Tag: Quaker History

• 3, 2, 1 . . . Book Launch!

  During a turbulent period in their history, nineteenth-century members of the Religious Society of Friends were struggling with a challenging question: what exactly do Quakers believe? My recently published work, Sowing the Seed of Truth: Orthodox Quaker Sermons of Murray Shipley (1873-1876), provides an almost unique glimpse into the preaching of Gurneyite Friends, who made…

  sdarnowsky

  July 3, 2024

  Events, News and Announcements

  Author Event, Book Launch, Friends United Press, History, News, Preaching, Quaker, Quaker History, Quakerism, Quakers, Sermons

• Blind Men and Journalists

  There is a parable about a group of blind men encountering an elephant for the first time. Each is asked to describe the animal. One man feels the elephant’s trunk and says, “An elephant is like a snake.” Another feels the elephant’s leg and says, “An elephant is like a tree.” Another feels the elephant’s…

  sdarnowsky

  January 4, 2024

  Quaker History

  Quaker History