Quaker Presence in America

“The editors of this book have assembled a collection of material from recognized leaders from the Religious Society of Friends…. The chosen articles engage age-old questions from the Christian Quaker perspective, addressing issues of genuine religious experience, the search for faith and meaning, and the interplay of a living faith with the larger social context. This work should be a welcome addition to Friends and others in search of a helpful resource to accompany them on their journey.” – Jay Marshall

Table of contents:
Preface (Jay Marshall)
Introduction: “Let your lives speak”: The Integrity of the Quaker Faith (Barbara A. Heavilin)
Part I: Quaker Identity
The Quaker Explosion (D. Elton Trueblood)
Holy Perfection: How Dare We? How Dare We Not? (John Miller)
Our Response to Seekers (D. Elton Trueblood)
Christ and Universalism (Charles W. Heavilin)
Part II: Quaker Vision
The Type of Christianity (Rufus Jones)
The Total Gospel (D. Elton Trueblood)
Quaker Contributions for the New Millennium (Jay Marshall)
Whatever Happened to Primitive Christianity Revived? (David Johns)
Part III: Quaker Influence
Placing Friends in an American Context (Charles W. Heavilin)
Indiana Quakers and Politics: 1810-1865 (Thomas Hamm)
Free to Cross the Color Line: Quaker Women Educators and Race during the Civil War Era (Linda Selleck)
The Testimony of Integrity in the Religious Society of Friends (Wilmer Cooper)