Confident Quakerism

by Ben Pink Dandelion

Overview

After a personal crisis shook his confidence in himself, Ben Pink Dandelion considered seriously the spiritual meaning of "confidence" (literally, to live and act "with faith"). His reflections led him to delve more deeply into early Friends' understandings about spiritual growth and religious development, and to apply those principles to the community of Friends as we practice our faith today. His insights are especially meaningful for liberal Friends, individually and as a society, as we look toward the future. Discussion questions included.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940151417334
Publisher:	Pendle Hill Publications
Publication date:	05/19/2015
Series:	Pendle Hill Pamphlets , #410
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	82 KB

About the Author

Ben Pink Dandelion came to Friends in the mid-1980s. Since 2001, he has worshipped with Sawley Friends in the north of England, close to Pendle Hill (the English one). He has worked for London Yearly Meeting and since 1995 at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre. He currently directs the work of the Centre for Postgraduate Quaker Studies and is Professor of Quaker Studies at the University of Birmingham. He has written numerous books on Quakerism. His academic texts include The Liturgies of Quakerism (Ashgate, 2005), Introduction to Quakerism (Cambridge University Press, 2007) and The Quakers: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press, 2008). More devotional work includes the recent Celebrating the Quaker Way (Quaker Books, 2009). The essay published here is based on his talk “Quaking with Confidence,” presented to the Friends General Conference Gathering in June 2009, and a subsequent presentation in November 2009 at Pendle Hill (USA).