A Certain Kind Of Perfection

An Anthology Of Evangelical And Liberal Quaker Writers

BY MARGERY POST-ABBOTT
"An anthology of Quaker women and men from over three centuries illuminates the common thread in Quaker heritage. Friends...speak of their encounters with Christ as the Inward Teacher, their interpretation of faith into action and their reliance on Divine guidance." - Margaret Hope Bacon. Selections by George Fox, Lucretia Mott, Elise Boulding, Isaac Penington, Howard Macy, Douglas Gwyn and Rufus Jones.

Pendle Hill 1997 306 PP. Paper

$20.00 (in stock)

An Experiment In Faith

Quaker Women Transcending Differences - Php 323

BY MARGERY POST-ABBOTT
This essay describes the interactions among a worship group of evangelical and liberal women Friends who have taken seriously the work to understand and to uphold forms of faith which move beyond misconceptions of one another.

Pendle Hill Pamphlet 1995 30 PP. Paper

$6.50 (in stock)

Quaker Views On Mysticism

Php 375

BY MARGERY POST-ABBOTT
This pamphlet grew from the author's search for ways to interpret and respond to the joyful, but none-the-less, life shattering, mystical experiences that have transformed her life. She considers how Friends today recognize and respond to the guidance of the Inward Light of Christ and describes varying Quaker views on mysticism and the mystical. She touches upon the need to continually test leadings in the silence of Quaker worship and in the arms of Quaker community.

Pendle Hill Pamphlet 2004 35 PP. Paper

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A To Z Of The Friends (quakers)

BY MARGERY POST-ABBOTT, MARY ELLEN CHIJIOKE, BEN PINK-DANDELION, JOHN WILLIAM OLIVER JR
"This volume attempts to describe the scope and history of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) worldwide and the modern diversity of its theology and practice. We have sought to provide a balanced view of the many varieties of Quaker faith and practice. Various Friends have long wanted a dictionary or encyclopedia that might serve as a widely accepted reference for distinctive Quaker language and practices as well as an easily accessible guide for the general reader who knows little about the Religious Society of Friends." - from the Preface

Scarecrow Press 2006 376 PP. Paper

$40.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Walk Worthy Of Your Calling

Quakers And The Traveling Ministry

EDITED BY MARGERY POST-ABBOTT AND PEGGY SENGER-PARSONS
This book is a collection of essays and stories by many Friends across the spectrum of Quakerism who have been called to travel in the ministry. Included are reflections on struggling with the call itself and the transformation that comes from listening carefully to God's direction. Many experiences of Friends called to traditional ministry among Friends are described, as are explorations of new forms of ministry. There is a chapter on support structures for the minister as s/he undertakes his or her journey. The editors offer up this book for all those considering ministry; as a guide to moving forward and as a sourcebook of encouragement and inspiration.

Friends United Press 2004 302 PP Paper

$19.00 (in stock)