Author: Friends United Meeting (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Friends United Meeting Past and Present at a Glance
Author: Friends United Meeting (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Quaker Life
Author: Historical Dictionary of the Friends (Quakers)
Author: Margery Post AbbottPublisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810868571
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 599
Book Description
The modern reputation of Friends in the United States and Europe is grounded in the relief work they have conducted in the presence and aftermath of war. Friends (also known as Quakers) have coordinated the feeding and evacuation of children from war zones around the world. They have helped displaced persons without regard to politics. They have engaged in the relief of suffering in places as far-flung as Ireland, France, Germany, Ethiopia, Egypt, China, and India. Their work was acknowledged with the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947 to the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and the Friends Service Council of Great Britain. More often, however, Quakers live, worship, and work quietly, without seeking public attention for themselves. Now, the Friends are a truly worldwide body and are recognized by their Christ-centered message of integrity and simplicity, as well as their nonviolent stance and affirmation of the belief that all people--women as well as men--may be called to the ministry. The expanded second edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Friends (Quakers) relates the history of the Friends through a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and over 700 cross-referenced dictionary entries on concepts, significant figures, places, activities, and periods. This book is an excellent access point for scholars and students, who will find the overviews and sources for further research provided by this book to be enormously helpful.
Friends' Intelligencer United with the Friends' Journal
Author: In Spite of All
Author: Edna LyallPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
'In Spite of All' is a historical novel by Edna Lyall that begins by telling the story of two children, Gabriel and Hilary, whose friendship is tested when a mastiff comes and steals Hilary's beloved wooden puppet. As Gabriel tries to rescue the toy, the dog bites his arm. This marks the beginning of the challenges that they will face in their youths and adulthood, but will their friendship endure, and will they remain loyal to each other in spite of all obstacles?
In Spite of All
Author: Edna LyallThe American Friend
Author: America's Alternative Religions
Author: Timothy MillerPublisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438413114
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
This is a single-volume source of reliable information on the most important alternative religions, covering for each such essentials as history, theology, impact on the culture, and current status. The chapters of the book were written by experts who study the movements they have written about.
Friends' Intelligencer
Author: The Rotarian
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Established in 1911, The Rotarian is the official magazine of Rotary International and is circulated worldwide. Each issue contains feature articles, columns, and departments about, or of interest to, Rotarians. Seventeen Nobel Prize winners and 19 Pulitzer Prize winners – from Mahatma Ghandi to Kurt Vonnegut Jr. – have written for the magazine.