The Quaker Way: A Rediscovery

by Rex Ambler

Overview

This book is an attempt 'to explain the Quaker way, as far as that is possible'. It is a distinctive way and, though perhaps no better than others, it has its own integrity and effectiveness. Although it is fairly well known, Quakerism is not well understood, so the purpose of this book is to make it intelligible, to explain how it works as a spiritual practice and why it has adopted the particular practices it has. It is aimed primarily at non-Quakers, who may nonetheless be interested to know what Quakerism is about.
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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780996585
Publisher:	Collective Ink
Publication date:	04/26/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	168
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Rex Ambler was a lecturer in theology at Birmingham University for over thirty years, and is retired. He now works mostly with Quakers, giving talks and workshops on Quaker faith and practice, traveling to many parts of the world to teach 'Quaker meditation' and to help people set up their own 'light groups' to practise it. He lives in Lancashire, UK.
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Table of Contents

Preface 1

Introduction 3

1 Finding the truth 13

2 Looking for God 30

3 Meeting others 49

4 Making decisions 64

5 Living faithfully 82

6 Bearing witness 98

7 Changing things 116

Appendices

1 Hidden or Veiled Spiritual Verities Revealed 131

2 The Sense of the Meeting 134

3 Advices and Queries 138

4 The Peace Declaration 141

5 The Friends' Testimony 143

Notes 145

References 155

Further reading 159