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BY JACQUES ELLUL Ellul here defines anarchy as the nonviolent repudiation of authority. He looks at the Bible as the source of anarchy (in the sense of nondomination, not disorder), working through the Old Testament history, Jesus' ministry, and finally the early church's view of power as reflected in the New Testament writings.
Eerdmans 1988 109 PP. Paper
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The 2005 First Elizabeth Watson Lecture Given At Fgc's Gathering Of Friends - Audio Cd
BY JOHN SHELBY SPONG This is an audio CD recording of Spong's plenary speech at the 2005 Gathering. In his talk Spong rejects fundamentalism in favor of a religion compatible with intellectual inquiry. He rejects Christian `tribalism' in favor of a universalism that sees holiness throughout the world's religions. He describes a Christianity premised upon justice and love rather than judgment and literal readings of the Bible.
Quaker Press of FGC 2005 AUDIO CD Audio
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BY DALE BROWN "The only people on Earth who do not see Christ and his teaching as non violent are Christians." - Gandhi. Dale Brown looks at the old and new testament exploring key passages and then looks at the history of Christian thought to see where Christs words "Love they enemies" changed their meaning and emphasis.
Evangel Press 2003 182 PP. Paper
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BY LEWIS BENSON Written by a respected scholar on the life works of George Fox, this book examines the universal and thus "catholic" message of the early Christian and early Quaker movements, and how this affects our understanding of Christian history, ethics, ecumenism, community and church order.
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting 1990 94 PP. Paper
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A History
BY BAMBER GASCOIGNE This book was written to accompany a BBC history of Christianity TV program back in the 1970's. But it stands well by itself as a comprehensive and readable introduction with no axes to grind. He mixes humor at the claimed number of foreskins of Jesus you could found in European cathedrals in the 14th century with more serious looks for instance at Celtic spirituality and Christians in the abolitionist movement. Well worth the full price and great value as a publishers remainder.
Carroll & Graf 1986 229 PP. Paper
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Twenty-first Century Reflections On The Words Of Early Friends-php 402
BY MARGERY POST ABBOTT In her explorations of the writings of early Friends, Marge Abbott has discovered her own approach to Christian perspectives that speaks to her experiences of the Divine Light. She finds inspiration and fellowship with early and modern Friends for whom Christ is central, without excluding the wisdom and inspiration of other religious traditions. Engagement with evangelical Friends and social justice work have expanded her sense of compassion.
Pendle Hill Pamphlet 2009 36 PP. Paper
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An Interim Report On A Theological Journey
BY MARY MCDERMOTT SHIDELER SECONDHAND. Fair condition hardback. Reading copy. Interesting topic -Do it yourself theology! Quakers being a bit short of theology will maybe find this especially useful.
Eerdmans 1970 198 PP. Cloth
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What's Belief Got To Do With It? - Php 377
BY ROBERT GRISWOLD Quaker spiritual authority lies not in creeds - but in the direct communion between individual Friends and the Divine Spirit. The pamphlet asserts that Friends too often hold Quaker testimonies as ideals, as ends in themselves, rather than as fruits of the Spirit. Without spiritual grounding, testimonies become creeds. In the absence of the profound authority of a faith that defies verbal comprehension and words, the historic Quaker witness to the world is in danger.
Pendle Hill Pamphlet 2005 35 PP. Paper
Issues In Contemporary Quaker Theology Republished Together With Creeds And The Search For Unity
BY REX AMBLER A re-issue of two important essays grappling with what Quakers believe. In The End of Words the author explores the meaning of Quaker faith and practice. He takes up these issues with admirable clarity, setting them in their wider context, and looking for ways to resolve them. Creeds and the Search for Unity is intended mainly as a guide for Quakers wrestling with questions about membership of inter-church bodies.
Britain Yearly Meeting 2004 79 PP Paper
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Discernment And Resistance In A World Of Domination
BY WALTER WINK "For years now Wink has been relentlessly Naming, Unmasking, and now Engaging those artful spiritual dodgers, the principalities and powers. . . . One grows lighthearted amid the riches. His social and political analysis of the braggadacio, the sheer, horrid `normalizing' of domination and death in America in the '90s, is devastating. The exegesis of Revelation 13 is masterfully to the point of our social and political derangement. But there is more, and better: a solid hope of liberation. . . . Extraordinary work." - Daniel Berrigan.
Fortress Press 1992 424 PP. Paper
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BY BERNARD MCGINN This volume presents nearly one hundred selections, from the writings of Origen of Alexandria in the third century to the work of twentieth-century mystics such as Thomas Merton, uniquely organized by subject rather than by author. Part one examines the preparation for encountering God through biblical interpretation and prayer; the second part focuses on the mystics' actual encounters with God; and part three addresses the implications of the mystical life, showing how mystics have been received over time, and how they practice their faith through private contemplation and public actions.
Modern Library 2006 582 PP. Paper
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What Great Christian Thinkers Tell Us About Our Afterlife With God
BY ARTHUR ROBERTS Drawing on a wealth of Christian thought though the ages, the well known evangelical Quaker theologian illuminates his personal vision of heaven--a world free of evil and suffering, where he believes humans will work and learn, continuing the process of discipleship started on earth. Remaindered books, title not currently available new.
HarperCollins 2003 240 PP. Blank
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Liberal Theology In The 21st Century
BY PAUL RASOR The former Dean of Pendle Hill here explores liberal theology, a religious tradition that is rooted not in authority but in one's own experience and conscience. Much more than a primer, Paul Rasor writes for Protestant Christians, modernist Roman Catholics, post-Christians and humanists and liberal Quakers, on issues that they are all debating in one way or another.
Skinner House 2005 256 PP. Paper
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Reclaiming The Radical Visionary Behind The Church's Conservative Icon
BY MARCUS BORG, JOHN DOMINIC CROSSAN Borg and Crossan contend there are "Three Pauls" in the New Testament: "The Radical Paul" (of the seven genuine letters), "The Conservative Paul" (of the three disputed epistles), and "The Reactionary Paul" (of the three inauthentic letters). By closely examining this progression of Paul's letters-from the authentic to the inauthentic-the authors show how the apostle was slowly but steadily "deradicalized" to fit Roman social norms in regards to slavery, patriarchy, and patronage. In truth, Paul was an appealing apostle of Jesus whose vision of life "in Christ" is remarkably faithful to the message of Jesus himself.
HarperOne 2009 240 PP. Cloth
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Why I Am A Missional, Evangelical, Post/protestant, Liberal/conservative, Mystical/poetic, Biblical, Charismatic/contemplative
BY BRIAN MCLAREN Brian McLaren takes readers across the landscape of faith, envisioning an orthodoxy that aims for Jesus, is driven by love, and is defined by missional intent. This text rediscovers the ways that Jesus can be embraced across the entire Christian horizon.
Zondervan 2006 348 PP. Paper
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Beyond Dogmatic Religion To A More Authentic Contemporary Faith
BY MARCUS BORG By tracing his own spiritual journey, Borg reveals how to embrace an authentic view of God that is fully compatible with good science, critical thinking and religious pluralism.
HarperSanFrancisco 1998 182 PP. Paper
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And Other Quaker Essays
BY CHUCK FAGER A characteristically eclectic selection of essays on liberal Quakerism today and in the past. Essays range from a tribute to Bill Kreidler to an essay on divorce as a spiritual passage. Presented in Chuck Fager's usual very busy typography.
eNovel.com 2002 185 PP Paper
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Rediscovering A Life Of Faith
BY MARCUS BORG "[This book] provides a valuable glimpse into the essence of Christianity for those who have left the faith because they no longer believe its doctrines and those who are trying to remain in the faith while questioning its doctrines. With those people in mind, Borg emphasizes the transformational aspect of Christianity by examining the "emerging paradigm" that is gradually replacing the belief-centered paradigm of the last several hundred years. The new paradigm, Borg writes, is about loving God and loving what God loves, rather than rigidly adhering to a specific set of beliefs. . As always, Borg writes with clarity and precision, which should also help the ongoing conversation."-PW
HarperSF 2004 256 PP. Paper
The 4,000-year Quest Of Judaism, Christianity And Islam
BY KAREN ARMSTRONG Karen Armstrong considers herself an "historian of ideas" and here she looks at how the concept of God has changed over time in the major world religions. She looks at the historical, intellectual, philosophical, and social developments that both shaped and were shaped by them.
Ballantine 1994 496 PP Paper
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Building Graceful Economies
BY ANDREW MCLEOD Holy Cooperation is an examination of what the Bible says about social organizing, and an exploration of some of the many cooperative ways that Christians have worked together in the last two thousand or so years. This same style of organizing can also be found in the modern cooperative movement, which is made up of thousands of democratically controlled businesses serving millions of members worldwide. Nearly half of all Americans at some point in their day to day lives shop or receive services from a coop, and in the current financial state of the world it is an obvious alternative model to the current destructive system.
Wipf and Stock 2009 140 PP. Paper
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BY HOWARD THURMAN Howard Thurman (1899 - 1981) was an influential American author, philosopher, theologian, educator and civil rights leader. He was Dean of Theology at Howard and Boston universities for more than two decades, wrote 20 books, and in 1944 helped found the first racially integrated, multicultural church in the United States. A huge inspiration to martin Luther King Jnr.
Orbis 2006 174 PP. Paper
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BY CHRIS HEDGES Hedges observes that there are two especially polarized sides to the debate on faith and religion in America: the fundamentalists who see religious faith as their prerogative, and the new atheists who brand all religious belief as irrational and dangerous. The new atheists do not make moral arguments about religion. Rather, they have created a new form of fundamentalism about the omnipotence of human reason. He makes an impassioned, intelligent case against religious and secular fundamentalism, which seeks to divide the world into those worthy of moral and intellectual consideration and those who should be condemned, silenced and eradicated.
Free Press 2008 224 PP. Cloth
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Rediscovering The Values Of Jesus
BY PHILIP GULLEY Noted and eloquent Quaker, Philip Gulley's latest theological volume in his "if" series, in which Gulley puts the Christ back in Christian. "What IF Christians actually began to take their Christ seriously?" The answer to that question could change the world. - Shane Claiborne. "Filled with memorable, insightful and revealing stories. I recommend it." - Marcus Borg.
HarperOne 2010 224 PP. Cloth
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How Jesus' Apostle Opposed Rome's Empire With God's Kingdom - A New Vision Of Paul's Words And World
BY JOHN DOMINIC CROSSAN Many theories exist about who Paul was, what he believed, and what role he played Using archaeological and textual evidence, and taking advantage of recent discoveries in Italy, Greece, Turkey, and Syria, Crossan and Reed show that Paul was a fallible but dedicated successor to Jesus, carrying on the mission of inaugurating the Kingdom of God on earth in opposition to the reign of Rome. Against the concrete backdrop of 1st-century Greco-Roman and Jewish life, In Search of Paul reveals the work of Paul as never before, showing how and why the liberating messages and practices of equality, caring for the poor, and a just society under God's rules, not Rome's, were so appealing.
HarperSanFrancisco 2005 464 PP. Paper
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Views From The Christian Tradition (a Parabola Anthology)
EDITED BY LORRAINE KISLY AND RAVI RAVINDRA This thoughtful anthology collects the Parabola magazine's best writings on Christianity, featuring articles from Thomas Merton, Elaine Pagels, Philip Zaleski, Thomas Keating, and 20 other authors who vividly explore what it means to be a Christian. The collection combines poetry and folklore with incisive interviews and cogent essays on topics such as the search for self, attention and remembrance, transformational knowledge, and worldly and divine works. A lavish, full-color, 16-page set of plates brilliantly conveys the rich variety within the tradition.
Morninglight Press 2006 350 PP. Paper
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Metaphor As Myth And As Religion
BY JOSEPH CAMPBELL SECONDHAND. Fair condition, good reading copy. Developed from a memorable series of lectures delivered in San Francisco, which included a legendary symposium at the Palace of Fine Arts with astronaut Rusty Schweickart.
Harper Perennial 1988 152 PP. Paper
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A Reply To Religion's Cultured Despisers
BY ERIC REITAN Eric Reitan (co author of Pendle Hill pamphlet #322 on "Nonviolence and Community"), looks at the fierce critics of religion and asks if they really address the idea of religion as a distinctive type of consciousness, hoping for, and acting as if there is a deeper reality, rather than treating religion as an infallible holy doctrine. Can theism say yes to both reason and a human soul? "Clear, penetrating, and thought-provoking, Reitan's work is a bracing tonic for those in danger of being lulled into intellectual sleep by the strident claims of the 'new atheists'."- Kenneth Miller, Brown University
Wiley Blackwell 2008 264 PP. Paper
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BY HOWARD THURMAN "A masterful interpretation of how God works in our lives. Thurman was one of the foremost preachers and theologians of the twentieth century, and much of his work centered on the relevance of the Christian message to the contemporary struggles of black people. In this, Thurman's masterwork, he argues that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is not just a map for getting to the next world, but a guidebook for the empowerment of the poor and disenfranchised in this world." - from Sacred Fire
Beacon Press 1996 112 PP. Paper
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Politics For Ordinary Radicals
BY SHANE CLAIBORNE AND CHRIS HAW Jesus for President is a radical manifesto to awaken the Christian political imagination, reminding us that our ultimate hope lies not in partisan political options but in Jesus and the church as a people "set apart" from this world. Jesus for President is a collaboration of Shane Claiborne's writing and stories, Chris Haw's reflections and research, and Chico Fajardo-Heflin's art and design. Drawing upon the work of biblical theologians, the lessons of church history, and the examples of modern-day saints and ordinary radicals, Jesus for President stirs the imagination of what the Church could look like if it placed its faith in Jesus instead of Caesar.
Zondervan 2008 355 PP. Paper
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Selected Philosophical Writings
BY JOHN MACMURRAY Philosopher John MacMurray became a Quaker late in his career. He was interested in understanding what it means to be a person and had a gift for writing with simplicity whilst offering sharp conceptual analysis. His writing offers a wholly new perspective on the human condition and his thinking is still very relevant to the problems we face as a world today. Mac Murray's highly original work - mostly written in the 30s, 40s and 50s - is little known. His thinking was out of tune with the mood of philosophy in that period, and the academic world has ignored his work since. Despite this he has had a 'quiet' influence in fields as varied as psychotherapy, theology and politics.
Imprint Academic 2004 205 PP. Paper
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Quakerism, A Theology For Our Time
Christianity And The Inner Life
The Heart Of Christianity
Jesus For President
Reading The Bible Again For The First Time
If The Church Were Christian
The First Paul (hardback)
The Unlikely Disciple
Christianity
