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  • If the Church Were Christian

    Rediscovering the Values of Jesus

    by Philip Gulley ...
    “[Philip Gulley’s] vision of Christianity is grounded, gripping, and filled with uncommon sense. He is building bridges instead of boundaries, and such wisdom is surely needed now.” —Richard Rohr, O.F.M, author of Everything BelongsQuaker minister Philip Gulley, author of If Grace Is True and If God Is Love, returns with If the Church Were Christian: a challenging and thought-provoking examination ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Living the Quaker Way

    Discover the Hidden Happiness in the Simple Life

    by Philip Gulley ...
    A Publishers Weekly “Top 10 in Religion” selection.“This is nothing less than the gospel itself…a much-needed book.”—FR. RICHARD ROHR, OFM,Center for Action and Contemplation, Albuquerque, New Mexico“Living the Quaker Way is a treasure trove of practical wisdom about what it means to bear witness to our hope for a better world.”—Parker J. Palmer, author of Let Your Life SpeakPhilip Gulley invites ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Come All Ye Who Are Heavily Cumbered

    by Mark A. Burch ...
    In the Quaker Study Sessions for Canadian Yearly Meeting in August, 2014, Mark A. Burch listed the impacts of simple living:... If you would prevent war, live simply.... If you would live nonviolently, live simply.... If you want to participate in the democratic life of your community, live simply.... If you would live sustainably, live simply.... If you would live in such a way as to promote ... Read more

    Free

  • 7 Steps to Service

    An Encounter with Quaker Spirituality

    The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) are relatively few in number but have had a much greater impact in the world than those numbers might suggest thanks to their witness to peace and social reform. This very short volume describes a personal view of Quakerism in seven simple steps, with some of the essentials of this radical and contemporary approach to spiritual practice and how it ... Read more

    $2.22 USD

  • Answering That of God: Discovering Spirit Within

    by Peter M Parr ...
    Quakers claim that there is that of the Spirit within everyone. We are sacred beings, made from the 'stuff' of the divine Originating Power and able to be in resonance with it today. Quaker worship is based on that amazing fact and the Quaker Way of life is a direct outcome from it. What was once considered heresy is now a growing spiritual understanding.What do Quakers mean when we speak of 'that ... Read more

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  • A Body of Divinity (Illustrated Edition)

    by Thomas Watson ...
    Thomas Watson (circa 16201686) was an English Puritan who became a well renowned preacher and author during his time, and his writings are still widely read today. As vicar of St. Stephen's Walbrook, Watson became famous and popular as a preacher until the Restoration, which found him removed from his position. Among his writings are All Things for Good (originally published as A Divine Cordial), ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • World of Trouble

    A Philadelphia Quaker Family's Journey through the American Revolution

    Series series The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-Century Culture and History
    An intimate account of the American Revolution as seen through the eyes of a Quaker pacifist couple living in PhiladelphiaHistorian Richard Godbeer presents a richly layered and intimate account of the American Revolution as experienced by a Philadelphia Quaker couple, Elizabeth Drinker and the merchant Henry Drinker, who barely survived the unique perils that Quakers faced during that conflict. ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • Quaker Quicks - Money and Soul

    Quaker Faith And Practice And The Economy

    by Pamela Haines ...
    If money troubles your soul, try this down-to-earth Quaker perspective on economies large and small. The economy, as we usually encounter it, has nothing to do with values or faith. After all, the “invisible hand” caters to no religious belief. It is all a matter of science, we are assured: economists have mastered the mathematical formulas for growth and prosperity. Our role as individuals is ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Quaker Quicks - Quakers Do What! Why?

    Structured around questions which non-Quakers often ask, this book explores Quaker practices, explaining them in the context of Quaker theology and present-day diversity. It describes how Quakers make decisions and why they have preferred this method, as well as looking at the Quaker rejection of common Christian practices like baptism. Each short chapter gives an answer, considers why that is so, ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Prayer - 10th Anniversary Edition

    Finding the Heart's True Home

    Best-selling author Richard J. Foster offers a warm, compelling, and sensitive primer on prayer, helping us to understand, experience, and practice it in its many forms-from the simple prayer of beginning again to unceasing prayer. He clarifies the prayer process, answers common misconceptions, and shows the way into prayers of contemplation, healing, blessing, forgiveness, and rest.Coming to ... Read more

    $18.49 USD

  • The Fearless Benjamin Lay

    The Quaker Dwarf Who Became the First Revolutionary Abolitionist With a New Pref ace

    The little-known story of an eighteenth-century Quaker dwarf who fiercely attacked slavery and imagined a new, more humane way of lifeIn The Fearless Benjamin Lay, renowned historian Marcus Rediker chronicles the transatlantic life and times of a singular man—a Quaker dwarf who demanded the total, unconditional emancipation of all enslaved Africans around the world. Mocked and scorned by his ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • If Grace Is True

    Why God Will Save Every Person

    Why Everyone Will Be in HeavenTwo pastors present their controversial belief in eternal salvation for all through God's perfect grace. Long disturbed by the church's struggle between offering both love and rejection, they discover what God wants from us and for us: grace for everyone. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Quaker Quicks - Hope and Witness in Dangerous Times

    Lessons From the Quakers On Blending Faith, Daily Life, and Activism

    by J. Brent Bill ...
    This book invites all people of faith to consider how our personal and communal faith practices in growing deeper spirituality should bring us to a fresh engagement with the needs of this world. This includes being active in promoting those values which align with our understanding of the gospel and standing against injustice, oppression, and evil inflicted on any of God's children. Such activism, ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Quaker Quicks - Quaker Shaped Christianity

    How the Jesus Story and the Quaker Way Fit Together

    by Mark Russ ...
    'What is Quakerism?' can be a difficult question to answer, especially when Quakers today struggle to find a shared religious language. In this book, Mark Russ answers this question from a personal perspective, telling his story of trying to make sense of Jesus within the Quaker community. Through this theological wrestling emerges a 'Quaker Shaped Christianity' that is contemporary, open and ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Quaker Quicks - A Simple Faith in a Complicated World

    One Quaker's Journey through Doubt to Faith

    by Kate McNally ...
    '...takes us on a clear and cogent deep dive into her Quaker experience, with thoughtful descriptions of Quaker ways of working and being in the world. An engaging read.' Gretchen Castle, Dean of Earlham School of Religion and former General Secretary of the Friends World Committee for ConsultationKate McNally grew up in a mainstream Christian faith, where she could not find the connection to the ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • I Love You, Miss Huddleston

    And Other Inappropriate Longings of My Indiana Childhood

    by Philip Gulley ...
    In the vein of Bill Bryson’s The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, with a dash of some of the homegrown nostalgia of The Dangerous Book for Boys and A Prairie Home Companion, humorist Philip Gulley (Front Porch Tales, Home to Harmony) tells of his coming of age in small-town Indiana. ... Read more

    $10.49 USD

  • Quaker Quicks - The Guided Life

    Finding Purpose in Troubled Times

    by Craig Barnett ...
    Quakers have made the cultivation of the guided life the focus of their spirituality for over three centuries. Generations of Quakers have developed practices for nurturing their connection to an inward source of guidance, meaning and purpose. This Inward Guide is present in all people, cultures and traditions. It goes by many names and is understood in many ways, but it is equally available to ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Listening To The Light

    by Jim Pym ...
    Quakers have long been respected for their simplicity, integrity, truthfulness, non violence and undestanding of the need for silence. This inspirational little book explores Quaker values and shows how - even if we are not members of the Society of Friends - we can bring Quaker practices and ideals into our everyday lives and relationships with others. Including a fascinating chapter on how to ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Quakers, Christ, and the Enlightenment

    Series series Oxford Theology and Religion Monographs
    The Quakers were by far the most successful of the radical religious groups to emerge from the turbulence of the mid-seventeenth century—and their survival into the present day was largely facilitated by the transformation of the movement during its first fifty years. What began as a loose network of charismatic travelling preachers was, by the start of the eighteenth century, a well-organised and ... Read more

    $103.99 USD

  • Quaker Quicks - Why I am a Pacifist

    A Call For A More Nonviolent World

    by Tim Gee ...
    Tim Gee tells the story of why he became a pacifist and what it means to him. Gee reflects on the lives of peacemakers past and present to provide responses to questions like “Don’t we have to hit back if we're hurt?”, “Don’t we need war to respond to evil?” and “Doesn’t religion justify wars?”. This is a critique of war, but more than that, it stakes a claim for pacifism's feminist and anti ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • The Quakers: A Very Short Introduction

    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The Quakers are a fascinating religious group both in their origins and in the variety of reinterpretations of the faith since. Emerging from the social unrest of the English civil war, the Quakers have gone on to have an influence way beyond their numbers: be it their continued stance against war or their pioneering work against slavery. At the same time, Quakers maintain a distinctive worship ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • The Tailor-King

    The Rise and Fall of the Anabaptist Kingdom of Muenster

    He was only a Dutch tailor's apprentice, but from 1534 to 1535, Jan van Leyden led a radical sect of persecuted Anabaptists to repeated triumphs over the combined powers of church and state. Revered by his followers as the new David, the charismatic young leader pronounced the northern German city of Muenster a new Zion and crowned himself king. He expropriated all private property, took sixteen ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • A Measure of Light

    A Novel

    by Beth Powning ...
    With Beth Powning’s trademark elegance and insight into the hearts and minds of unforgettable women, A Measure of Light brings to life an extraordinary historical figure.Mary Dyer is a seventeenth-century Puritan who flees persecution in England, only to find the colony of Massachusetts Bay as dangerous as the country she left behind. Though she is the wife of a successful merchant and mother to ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Barn at the End of the World

    The Apprenticeship of a Quaker, Buddhist Shepherd

    “About the subtlest, most sane-making book on contemporary spirituality that I’ve read in years. It’s also the funniest.”—Joanna Macy, author of Active HopeDeciding that her life was insufficiently grounded in real-world experience, Mary Rose O’Reilley, a Quaker reared as a Catholic, embarked on a year of tending sheep. In this decidedly down-to-earth, often-hilarious book, O’Reilley describes her ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus