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Rufus Matthew Jones (1863 – 1948) was an American religious leader, writer, magazine editor, philosopher, and college professor whose lecture "Quakerism; A Religion of Life" was published in book form in 1908.
He was instrumental in the establishment of the Haverford Emergency Unit (a precursor to the American Friends Service Committee). One of the most influential Quakers of the 20th century, he was a Quaker historian and theologian as well as a philosopher. He is the only person to have delivered two Swarthmore Lectures.
In "Quakerism; A Religion of Life" Jones writes:
"Spirit of Our Quakerism must, then, be nothing short of a religion of life, a real experiment in the application, the reproduction, of Christ s religion. Neither form nor the absence of form; neither creed nor the absence of creed will avail, but a kind of life which is Divinely begotten, inspired and fed from within. It is not 'views ' that are wanted, but the evidence that in the hush of our Meetings we find a living God, that in our human tasks Divine streams of Grace are raining into our lives, and currents of spiritual energy are coursing through our deeds and purposes. And withal we must go to our day s work with sunlight on our faces."
As a prolific author, Jones produced many popular works, including:
Practical Christianity, 1899.
Social law in the spiritual world; studies in human and divine inter-relationship, 1904.
The double search: studies in atonement and prayer, 1906.
The Abundant Life, 1908.
Studies in Mystical Religion, 1909.
The Quakers in the American Colonies, 1911
The Luminous Trail
New Eyes for Invisibles
The Spiritual Reformers in the 16th and 17th Centuries, 1914.
The Inner Life, 1916.
A Service of Love in War Time: 1917-1919, 1920.
The Later Periods of Quakerism, 1921
Spiritual Energies in Daily Life, 1922.
The Church's Debt to Herectics, 1924
The Faith and Practice of the Quakers, 1927.
The Trail of Life in College, 1929.
Some Exponents of Mystical Religion, 1930.
Pathways to the Reality of God, 1931.
The Testimony of the Soul, 1936.
The Eternal Gospel, 1938.
The Flowering of Mysticism, 1939.
A Small-Town Boy, 1941
"Mystical Experience" in The Atlantic Monthly, May 1942.
The Radiant Life, 1944.
A Call to what is Vital, 1948
Rufus Matthew Jones
Quakerism; A Religion of Life (1908) Kindle Edition
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Suzanne Beaumont
4.0 out of 5 starsAn inspiring treatise for anyone who knows the Spirit within. A strong encouragement to move into the world actively bringing God's love in concrete ways so that all people
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that all may know they have the same Sprit within and all may work for the highest ideals of justice that we as a nation say we acclaim. While written many years sgo, the message stands true for today.
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5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent Book
8 May 2016 - Published on Amazon.com
Rufus Jones is a tremendous representative of the Quaker faith. His writings introduce people to the value of the Quaker way of life.
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Bought as a gift. Thought it was overpriced.
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great introduction to Quakerism for those seeking
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It was fine though I didn't know it would be photocopies of the book.
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