Evangelical Friends History

Cd-rom

BY JIM LESHANA
A CD-ROM with video, audio, and text for a 12-lesson survey of the Evangelical Friends Church from its origins in the 17th century to the present. Includes lectures, historical Friends documents and pictures, questions for personal reflection and group discussion, and quizzes to help grasp key concepts. A useful resource for those studying or worshiping with Friends from the evangelical tradition.

Friends Center (EFCSW) 2003 CD-ROM Disk

$19.95 (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)

The Hicksite-orthodox Reunification

50th Anniversary Perspectives - Dvd

BY JARED TABER AND LAURA SMOOT
In 2005, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting celebrated the 50th anniversary of its reunification following 128 years of disunity during the Hicksite/Orthodox split. This documentary offers some perspectives on the occasion of that anniversary, through five Friends who share their memories of the reunification in 1955 and the times leading up to it. Its purpose is not to provide a comprehensive historical view, but rather to capture some personal viewpoints on the events leading to reunification. The history is relevant today, as Friends continue to address challenges to our unity, even as we strive to worship, work for a more peaceful world, and engage with ever-increasing diversity in our lives.

PhYM 2005 30 MIN. Dvd

$15.00 (in stock)

Lively Faith

Reflections On Iowa Yearly Meeting Of Friends ( Conservative)

BY CALLIE MARSH
The Conservative Friends of Iowa have a unique story. It is a chronicle of how one group of Quakers has held fast to its roots against the winds of change, while simultaneously grappling with and responding to the modern world. Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) stands its own ground, fitting neither into the liberal nor orthodox Quaker camps, yet with connections to both. Callie Marsh entered this community as an adult seeker and made it her home, taking part in identity-wrenching struggles, such as their understanding of Christianity and the question of same-gender marriage. (Also available as an ebook. Enter the title in the search field at left to find electronic editions.)

Quaker Press 2011 81 PP. Paper

$14.95 (in stock)

A Living Faith

An Historical And Comparative Study Of Quaker Beliefs

BY WILMER COOPER
This book is a theological and historical exploration of Quaker beliefs from its earliest days to the present. Includes chapters on the Quaker view of God, Christ, human nature and the church, as well as chapters on the sacraments, testimonies, Quaker service and the future. "I have not found a comparable book for making accessible the full spectrum of contemporary Friends." -Max L. Carter, Guilford College

Friends United Press 1990 217 PP. Paper

$24.00 (in stock)

A Peculiar People

The Rediscovery Of Primitive Christianity

BY JOSEPH JOHN GURNEY
Gurney (1788-1847), Elizabeth Fry's brother, was a birthright Friend and a recorded minister. He traveled extensively in America, and Europe working for peace, penal reform, and the abolition of slavery. But he was divisive in America, his view that Quakers had forsaken the Bible for the Inner light led to a major split in Quakerism that persists to today. This book presents his views on the radical nature of Quakerism.

Friends United Press 2008 508 PP. Paper

$25.00 (in stock)

The Quakers In America - Paperback

BY THOMAS HAMM
This multifaceted book is a concise history of the Religious Society of Friends, an introduction to Quaker beliefs and practices and a vivid picture of the culture and controversies of the Friends today. The book opens with lively vignettes of Conservative, Evangelical, Friends General Conference, and Friends United Meetings, reflecting Friends' diversity in the wake of the sectarian splintering of the nineteenth century. "There has long been a need for a study of American Quakers in the twentieth century. With meticulous scholarship and a graceful style, Thomas Hamm has filled this need admirably." -Margaret Hope Bacon

Columbia University Press 2006 304 PP Paper

$28.00 (in stock)

Reasons For Hope

The Faith And Future Of The Friends Church

BY JOHN PUNSHON
Punshon writes of the evangelical Friends Church and its problems and in so doing addresses topics of interest and concern to all Friends. He cites the "distinctives" that make us Quakers and their biblical basis and, as he always does, he writes clearly on complicated matters of faith, making transparent what was confused or unstated and hoping to promote an informed discussion. An important book.

Friends United Press 2001 375 PP. Paper

$24.00 (in stock)

Report From The Middle

Reflections On Divisions Among Friends Today - Two Essays

BY DOUGLAS GWYN, FOREWORD BY ELIZABETH CAZDEN
The two essays published here are "Sense and Sensibilities: Quaker Bispirituality Today" and "Standing with the Lamb," the talk that Doug Gwyn presented at the FUM triennial in 2005. He says, "Because the light of Christ is in all people, spiritual freedom is followed immediately by a humanistic, civil implication. If Christ is to have freedom to work with whomever he chooses, then human society must be a level playing field. Society must be free, open, inclusive, egalitarian, just. Excluding people is excluding potential channels for Christ's work."

Beacon Hill Friends House 2005 36 PP Paper

$4.00 (in stock)

The Rich Heritage Of Quakerism

BY WALTER R. WILLIAMS, WITH ADDITIONAL MATERIAL BY PAUL ANDERSON
An evangelical Friend looks at the history of Quakerism and offers biographies of its leaders. Paul Anderson, professor at George Fox University, has written an epilogue adding major developments that have taken place within Quakerism since this book was first published in 1962. Anderson also examines issues confronting Quakers entering the twenty-first century.SECONDHAND COPY. Fair condition paperback.Barclay press

1987 330 PP. Paper

$12.00 (in stock)

The Transformation Of American Quakerism

BY THOMAS HAMM
In 1800 American Quakers lived in a unique religious environment, characterized by quietism and "the plain life." By 1900 the religious sect had become virtually indistinguishable from the Protestant mainstream, absorbed by the same questions of modernism that troubled other denominations. Thomas Hamm's detailed historical study sheds new light on this transformation, filling a major gap in the literature of American Quakerism and American religion as a whole.

Indiana University Press 1988 286 PP. Paper

$29.95 (in stock)

Unity, Disunity, Diversity

Or Some Mysteries Of The Holy Spirit's Life At Work In Its Body's Members - A Letter To New England Friends

BY BRIAN DRAYTON
or "Some mysteries of the holy Spirit's LIFE at work in its body's members hinted at. A letter to New England Friends". Unity is not a product but a process and 'living in unity' is another way to describe the watchful life that is the heart of Friends response to the presence of the inward Teacher. Using historic examples, Brian Drayton develops this theme and examines how well we are currently living this process. Friends beyond New England will find this slim pamphlet as useful as his fellow New Englanders.

Beacon Hill pamphlet 2007 32 PP. Paper

$4.00 (in stock)