Publications
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| Title | Summary | Main topic | Sub-topic | Keywords | Link |
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| The Spiritual Work of Ecumenism | Article from Friends Journal; a Friend from Illinois YM describes his experiences at the World Council of Churches assembly in Zimbabwe in 1998. | Faith | Beliefs | Ecumenism | Download (PDF) View |
| Identity, Authority and Community: The Experience of Two Friends at the Woodbrooke Consultation on Identity, Authority and Community | Article from Friends Journal & Quaker Life, from talk at Willamette QM of North Pacific YM, report back from Woodbrooke consultation before FWCC Triennial of 1997--exploration of "What Is a Friend?" | Faith | Beliefs | Community, History | Download (PDF) View |
| Despairing | Chapter from Macy's book "Rhythms of the Inner Life." Thoughts about how Christians can cope with the presence of evil, apparently unjust, situations in the world and not give up in despair. | Faith | Beliefs | Beliefs, Faith, Scripture | Download (PDF) View |
| Why Do You Still Read That Old Thing? | Bible study given at Pendle Hill in 1996. Friend from North Carolina YM (Conservative) tells what the Bible means to him and how it is relevant to his work to make the world a better… | Faith | Beliefs | Beliefs, Bible, Faith | Download (PDF) View |
| In Deed and Word: Excerpts from ‘The Vocation of Witness’ in The Company of the Committed | A chapter from his book. Professor from Earlham School of Religion and Indiana YM urges us to boldly declare our Christian faith and let our lives show it. | Faith | Beliefs | Beliefs, Evangelism, Faith, Witness | Download (PDF) View |
| Righteousness & Self-Righteousness | Talk by Friend from Ohio Valley YM to North Pacific YM in 1994. A meditation on righteousness, and how many religious people confuse it with self-righteousness; we all need to be more loving in our… | Faith | Beliefs | Faith, Spirituality | Download (PDF) View |
| This I Have Longed For & Of a Growth in Grace Amidst Distressing Exercises of Spirit | Short writings by Mary and Isaac Penington describing their spiritual life in the 1600s. Pamphlet includes a 2-page biography of the Peningtons. | Early Friends, Faith | Beliefs | Early Friends, Spiritual Journey | Download (PDF) View |
| A Treasure the World Knows Not Of | Excerpts from "Some Fruits of Solitude" and two other works by Penn, one being advice on spiritually centered family life. | Faith | Beliefs | Beliefs, Early Friends, History | Download (PDF) View |
| The Shadow and the Substance | Article from "The Evangelical Friend" by a British Friend. An essay about the Quaker perspective on external sacraments. | Faith | Beliefs | belief, Faith | Download (PDF) View |
| Worship | Talk given at FWCC Triennial; a South African Friend offers thoughts on the meaning of worship and prayer and how these may lead us to work to help others in our communities. | Faith | Beliefs | belief, Faith | Download (PDF) View |
