Quakerism: The Basics (review)
Quakerism: The Basics
by Margery Post Abbott and Carl Abbott
reviewed by Tom Head
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Quakerism: The Basics
by Margery Post Abbott and Carl Abbott
reviewed by Tom Head
Dear Editor: In your essay on Puritans and Quakers in the Sept/Oct 2021 Western Friend, we noticed the name of William Leddra, who was hanged on Boston Common. Leddra’s story is part of our family history. Robert Harper and his wife, Deborah Perry, are our 8th great grandparents and founders of Sandwich Meeting.
“Before going into unfamiliar arid country,” the late Jim Corbett wrote, “study maps that show the location of water.”
A Case for Quaker-Style Method of Governance – An explanation of the earliest Quaker texts to questions of modern governance, by an admirer of George Fox, David Seargent.
To Friends near and far:
A Call to Friends: Faithful Living in Desperate Times
by Marty Grundy
reviewed by Charlene Weir
What are Friends called to do in these times? Is there an answer to be found in the current spiritual life of our meetings?
Quakers: The Quiet Revolutionaries
by The Gardner Documentary Group
reviewed by Anthony Manousos
In 1779, Quaker abolitionist Warner Mifflin wrote and circulated a tract that was both thoughtful and provocative: “Statement Concerning His Refusal to Use and Circulate Continental Currency.” (A copy of this tract can be found today in the Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College.)
