A Testament of Devotion and Thomas Kelly, Augustinian Quaker /
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Guy Aiken provides a critical appreciation of Quaker mystic Thomas Kelly (1893-1941) and his classic A Testament of Devotion (1941). This examination of Kelly's life and devotional writings is largely viewed through an Augustinian lens; Augustine's Confessions was a touchstone for Kelly after his mystical transformation in 1937-38. Aiken argues that Kelly's vision of Quakerism transcended religious and historical boundaries, while still speaking directly, and prophetically, to mid-twentieth-century liberal Quakerism and Christianity in the United States. The volume treats, in turn, Kelly's melding of liberal and evangelical theology, his prophetic call to his contemporaries, and his revival of an ancient ethic, before concluding with helpful suggestions for further research.
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004459250
9789004459243
Resurrecting Family Histories and Biographies for Members of the Society of Friends in Ireland : John Boles, a Case Study /
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Irish Quaker biographers have focused on ministers, the influential and wealthy; many biographies are also unstructured and selective, leaving gaps in the narrative. The current work uses the life and family of John Boles (1661-1731), a Quaker stalwart for 50 years, as a case study for the biographer, introducing the major sources and showing how they can be deployed to 'resurrect' the contributions of the anonymous Quaker majority. As the biography is developed, information is explored and analyzed to construct reliable genealogical charts; information is culled from Friends' records to document the contributions and failures of family members in the context of their Quaker meetings; land records are consulted to measure and assess their gradual accumulation of wealth and the historical context is discussed as a backdrop to their evolving socio-economic status - all topics essential for comprehensive Quaker biographies and family histories.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004694019
The Bible in Arab Christianity /
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The contributions to this volume, which come from the Fifth Mingana Symposium, survey the use of the Bible and attitudes towards it in the early and classical Islamic periods. The authors explore such themes as early Christian translations of the Bible into Arabic, the use of verses from it to defend the truth of Christianity, to interpret the significance of Islam and to prove its error, Muslim accusations of corruption of the Bible, and the influences that affected production of Bibles in Muslims lands. The volume illustrates the centrality of the Bible to Arab Christians as a source of authority and information about their experiences under Islam, and the importance of upholding its authenticity in the face of Muslim criticisms. Contributors include: Samir Arbache, Mark Beaumont, Emmanouela Grypeou, Lucy-Anne Hunt, Juan Pedro Monferrer Sala, Said Gabriel Reynolds, Barbara Roggema, Harald Suermann and Mark Swanson.
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references (p. [393]-414) and index. :
9789047411703 :
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
De Rotterdamse Woelreus : De <i>Rotterdamsche Hermes</i> (1720-1721) van Jacob Campo Weyerman: Cultuurhistorische verkenningen in een achttiende-eeuwse periodiek /
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13 september 1720... aan de Kralingse Oudedijk, in Leeuwenburg , resideert 'kasteelheer' Jacob Campo Weyerman als Rotterdamsche Hermes . Dit 'Monster aan de Maze', kwelgeest van professie, beheerst met een scherpe pen zijn omgeving en bespot mens en wereld. Hij voert ons door Kralingen en Rotterdam, door de Republiek en de buurlanden, kwistig strooiend met schimpscheuten. Maar wie bereid is tot nader vorsen, treft daaronder een schat aan feiten en meningen. Over die rijkdommen gaat dit boek. Het geeft een beeld van wat Weyermans eerste periodiek, de Rotterdamsche Hermes , oproept én verbergt. We zien zijn alter ego , Hermes, in Rotterdamse kroegen en koffiehuizen, schimpend op kooplieden, windhandelaars en kunstenaars. Niets en niemand ontkomt aan zijn venijnige satire: Rooms-katholieken noch quakers, orthodoxen noch vrijdenkers, artsen noch kwakzalvers, dichters noch acteurs, immigranten noch autochtonen. Dit boek ontmaskert de Rotterdamsche Hermes als een rijke bron van kennis over het verleden en een kleurrijk vuurwerk van taal. Het boek is geïllustreerd en telt 597 pagina's, ontsloten door een uitvoerige index van 31 bladzijden.
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1 online resource (652 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004655195