Margery Post Abbott, Carl Abbott

Quakerism

The Basics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Quakerism: The Basics is an accessible and engaging introduction to the history and diverse approaches and ideas associated with The Religious Society of Friends. This small religion incorporates a wide geographic spread and varied beliefs that range from evangelical Christians to non-theists.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 129mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 209g
• ISBN-13: 9780367191610
• ISBN-10: 036719161X
• Artikelnr.: 59997896

Autorenporträt

Margery Post Abbott is a member of the Multnomah Meeting in Portland, Oregon and an independent scholar who has published widely on Quaker belief and practice. Carl Abbott is a member of the Multnomah Meeting and Professor Emeritus of Urban Studies and Planning at Portland State University, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. Lives led by the Spirit: action grounded in faith Chapter 2. A
danger to the nation: the first generations of Quakerism in the seventeenth
century Chapter 3. A peculiar and contradictory people: the eighteenth and
nineteenth centuries Chapter 4. A worldwide faith in the twentieth century
and beyond Chapter 5. A secret power among them: worship and practice
Chapter 6. Ministry, mission, and testimony Chapter 7. Convergence or
purity: being a Quaker in the twenty-first century Appendix: Quakers in
fiction Glossary Bibliography