Publications
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| Title | Summary | Main topic | Sub-topic | Keywords | Link |
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| William Penn and the Poetry of Sorrow | An essay on grief as expressed by Penn. Written by a Friend who was chosen to become the tutor of the crown prince of Japan, the now-emperor Akihito. | Faith | Beliefs | death, dying, Early Friends, Poetry, William Penn | Download (PDF) View |
| A Quaker Declaration of War | Adaptation of talk given at Illinois YM in July, 2003; Quaker peace worker urges Friends to speak out more strongly for justice and peace in the world. | Witness | Peace | Early Friends, Peace, Witness | Download (PDF) View |
| Mysticism and Activism: Learning from John Woolman | Michener Lecture to Southeastern YM.Earlham professor describes John Woolman's prophetic ministry in the 1700s. | Early Friends, Witness | Simplicity | Early Friends, John Woolman, Mysticism, Simplicity | Download (PDF) View |
| 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… | Early Friends | Early Friends, Poetry | Download (PDF) View | |
| In Search of Pendle Hill and George Fox | 1998 Friends Journal article by a Presbyterian from New Mexico, upon visiting "the 1652 country" in England. | Faith | Spiritual Journey | Early Friends | Download (PDF) View |
| William Penn: A Twentieth-Century Perspective | Biography of William Penn, describing his upper-class environment and his efforts to live out Friends testimonies. | Early Friends | Early Friends, Peace, William Penn | 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 |
| 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 |
| Belief Into Action | Historian from Philadelphia YM tells about Quakers witnessing for peace through the centuries, describing both spiritual and political aspects. | Early Friends, Witness | Peace | Early Friends, Peace | Download (PDF) View |
| Intervisitation: Travel Under Religious Concern: Quaker Heritage and Present Need | Friend who had been a representative to Friends World Committee offers observations about intervisitation among Friends and the need for better understanding between various Christian or Friends groups. | Faith | Beliefs | Beliefs, Early Friends, Faith, Intervisitation | Download (PDF) View |
