Non-fiction books by Quakers (Society of Friends)
Explore a curated list of non-fiction books by Quakers (Society of Friends), featuring insightful works on faith, peace, and social justice from renowned Quaker authors.
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The Blessed Hope
by George Eldon Ladd
Jesus Christ is coming again! That is the Blessed Hope which has since the earliest days of the Church energized Biblical Christians looking for the full revelation of God's redemption. The author sketches the history of interpretations of Christ's second coming and then carefully and lucidly examines the Biblical passages on which this doctrine is based. His conclusion is that the Blessed Hope is the second coming of Jesus Christ, not a pretribulation rapture that believers in a secret coming of Jesus. Yet he concludes that there should be liberty and charity within the Christian community for all who hold to the expectation of "the blessed hope and appearing in glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ."
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Celebration of Discipline
by Richard J. Foster
In the twenty years since its publication, Celebration of Discipline has helped over a million seekers discover a richer spiritual life infused with joy, peace, and a deeper understanding of God. For this special twentieth anniversary edition, Richard J. Foster has added an introduction, in which he shares the story of how this beloved and enduring spiritual guidebook came to be. Hailed by many as the best modern book on Christian spirituality, Celebration of Discipline explores the "classic Disciplines," or central spiritual practices, of the Christian faith. Along the way, Foster shows that it is only by and through these practices that the true path to spiritual growth can be found. Dividing the Disciplines into three movements of the Spirit, Foster shows how each of these areas contribute to a balanced spiritual life. The inward Disciplines of meditation, prayer, fasting, and study, offer avenues of personal examination and change. The outward Disciplines of simplicity, solitude, submission, and service, help prepare us to make the world a better place. The corporate Disciplines of confession, worship, guidance, and celebration, bring us nearer to one another and to God. Foster provides a wealth of examples demonstrating how these Disciplines can become part of our daily activities-and how they can help us shed our superficial habits and "bring the abundance of God into our lives." He offers crucial new insights on simplicity, demonstrating how the biblical view of simplicity, properly understood and applied, brings joy and balance to our inward and outward lives and "sets us free to enjoy the provision of God as a gift that can be shared with others." The discussion of celebration, often the most neglected of the Disciplines, shows its critical importance, for it stands at the heart of the way to Christ. Celebration of Discipline will help motivate Christians everywhere to embark on a journey of prayer and spiritual growth.
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The Cost of Discipleship
by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Previously published: New York: Macmillan, 1959.
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Freedom of Simplicity
by Richard J. Foster
A revised and updated edition of the manifesto that shows how simplicity is not merely having less stress and more leisure but an essential spiritual discipline for the health of our soul.
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The Journal of George Fox
by George Fox
George Fox's journals, which occupy many volumes, have here been abridged to their most significant passages and are a unique document in the history of Western Civilization.
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The New Man for Our Time
by Elton Trueblood
In this book the author presents an approach to living the Christian life that is both contemporary and timeless; this approach involves at least three elements: compassion, reverence, and intellectual integrity. "The person who is a new man for today, in the sense that he demonstrates this combination, will also be a new man tomorrow."--Pref.
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No Cross, No Crown
by William Penn
Outlining a life of discipleship in Christ, William Penn addresses topics relevant today such as daily bearing the cross, worship and our inner character. Selleck's modern English translation makes this classic (written in 1668) easily readable in the 21st century.
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"The Power of the Lord is Over All"
by George Fox
The book of the letters of George Fox is a must for every library and meeting or church. Jones has produced a valuable index to the epistles. The earnest reader will find that this index is to the epistles what a concordance is to the Bible. Fox's clear and concise manner comes through these letters in a strong calling to return to the leading of the light which Christ has made known. Devotional reading, scholarly reference.