Quakerism

This book brings Quaker thought on theological ethics into constructive dialogue with Christian tradition while engaging with key contemporary ethical debates and with wider questions about the public role of church-communities

To Trust A Spark recounts the history of peacework undertaken by Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in the Former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 2009, during and after the active conflicts.

In a world in which efficiency is a first tenet of good business, Quakers aspire to do theirs in a worshipful way. In arriving at a decision, the priority is to achieve a sense of rightness...to ground the process of decision-making...

Though there have never been many Quakers, these small numbers belie the sect's tremendous impact, both historical and contemporary.

Though Fox's own Journal tells his life-story fully and vividly, some readers find it so detailed, and so quick to assume his reader's familiarity with situations, events and outlooks of his time that it is difficult to read or grasp it as a whole.

Tim Newell's 2000 Swarthmore lecture, revised for this 2007 edition, looks at possible Quaker approaches to criminal justice. The book includes insights from Circles of Support and Accountability as well as ideas for study and action.

Building on the remarkable success of the first edition, the Peace Education Network are delighted to present the second edition of Teach Peace.

Volume 2 of the Eldership and Oversight handbook series.