Quaker Views on Mysticism

by Margery Post Abbott

Overview

This pamphlet grew from the author's search for ways to interpret and respond to the joyful, but none-the-less life-shattering, mystical experiences that have changed her life. It considers how Friends today recognize and respond to the guidance of the Inward Light of Christ and describes varying Quaker views on mysticism and the mystical, touching upon the need to continually test leadings in the silence of Quaker worship and in the arms of Quaker community. In the mid-1990s, the author interviewed Friends in the United States and Britain about many aspects of their faith, including their understanding of mysticism. Her writing draws on her own experience and the experience of those whom she interviewed.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940162101277
Publisher:	Pendle Hill Publications
Publication date:	01/13/2017
Series:	Pendle Hill Pamphlets , #375
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	129 KB

About the Author

Margery Abbott is a “released Friend” currently writing and traveling in the ministry among Friends, with the support of Multnomah Monthly Meeting in Portland, Oregon. She is periodically drawn to speak or lead workshops at various venues in the United States and Britain, but her primary focus is on writing about Friends. “What Is a Friend?” is the question that informs much of her work. Who are these fervent evangelicals, unorthodox Christians (such as herself), Jewish Quakers, and occasional atheists who are among the approximately 300,000 Quakers in the world? Marge has grown in her own faith by making connections across the divides that too often separate those Friends. What started as a call to the ministry has become a leading to undertake substantial study and writing about the Religious Society of Friends. Her books on Quaker understanding of perfection and on travel in the ministry reflect the commonalities she finds when we listen with God present. Marge Abbott may be reached at marge..