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BY JACK DOBBS Early Quakers recognized neither the bible, nor the church , and certainly not the state, as their supreme authority. They claimed the spirit of Christ, the inward light, as the authority in which they placed their absolute trust. They believed that if only they could understand it, that spirit could give unity to a Quaker meeting as it jointly searched for the will of god. Dobbs looks at these ideas and how they began and changed in the early years of Quakerism.
Martin Hartog 2006 269 PP. Paper
$27.00 (low stock)
Benjamin Coates And The Colonization Movement In America, 1848-1880
EDITED BY MARGARET HOPE BACON AND EMMA LAPSANSKY Benjamin Coates was one of the best-known white supporters of African colonization in 19th century America. A Quaker from Philadelphia, he was committed to helping Black Americans relocate to West Africa. At the heart of the volume is a collection of over 150 recently recovered letters, either written by Coates or addressed to him between 1848 and 1880. Lapsansky and Bacon have provided a far-reaching essay that places them in the context. They led a team of young scholars who annotated the letters. This book provide new insight into the alliances and divisions within the antislavery movement, making it essential reading for every student of black studies or Quaker history.
Penn State Press 2005 385 PP. Cloth
$50.00 (in stock)
BY WILLIAM BRAITHWAITE Standard history of the early days of the Quaker movement, based largely on the writings of the first Friends. Second edition revised by Henry J. Cadbury.
Sessions 1981 607 PP. Cloth
$30.00 (low stock)
The Transformation Of A Religious Community
BY THOMAS C. KENNEDY In 1860 the British Society of Friends was a peculiar inward-looking sect, diminishing in numbers and influence. By 1920 British Quakerism, theologically liberal, socially active, and radically pacifist, emerged from a dramatic confrontation with the Warrior State possessed of economic, social, and moral influence out of all proportion to its still minuscule size (20,000). This carefully researched study chronicles the story of Quakerism's transformation during one of the most momentous periods in the history of the London (now British) Yearly Meeting of Friends.
Oxford University Press 2001 477 PP. Cloth
$40.00 (in stock)
Prophets And Rebels In The Fight To Free An Empire's Slaves
BY ADAM HOCHSCHILD In 1787, twelve men Quaker and Episcopalian gathered in a London printing shop to pursue a seemingly impossible goal: ending slavery in the largest empire on earth. Along the way, they would pioneer most of the tools citizen activists still rely on today, from wall posters and mass mailings to boycotts and lapel pins. This talented group combined a hatred of injustice with uncanny skill in promoting their cause. By the 1830's they had seen the end of slavery in the British Empire.
Mariner 2005 468 PP. Paper
$16.00 (low stock)
Insider Perspectives
EDITED BY BEN PINK-DANDELION This book presents a unique study into Quakerism: it draws together the key theories of Quaker origins, subsequent history, and contemporary sociology, into a single volume. The result is a unique contribution to Quaker theory as well to the discussion on insider/outsider research. This book is invaluable to anyone interested in Quakerism, research into religion, and areas of theology, religious history and sociology in general. Contributors include Thomas Hamm, Rosemary Moore, John Punshon, Hugh Barbour, Douglas Gwyn and Arthur O. Roberts.
Ashgate 2004 208 PP. Cloth
$99.95 (in stock)
Quaker Women Preaching And Prophesying In The Colonies And Abroad, 1700-1775
BY REBECCA LARSON "With meticulous scholarship and graceful style, Rebecca Larson tells the story of the eighteenth century Quaker women ministers who criss-crossed the Atlantic, preaching the Inner Light, and changing forever the perception of women's roles. The authority with which Quaker women later spoke in the reform movements can be traced to these spiritual predecessors." - Margaret Hope Bacon.
University of North Carolina Press 2000 416 PP. Paper
$30.00 (out of stock)
BY EDWARD BURROUGHS Photocopy of reprint . Epistle to the Reader from George Fox's The Great Mystery of the Great Whore Unfolded;and Antichrists Kingdom Revealed Unto Destruction.
Geoffrey Gilmore 1658 32 PP. Paper
$1.30 (out of stock)
BY WILLIAM SHEWEN Photocopy from works of 1830. A Few Words Concerning Conscience, What it is, and What Estate it was in Before Transgression. And how it became darkened, defiled and corrupted. And how again it may be enlightened, cleansed, purified, and set at liberty as it was before sin entered.
Geoffrey Gilmore 1684 16 PP. Paper
$0.95 (low stock)
Providence, Politics, And The Birth Of Religious Freedom In America
BY STEVEN WALDMAN The author is editor at Beliefnet.com. In this book he vividly describes the very different religious development and beliefs of five Founders, Franklin, Adams, Jefferson, Washington and Madison and their influence on the first amendment and the idea of separation of church and state. He argues that neither side of the argument has accurately depicted its origins. He sets the record straight, revealing the real history of religious freedom to be dramatic, unexpected, paradoxical, and inspiring.
Random House 2008 277 PP. Cloth
$26.00 (in stock)
The Soul Of Quakerism
BY CAROLE DALE SPENCER Subtitled "An Historical analysis of the theology of holiness in the Quaker tradition." This original and stimulating work takes the "Holiness" movement and its ideas as a key to reinterpreting Quakerism, rooting it in the Christian mystical tradition. The author challenges many popular assumptions about Quaker history and theology. "This is one of the most powerful and interesting studies I have read for a very long time." - John Punshon. Carole Spencer teaches at George Fox Seminary in Oregon and is a Quaker pastor and convinced Friend.
Paternoster Press 2007 319 PP. Paper
$36.00 (low stock)
Symbolism Of Speaking And Silence Among Seventeenth-century Quakers
BY RICHARD BAUMAN This book presents a classic analysis of the origins of the Religious Society of Friends, focusing on the language spoken among the earliest "peculiar people."
Britain Yearly Meeting 1998 168 PP. Paper
$20.00 (out of stock)
Faith, Practices, And Personalities In Early British Quakerism, 1646-1666
BY ROSEMARY ANNE MOORE This book is a new history of the early Quaker movement. "Rooted firmly and deeply in the pamphlet and manuscript sources of the period, this study embodies a masterful exploration of early Quaker life and thought. In its lucidity and depth, Rosemary Moore's book clearly deserves an honored place among the first rank of studies of Quaker origins." - H. Larry Ingle
Pennsylvania State University Press 2000 296 PP. Cloth
$38.00 (in stock)
BY THOMAS HAMM "The author chose `Opening the Quaker Time Capsule' as the subject of this 2001 Weed Lecture. His review of Quaker mores and thought at the turn of the 20th century holds insights and lessons, as well as amusing sidelights, on Quakerism for us as we begin the 21st. All manner of Friends can benefit from this survey of where we have been as we consider where we are and where we are going." - Hugh Barbour, from the Introduction
Beacon Hill Friends House 2004 27 PP. Paper
$4.00 (in stock)
BY KATE PETERS From its outset in the 1650s, the Quaker movement made extensive use of the printing press in spreading its message. This book explores how and why early Quaker leaders used printed tracts in their campaign. It reveals how the tracts were produced, distributed and read, as well as their role in the Quakers' dynamic campaign for religious and political liberty under the republican rule of Oliver Cromwell.
Cambridge University Press 2005 296 PP. Cloth
$85.00 (in stock)
BY SAMUEL FISHER Transcibed from original document. The Scorned Quakers True and Honest Account, both why and What he should have spoken (as to the sum and substance thereof) by Commission from God, but that he had not permission from Men, in the Painted Chamber on the 17th. day of the 7th. month 1656. before the Protector and the Parliament then, and there met together, with many more of no mean account, who were not of them, yet were then crowded in among them.
Geoffrey Gilmore 1656 34 PP. Paper
$1.75 (out of stock)
BY WILLIAM BRAITHWAITE Sequel to The Beginnings of Quakerism , this volume covers the years 1660 to 1725. Second edition revised by Henry J. Cadbury.
Sessions of York 1979 607 PP. Paper
$28.00 (low stock)
Atonement In Early Quaker Experience
BY DOUGLAS GWYN "The main subjects are the Seekers of the 1640s and their forebears, and the Friends who catalyzed many Seeker themes into a dynamic, transformative movement. Gwyn's excellent study demonstrates the unique charisma of early Friends, their ability to hold opposing forces and ideas in creative tension, thus unleashing great spiritual energy. By comparison modern seekers, including many of today's Friends, are experiencing some of the same stages Gwyn identifies in those three centuries years earlier, but without embodying the tension." - Martha Paxson Grundy
Pendle Hill 2000 410 PP. Paper
$20.00 (low stock)
BY GEORGE BURNET AND WILLAIM MARWICK The history of the Society of Friends in Scotland has often been confined to occasional articles in periodicals and passages in Friends journals. Within this book the reader can learn more about the story of three hundred years of Scottish Quakerism. This Movement has never had a lot of followers, nevertheless it gave the Society its first theologian in the person of Robert Barclay.
The Lutterworth Press 2007 230 PP. Paper
$37.50 (low stock)
BY JOSEPH BESSE "Ever since it appeared in 1753, Joseph Besse's Collection of Sufferings of the People called Quakers has been the first port of call for anyone interested in 17th century Quakerism at a local level. . . . Besse drew together the most interesting or indicative examples of what individual Quakers had suffered for the Truth between approximately 1650 and 1689." - Michael Gandy.
Sessions 2001 176 PP. Paper
$38.00 (low stock)
Cumberland, Durham & Northumberland, Isle Of Man, Lancashire
BY JOSEPH BESSE "Ever since it appeared in 1753, Joseph Besse's Collection of Sufferings of the People called Quakers has been the first port of call for anyone interested in 17th century Quakerism at a local level. . . . Besse drew together the most interesting or indicative examples of what individual Quakers had suffered for the Truth between approximately 1650 and 1689." - Michael Gandy. Four volumes available.
Sessions 2001 330 PP. Paper
$33.00 (low stock)
New England And Maryland, West Indies And Bermuda
Sessions 2001 391 PP. Paper
$45.00 (low stock)
And Middlesex 1655 To 1690
BY JOSEPH BESSE Ever since it first appeared in 1753 Besse's collection of sufferings of the people called Quakers has been the first port of call for anyone interested in seventeenth century Quakerism. Contains the most interesting or illustrative examples of what individual Quakers suffered in ways like fines or imprisonment for their Quaker faith. Sessions are reprinting the original text by area. Indexed by Place and name.
Sessions 1753 176 PP Paper
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
Literature, Theology And Sociology In Conversation
BY BEN PINK-DANDELION, DOUGLAS GWYN, RACHEL MUERS, BRIAN PHILLIPS, RICHARD STURM The 'death of tragedy' in the modern era has been debated in recent years, largely in terms of literature and western culture in general. Today, any catastrophe is likely to be labeled a 'tragedy', without any inference of a larger, transcendent horizon or providential design. This book offers new perspectives on the idea of the 'death of tragedy', taking England and the Religious Society of Friends in particular as a case study. The different disciplinary perspectives of the contributing authors bring literature, history, theology and sociology into a creative and revealing conversation.
Ashgate 2003 157 PP. Cloth
$89.95 (in stock)
Quaker Women Over Three Centuries
EDITED BY ELISABETH BROWN AND SUSAN STUARD Explores the extraordinary importance of Quaker women in American history.
Rutgers 1989 190 PP. Paper
$24.00 (low stock)
Radical Ideas During The English Revolution
BY CHRISTOPHER HILL A study of the beliefs of such radical groups as the Diggers, the Ranters, the Levellers and the Quakers, and the social and emotional impulses that gave rise to them.
Penguin 1991 430 PP. Paper
Holiness Carole Dale Spencer
Quaker Women Sandra Stanley Holton
Authority And The Early Quakers Jack Dobbs
A To Z Of The Friends (quakers) Margery Post-Abbott, Mary Ellen Chijioke, Ben Pink-Dandelion, John William Oliver Jr
Opening The Quaker Time Capsule Thomas Hamm
Founding Faith Steven Waldman
The Story Of Quakerism In Scotland 1650-1950 George Burnet, Willaim Marwick
