The People Called Quakers
Type
Book
Authors
Category
Heresy
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Publication Year
1966
Publisher
Harper & Row, United States
Pages
298
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Description
How have the Quakers managed to survive for three hundred years despite persecution and hostility? What are today's Quakers really like? Dr. Trueblood answers these questions and goes on to show the relevance of Quakerism to the needs and perplexities of these times.
Quakers are often regarded as a group of quiet people who have always preferred to stay separate from the mainstream of society. Far from the truth, says Dr. Trueblood. He seeks to correct the Quaker stereotype by pointing out such early Quakers as George Fox, the Gurneys, and Rufus Jones, whom he views as the exemplars of Quaker vigor and faith. Between 1650 and 1690 Quakerism, "the fastest-growing movement of the Western world," began in England and spread rapidly to various parts of the world, including the American colonies. The author has drawn on the journals of William Penn, Robert Barclay, and Isaac Penington to illustrate that the people involved in such a dynamic movement had to be themselves evangelistic and forceful.
The author creates here a broad portrait of a way of life and of a way of thought. He deals with Quaker ideas as a whole, rather than with one geographical area or one theological section of the Quaker community. Dr. Trueblood's purpose in writing this volume is ecumenical. In the author's words, "Ours is a time of extreme unsettlement and consequent searching. . . . Far from being merely a historically interesting movement, Quakerism is a live option . . . a practical alternative for contemporary men and women."
Taken from the inside flaps.
Quakers are often regarded as a group of quiet people who have always preferred to stay separate from the mainstream of society. Far from the truth, says Dr. Trueblood. He seeks to correct the Quaker stereotype by pointing out such early Quakers as George Fox, the Gurneys, and Rufus Jones, whom he views as the exemplars of Quaker vigor and faith. Between 1650 and 1690 Quakerism, "the fastest-growing movement of the Western world," began in England and spread rapidly to various parts of the world, including the American colonies. The author has drawn on the journals of William Penn, Robert Barclay, and Isaac Penington to illustrate that the people involved in such a dynamic movement had to be themselves evangelistic and forceful.
The author creates here a broad portrait of a way of life and of a way of thought. He deals with Quaker ideas as a whole, rather than with one geographical area or one theological section of the Quaker community. Dr. Trueblood's purpose in writing this volume is ecumenical. In the author's words, "Ours is a time of extreme unsettlement and consequent searching. . . . Far from being merely a historically interesting movement, Quakerism is a live option . . . a practical alternative for contemporary men and women."
Taken from the inside flaps.
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