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  • The Complete Writings and Selected Correspondence of John Dickinson

    Series Book 2 - The Complete Writings and Selected Correspondence of John Dickinson
    John Dickinson’s entry into public life in Delaware and Pennsylvania is a highlight of the ninety-eight documents written over four years printed in Volume Two of The Complete Writings and Selected Correspondence of John Dickinson. The volume opens with Dickinson’s legal notes as he established himself as one of the most prominent and learned lawyers in colonial British North America. His cases ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Hope for a Better World

    Growing Up Quaker in the Midwest

    This book tells the story of how I grew up in a Wilburite Quaker family in Ohio and attended Scattergood Friends School in Iowa. I give an overview of Quakers who originated as the The Religious Society of Friends in seventeenth-century England. I tell about Wilburite Friends, which are much different from most Quakers. Their practices are close to early English Friends. I tell how the Blackburn ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Quaker Quicks - In Search of Stillness

    Using a Simple Meditation to Find Inner Peace

    'Joanna gives us a very helpful and meaningful exploration of Quaker ‘stillness' along with an assortment of exercises to take us along the meditative path. She also talks about the obstacles that can block the process. I found her quote – ‘Explore who you really are rather than who you think you are' very helpful and she compares Quaker legendary writings on ‘stillness'.' Isa Louise Levy, MA, ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Hiking Naked

    A Quaker Woman's Search for Balance

    by Iris Graville ...
    "Verdict: Reading this expressive and beautifully written memoir is to experience one's own quest toward self-discovery."-Library Journal, *Starred Review"Hiking Naked shows us the possibilities that appear if we take the risk."-Margery Post Abbott, author of To Be Broken and Tender"Narrated with candor and compassion, Hiking Naked reveals as much about marriage, family, and community, as ... ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Spirit of the Quakers

    Series series The Spirit of ...
    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 ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Ohne Kreuz keine Krone

    Abhandlung über die Eigenschaft und Wirkung des heiligen Kreuzes Christi

    by William Penn ...
    William Penn (1644-1718) gründete die Kolonie Pennsylvania im Gebiet der heutigen USA. 1693 verfasste er den 'Essay towards the Present and Future Peace of Europe'. Aus dem Buch: '1. Was das Kreuz Christi ist. - Das Wort Kreuz ist ein figürlicher Ausdruck der göttlichen Kraft, welche die Welt kreuzigt. §. 2. So versteht es Paulus in seiner Epistel an die Korinther. §. 3. Wo das Kreuz erscheint, ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • A Quaker Way

    Fourteen Questions from the Bible

    by Colm McKeogh ...
    A way of the cross depicts the path through Jerusalem that Jesus took on the day of his death. Indoors or outdoors, and using images such as sculptures or paintings, it has its origins in pilgrimage to the Holy Land and is intended as an aid to prayer and reflection on the crucifixion. Most common are the fourteen stations of the cross found in Catholic churches. This Quaker way is quite different ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Eu creio na vida eterna

    Series series Avulso
    Inspirando-se no último artigo do Símbolo dos Apóstolos, "Creio na vida eterna", neste livro o Cardeal Martini nos introduz nos temas fundamentais da fé e da esperança cristã: a vida depois da morte, o juízo, a ressurreição. Sua reflexão tem como ponto de partida o medo da morte, que é um instinto inextinguível, mas que não deve se transformar em angústia que paralisa o coração e a mente. ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Quaker Quicks - Practical Mystics

    Quaker Faith in Action

    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 ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Quaker Quicks - Tending Sacred Ground

    Respectful Parenting

    by Pamela Haines ...
    Navigate through the sacred, the impossible, and the unexpected in these hard-won reflections on parenting with humility, connection, resilience and joy. Tending Sacred Ground: Respectful Parenting is a series of essays, each of which alights on the experience of parenting and is inspired by a Quaker perspective. Pamela Haines shows how to cultivate respect, resilience, humility, connection, ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • The Quaker Colonies, A Chronicle of the Proprietors of the Delaware

    This edition features a linked Table of Contents.CONTENTSChapter I. The Birth Of PennsylvaniaChapter II. Penn Sails For The DelawareChapter III. Life In PhiladelphiaChapter IV. Types Of The PopulationChapter V. The Troubles Of Penn And His SonsChapter VI. The French And Indian WarChapter VII. The Decline Of Quaker GovernmentChapter VIII. The Beginnings Of New JerseyChapter IX. Planters And Traders ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Power of the Lord is Over All

    The Pastoral Letters of George Fox

    Edited by T. Canby Jones ...
    A must for every library and meeting or church. Fox's clear and concise speech comes through these letters as he calls for a return to the leading of the "light" which Christ has made known. His love for his brothers and sisters in faith shines through. Devotional reading; scholarly reference. Includes a valuable index to the epistles. ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • The Gleaming Clouds

    A Quaker astronomer reflects asks the questions: Can a scientist also be religious? How, and with what limitations? World renowned astronomer and Quaker Jocelyn Bell Burnell reflects on the big issues confronting scientists who also have a strong spiritual belief system. How can the principles of science be reconciled with the faith required by religion? Does scientific investigation call into ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Quakernomics

    An Ethical Capitalism

    by Mike King ...
    This book explores Quaker enterprises from 1700 to the twentieth century as examples of an ethical capitalism, and tests them against prominent economists and their concern for economic justice. King offers ‘Quakernomics’ as a model for corporate social responsibility in the modern world, exploring Quaker businesses which combine commercial success with philanthropy and social activism.The volume ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Quakerism in the Atlantic World, 1690–1830

    Edited by Robynne Rogers Healey ...
    Series series The New History of Quakerism
    This third installment in the New History of Quakerism series is a comprehensive assessment of transatlantic Quakerism across the long eighteenth century, a period during which Quakers became increasingly sectarian even as they expanded their engagement with politics, trade, industry, and science. The contributors to this volume interrogate and deconstruct this paradox, complicating traditional ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Box Bento XVI

    A Vida

    by Peter Seewald ...
    Series series Ratzingeriana
    Peter Seewald é um dos autores sobre religião mais respeitados na Alemanha atualmente. Ao longo de sua carreira, consolidou-se como um dos escritores mais próximos ao papa Bento XVI, entrevistando-o por horas incontáveis. Essas entrevistas deram origem a quatro livros: O sal da terra (1996), Deus e o mundo (2000), Luz do mundo (2010) e O último testamento (2016). A presente obra, Bento XVI – a ... Read more

    $44.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Portraiture of Quakerism, volume 3

    According to Wikipedia: "The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers, was founded in England in the 17th century as a Christian religious denomination by people who were dissatisfied with the existing denominations and sects of Christianity. Historians generally credit George Fox with being the principal co-founder or most important early figure.[1] The Society of Friends is ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Revival: Democracy and Religion (1930)

    A Study in Quakerism (Swarthmore Lecture, 1930)

    Series series Routledge Revivals
    The Swarthmore Lectureship was established by the Woodbrooke Extension Committee, at a meeting held December 7th 1907: the minutes of the Committee provided for "an annual lecture on some subject relating to the message and work of the Society of Friends".The Lectureship has a two-fold purpose: first, to interpret further to the members of the Society of Friends their Message and Mission; and, ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

  • Quaker Women, 1800–1920

    Studies of a Changing Landscape

    Series series The New History of Quakerism
    This collection investigates the world of nineteenth-century Quaker women, bringing to light the issues and challenges Quaker women experienced and the dynamic ways in which they were active agents of social change, cultural contestation, and gender transgression in the nineteenth century.New research illuminates the complexities of Quaker testimonies of equality, slavery, and peace and how they ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Confessions of a Prison Chaplain

    by Mary Brown ...
    Mary Brown's engaging book describes the 'lifeline' work of the prison chaplaincy. Written by a Quaker chaplain, it shows how important to prisoners this contact is and how it blends into the ever-pressing world of prison regimes. ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Faith and Practice of North Pacific Yearly Meeting

    Third Edition, eBook

    The Faith and Practice of North Pacific Yearly Meeting (NPYM) is an evolving document. This third edition reflects the growing experience of NPYM Friends, who seek to follow the Inner Light. Readers are urged to use the book in that Light. The intent of the book is to be descriptive, not prescriptive. The Faith & Practice Committee took pains to make the tone of this edition of the NPYM Faith and ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Moral Commerce

    Quakers and the Transatlantic Boycott of the Slave Labor Economy

    How can the simple choice of a men’s suit be a moral statement and a political act? When the suit is made of free-labor wool rather than slave-grown cotton. In Moral Commerce, Julie L. Holcomb traces the genealogy of the boycott of slave labor from its seventeenth-century Quaker origins through its late nineteenth-century decline. In their failures and in their successes, in their resilience and ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Shadow Patterns

    by Daphne Tuttle ...
    He is inspired by the life and thoughts of Ham Sok Hon, a prominent Korean peace activist and Quaker. He asks how we can live a simple life in a complex world. He wants to focus on how we can create a peaceful society in the face of nationalism and self-centredness. ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Open to New Light

    Quaker Spirituality in Historical and Philosophical Context

    This book is about “the meaning of life” or “the spiritual quest”. It offers a selective and critical evaluation of some central strands of Western religious and philosophical thought over two and a half thousand years. It starts with Socrates’ philosophy of life, and the Greek tradition of philosophy that he initiated. It gives its own “take” on the teaching of Jesus, and on the long and ... Read more

    $15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus