Short writings by Mary and Isaac Penington describing their spiritual life in the 1600s. Pamphlet includes a 2-page biography of the Peningtons.
Quaker Contributions for the New Millenium
Quaker Lecture at Western YM, Aug. 1999. Dean of Earlham School of Religion gives thoughts on what Quakers have to offer the world as it enters the third millennium after Christ.
Christ and Jesus in Early Quakerism
Author writes about understanding the distinctly Quaker approach to Christianity.
The Quaker Discovery; Room for the Infinite
Chapter from Kelly’s book “The Eternal Promise,” about early Friends, particularly George Fox, and the vision they had about spiritual insights coming directly from God.
John Woolman, Quaker Saint
Talk given to a class on Quakerism in 1980; short biography of John Woolman with emphasis on his work for social justice and peaceful relations between white Americans, African Americans, and Native Americans/Indians.
William Penn: A Twentieth-Century Perspective
Biography of William Penn, describing his upper-class environment and his efforts to live out Friends testimonies.
Conversations on the True Harmony of Mankind and How It May Be Promoted
One of Woolman’s last writings; fantasy conversations between a “laborer” and other men who are rich, mostly demonstrating the testimonies of simplicity and living with integrity.
Swallowing Fenceposts: Some Lessons from the Quaker Past
Today Was the Future Yesterday
Talk given to Ohio Valley YM, August, 1989. Historical context and reflections on the Quaker movement in both the 1600s and the 20th century.
There is a Spirit: the Nayler Sonnets/Hay un Espiritu: los Sonetos de James Nayler
Bilingual edition of the well-known Nayler Sonnets by Boulding, with short essays about who K. Boulding and J. Nayler were./Edición bilingüe de los Sonetos de James Nayler por Kenneth Boulding, con ensayos breves que dicen quienes fueron K. Boulding y J. Nayler.