How the Quakers Invented AmericaRowman & Littlefield, 2007 - 159 Nationally syndicated columnist David Yount shows how Quakers and the Society of Friends shaped the basic distinctive features of American life, from the days of the colonies, revolution and founders, to the civil rights movements of modern times: freedom, equality, community, straightforwardness, and spirituality. Quaker prep schools and colleges continue to guide future generations of mostly non-Quaker students. Quaker spirituality is the basis for much of contemporary Christian spirituality. Yount makes clear that America would not have become what it is without the profound influence of the Friends. |
Spis treści
How the Quakers Invented America | 1 |
Faith versus Feeling | 19 |
The Meaning of the Light | 27 |
The Significance of Jesus | 37 |
How Quakers Approach the Bible | 43 |
The Good Quaker | 69 |
The Holy Experiment | 77 |
Living in the Light of Eternity | 87 |
A Peculiar People | 105 |
What Jesus Learned in the Desert and Thoreau Learned in the Woods | 113 |
To See the World in a Grain of Sand | 119 |
How the Quakers Are Reinventing America | 125 |
Acknowledgments | 145 |
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About the Author | |
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