Quaker Spirituality: Selected Writings (Classics of Western Spirituality) (Classics of Western Spirituality (Paperback))

"...an important ecumenical series." Methodist Recorder Quaker Selected Writings edited and introduced by Douglas V. Steere preface by Elizabeth Gray Vining "as I was thus humbled and disciplined under the cross, my understanding became more strengthened to distinguish the language of the pure Spirit which inwardly moves upon the heart" John Woolman (1720-1772) Simplicity in forms of worship, opposition to violence, concern for social injustice, and, above all, a faith in the personal and corporate guidance of the Holy Spirit are characteristics of the spirituality of the people called Quakers. From their beginnings in the seventeenth-century England until today, the Quakers have attempted to radically live out their belief in the presence of God's spirit within their hearts. In this book, Douglas V. Steere, the distinguished T. Wistar Brown Professor Emeritus from Haverford College, has assembled a comprehensive collection of Quaker writings. Included are selections from the journals of George Fox and John Woolman, Thomas Kelly's Testament of Devotion, and the works of Caroline Stephen and Rufus Jones. Introduction -- Abridgment Of The Journal Of George Fox -- A Selection Of Passages From The Epistles Of George Fox -- Selections From The Letters Of Isaac Penington -- Abridgment Of The Journal Of John Woolman -- Selections From Quaker Strongholds By Caroline Stephen -- Selections From The Writings Of Rufus M. Jones -- Selections From The Writings Of Thomas R. Kelly. Edited And Introduced By Douglas V. Steere ; Preface By Elizabeth Gray Vining. Includes Indexes. Bibliography: P. 317-319. George Fox, whose life and witness were largely responsible for drawing together and setting the pattern of the spirituality of the Religious Society of Friends, was anything but a constant journal keeper.