centuries of Quakers who were committed to ending racial injustices yet, with few exceptions, hesitated to invite African Americans into their Society. Addressing racism among Quakers of yesterday and today, the authors believe, is the path toward a racially inclusive community.

A Quaker Book of Wisdom

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Author : Robert Lawrence Smith
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062296078
Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (622 download)

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Download or read book A Quaker Book of Wisdom written by Robert Lawrence Smith and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-05-21 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The most valuable aspect of religion," writes Robert Lawrence Smith, "is that it provides us with a framework for living. I have always felt that the beauty and power of Quakerism is that it exhorts us to live more simply, more truthfully, more charitably." Taking his inspiration from the teaching of the first Quaker, George Fox, and from his own nine generations of Quaker forebears, Smith speaks to all of us who are seeking a way to make our lives simpler, more meaningful, and more useful. Beginning with the Quaker belief that "There is that of God in every person," Smith explores the ways in which we can harness the inner light of God that dwells in each of us to guide the personal choices and challenges we face every day. How to live and speak truthfully. How to listen for, trust, and act on our conscience. How to make our work an expression of the best that is in us. Using vivid examples from his own life, Smith writes eloquently of Quaker Meeting, his decision to fight in World War II, and later to oppose the Vietnam War. From his work as an educator and headmaster to his role as a husband and father, Smith quietly convinces that the lofty ideals of Quakerism offer all of us practical tools for leading a more meaningful life. His book culminates with a moving letter to his grandchildren which imparts ten lessons for "letting your life speak."

The Divine Heart of Darkness

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Author : Catherine Bird
Publisher : Sacristy Press
ISBN 13 : 1910519588
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book The Divine Heart of Darkness written by Catherine Bird and published by Sacristy Press. This book was released on 2017-11-01 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can we use the experience of darkness to lift our spirits, challenge our hearts and minds and draw us closer into the heart of God?

Gandhi and Jesus

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Author : Terrence J. Rynne
Publisher : Orbis Books
ISBN 13 : 1608334104
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book Gandhi and Jesus written by Terrence J. Rynne and published by Orbis Books. This book was released on 2015-02-25 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when so many insist on countering violence with violence, this exploration of the life of Jesus and the (often misunderstood) teachings of Gandhi puts nonviolent action at the very heart of Christian salvation.

Heaven in the Midst of Hell

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Publisher : Raven Oak Press
ISBN 13 : 0981992609
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (819 download)

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Download or read book Heaven in the Midst of Hell written by and published by Raven Oak Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War exposes the divide between who we think we are and how we behave in extreme situations. Sheri Snively, who served as a Quaker chaplain with the U.S. Navy, has crafted a vivid, unsettling, and ultimately hopeful personal account of the effects of the Iraq war on soldiers and civilians in Heaven in the Midst of Hell. As she served with the Marines working amid the boredom, ten-sion, and seemingly meaningless carnage at a trauma hospital between Ramadi and Fallujah, Commander Snively experienced first-hand the grim reality of combat. As she recounts the way she and the soldiers around her experience war, she negotiates a compassionate path to healing -- marked not by formulaic answers, but by an open and ques-tioning spirit. Illustrated with the author's own evocative photographs, this is a compelling and unforgettable journey into the human soul.

Nixon's First Cover-up

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Author : H. Larry Ingle
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
ISBN 13 : 0826273351
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book Nixon's First Cover-up written by H. Larry Ingle and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever thought you completely knew a story, inside and out, only to see some new information that shatters what you had come to accept as unquestioned fact? Well, Richard Nixon is that story, and Nixon’s First Cover-up is that new information. With few exceptions, the religious ideologies and backgrounds of U.S. presidents is a topic sorely lacking in analysis. H. Larry Ingle seeks to remedy this situation regarding Nixon—one of the most controversial and intriguing of the presidents. Ingle delves more deeply into Nixon’s Quaker background than any previous scholar to observe the role Nixon’s religion played in his political career. Nixon’s unique and personally tailored brand of evangelical Quakerism stayed hidden when he wanted it to, but was on display whenever he felt it might help him advance his career in some way. Ingle’s unparalleled knowledge of Quakerism enables him to deftly point out how Nixon bent the traditional rules of the religion to suit his needs or, in some cases, simply ignored them entirely. This theme of the constant contradiction between Nixon’s actions and his apparent religious beliefs makes Nixon’s First Cover-up truly a groundbreaking study both in the field of Nixon research as well as the field of the influence of religion on the U.S. presidency. Forty years after Nixon’s resignation from office, Ingle’s work proves there remains much about the thirty-seventh president that the American public does not yet know.

Just or Unjust War?

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Author : Mohammad Taghi Karoubi
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351154664
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (511 download)

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Download or read book Just or Unjust War? written by Mohammad Taghi Karoubi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines the traditional theory of just war in the light of modern principles of international law relating to the prohibition on the use of force repeatedly stressed by UNGA (United Nations General Assembly) resolutions and accepted by the ICJ (International Court of Justice). The author expresses doubts as to whether actions by some permanent members of the Security Council starting from September 1996 until April 2003, in the Balkans and the Persian Gulf, are legitimate under the just war theory, or any other rules of international law, and analyses in detail the claims made by the allied powers to justify their actions. The book also examines the significance of the transformation in the limitation and prohibition of the use of force in the contemporary legal system, by studying the origin of those tenets and their reflection in both the national laws of individual states and the international laws of armed conflict.

Quakers and Nazis

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Author : Hans A. Schmitt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Quakers and Nazis written by Hans A. Schmitt and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why the title Quakers and Nazis, not Quakers against Nazis? Was not hostility part of the interaction between the two groups? On the contrary, Hans A. Schmitt's compelling story describes American, British, and German Quakers' attempts to mitigate the suffering among not only victims of Nazism but Nazi sympathizers in Austria and Lithuania as well. With numerous poignant illustrations of the pressure and social cost involved in being a Quaker from 1933 to 1945, Quakers and Nazis: Inner Light in Outer Darkness reveals a facet of Nazi Germany that is entirely unknown to most people. The book focuses on the heroic acts foreign and German Quakers performed under the Nazi regime, offering fully documented and original information regarding the Quakers' commitment to nonviolence and the relief of the victims. Schmitt's narrative reveals the stress and tension of the situation. How should a Quaker behave in a meeting for worship with a policeman present? Spies did not stop Friends in worship services from openly criticizing Hitler and Göring, but Nazis did inflict torment on Friends. Yet Friends did not, could not, respond in like manner. Olga Halle was one Friend who worked to get people, mostly Jews, out of Germany until America entered the war. When emigration was outlawed, twenty-eight were stranded. Years later her distress was still so deep that even on her deathbed she recited their names. Schmitt reminds us that virtually all the Berlin Quakers secreted Jews throughout the war. He shows how these brave Quakers opposed the Nazis even after they lost their jobs and had been harassed by the Gestapo. Risking their lives, the Friends persisted in their efforts to alleviate suffering. At a time when the scholarly world is divided as to whether all Germans knew and approved of the Final Solution, this book makes a valuable contribution to the discussion. Quakers--despite their small numbers--played, and continue to play, an important role in twentieth-century humanitarian relief. Quakers and Nazis: Inner Light in Outer Darkness, a study of how Friends performed under the extreme pressure of a totalitarian regime, will add significantly to our general understanding of Quaker and German history.

A Word of Remembrance and Caution to the Rich

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Author : John Woolman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Word of Remembrance and Caution to the Rich written by John Woolman and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Hibbert Journal

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Author : Lawrence Pearsall Jacks
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1090 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hibbert Journal written by Lawrence Pearsall Jacks and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 1090 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Christian Slavery

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Author : Katharine Gerbner
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812294904
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book Christian Slavery written by Katharine Gerbner and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2018-02-07 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Could slaves become Christian? If so, did their conversion lead to freedom? If not, then how could perpetual enslavement be justified? In Christian Slavery, Katharine Gerbner contends that religion was fundamental to the development of both slavery and race in the Protestant Atlantic world. Slave owners in the Caribbean and elsewhere established governments and legal codes based on an ideology of "Protestant Supremacy," which excluded the majority of enslaved men and women from Christian communities. For slaveholders, Christianity was a sign of freedom, and most believed that slaves should not be eligible for conversion. When Protestant missionaries arrived in the plantation colonies intending to convert enslaved Africans to Christianity in the 1670s, they were appalled that most slave owners rejected the prospect of slave conversion. Slaveholders regularly attacked missionaries, both verbally and physically, and blamed the evangelizing newcomers for slave rebellions. In response, Quaker, Anglican, and Moravian missionaries articulated a vision of "Christian Slavery," arguing that Christianity would make slaves hardworking and loyal. Over time, missionaries increasingly used the language of race to support their arguments for slave conversion. Enslaved Christians, meanwhile, developed an alternate vision of Protestantism that linked religious conversion to literacy and freedom. Christian Slavery shows how the contentions between slave owners, enslaved people, and missionaries transformed the practice of Protestantism and the language of race in the early modern Atlantic world.

American Quaker War Tax Resistance

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Author : David M. Gross
Publisher : David M Gross
ISBN 13 : 1466458208
Total Pages : 575 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (664 download)

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Download or read book American Quaker War Tax Resistance written by David M. Gross and published by David M Gross. This book was released on 2011-10-20 with total page 575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book illuminates the evolution of Quaker war tax resistance in America, as told by those who resisted and those who debated the limits of the Quaker peace testimony where it applied to taxpaying. Among the writers featured in this documentary history are Isaac Sharpless, Thomas Story, William Penn, James Logan, Benjamin Franklin, John Woolman, John Churchman, James Pemberton, Joshua Evans, Anthony Benezet, Job Scott, Warner Mifflin, Timothy Davis, James Mott, Isaac Grey, Samuel Allinson, Moses Brown, Stephen B. Weeks, Rufus Hall, Gouverneur Morris, Elias Hicks, Joshua Maule, and Cyrus G. Pringle.

Quakers in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

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Author : Nancy Elizabeth Gallagher
Publisher : American Univ in Cairo Press
ISBN 13 : 9789774161056
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book Quakers in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict written by Nancy Elizabeth Gallagher and published by American Univ in Cairo Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early efforts by peacemakers in the worlds longest refugee crisis

Indiana Quakers Confront the Civil War

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Author : Jacquelyn S. Nelson
Publisher : Indiana Historical Society
ISBN 13 : 0871950642
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (719 download)

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Download or read book Indiana Quakers Confront the Civil War written by Jacquelyn S. Nelson and published by Indiana Historical Society. This book was released on 2015-10-02 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When members of the Society of Friends, or Quakers, first arrived in antebellum Indiana, they could not have envisioned the struggle which would engulf the nation when the American Civil War began in 1861. Juxtaposed with its stand against slavery a second tenet of the Society's creed--adherence to peace--also challenged the unity of Friends when the dreaded conflict erupted. Indiana Quakers Confront the Civil War chronicles for the first time the military activities of Indiana Quakers during America's bloodiest war and explores the motivation behind the abandonment, at least temporarily, of their long-standing testimony against war.

Advices & Queries

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Author : Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Australia
Publisher : Interactive Publications Pty Ltd
ISBN 13 : 0975157965
Total Pages : 22 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (751 download)

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Download or read book Advices & Queries written by Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Australia and published by Interactive Publications Pty Ltd. This book was released on 2015-07 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advices and queries designed to challenge and inspire Australian Quakers in their personal lives and in their life as a religious community.

Friends at the Bar

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Author : Nancy Black Sagafi-nejad
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9781438434131
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (341 download)

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Download or read book Friends at the Bar written by Nancy Black Sagafi-nejad and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Quaker lawyer looks at Friends’ relationship with the American legal system and at Friends’ legal ethics.

The Journal of the Friends' Historical Society

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Author : Friends' Historical Society
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Journal of the Friends' Historical Society written by Friends' Historical Society and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: