Friends for 300 Years; Beliefs and Practice of the Society of Friends since George Fox started the Quaker Movement

London, England: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1953. Presumed First U.K. Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xv, [1], 206, [2] pages. Includes Introduction, Occasional Footnotes, Notes, and Index. Chapters include "To Wait upon the Lord"; The Light Within as Experienced; The Light Within as Thought About; The Meeting for Worship; Vocal Ministry; Reaching Decisions; The Meeting Community; The Meeting and the World; Quaker Thought and the Present. Howard Haines Brinton (1884–1973) was an author, professor and director whose work influenced the Religious Society of Friends movement for much of the 20th century. His books ranged from Quaker journal anthologies to philosophical and historical dissertations on the faith, establishing him as a prominent commentator on the Society of Friends. In 1909, he obtained a doctorate in Physics from Harvard. In 1916, Howard Brinton was appointed acting President of Guilford College, North Carolina, at a troubled time for the college. He visited conscientious objectors imprisoned at Camp Jackson, South Carolina, who were not permitted to communicate with outside and whose location was not known to their relatives and friends. This visit inspired him to join, in 1919, the American Friends Service Committee soon after, which allowed Quakers and other pacifists to serve during wartime in nonviolent means. It also co-ordinated relief to the victims of war. Brinton produced over a dozen books and pamphlets dealing with Quakerism, including the widely used "A Guide to Quaker Practice.". "Friends for 300 Years," was cited by Elizabeth Vining as "one of the great Quaker books of all time." This book appears at the time of the three hundredth anniversary of the beginning of the Quaker movement. These chapters record the history and attempt to assess the value of Quaker principles and practices as they have evolved through three centuries. An effort is made to describe the essential nature of the religion of the Society of Friends through the successive stages of its development. A secondary aim is to consider the past, present, and future significance of the type of religion to which Quakerism belongs. Quakerism is here defined as the type of faith and behavior which developed in the Society of Friends during its first century and a half. Quakerism represents a form of group mysticism which has persisted longer than any other instance in literate times. Condition: Very good.

Keywords: Quakers, Society of Friends, George Fox, Robert Barclay, Mysticism, Pacifism, William Penn, Relief Work, Nonviolence

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