Author: tractfriends
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Letters to a Friend, on some of the Primitive Doctrines of Christianity
John Wilbur (1774-1856) wrote letters to George Crosfield stating the reasons for rejecting trends among Friends that have been labeled “Hicksite” and “Gurneyite.” The letters are a plea for a Christian faith founded both on the outward, atoning work of Jesus on the cross, and on the inward, transforming work of Christ in the human…
John Wilbur (1774-1856)
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On Solid Sitting
Some of those meetings were seasons of favor to me, never to be forgotten. The solid sitting of some Friends frequently reached me and touched my heart.
Brian Drayton
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Christ in Early Quakerism
The early Quaker teaching concerning “the universal and divine light of Christ” was a message concerning the action of God rather than the nature of man. It was saying, not simply there is innate in every man a private source of illumination, but rather, that what God showed himself to be in Jesus Christ he…
Maurice Creasey
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A Language for the Inward Landscape: Spiritual Wisdom from the Quaker Movement
Friends use special vocabulary to describe their inward experiences. This book discusses and explains these words for a contemporary audience.
Brian Drayton and William P. Taber
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Maranatha!
Do we as Quakers summon our Lord with expectant urgency? Are we doing as he has commanded us to do?
Charles Subock
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God’s Garden
Just as the garden has seasons, so does our spiritual life. Sometimes it is like spring filled with new life and promise. Other times, like summer and fall, there are abundance and harvest. Yet other times like winter, we experience barrenness and bleakness.
Virginia Schurman
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Reclaiming the Bible in Friends Tradition
Friends have valued the teachings of the Bible. The Scriptures are a witness to the Word of God, not the word of God itself.
Virginia Schurman
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Mind the Heavenly Treasure
Thoughts for each day from the Scriptures and the eight volumes of the writings of George Fox. Includes volumes and page numbers for Fox quotations.
compiled by Gary Bowell
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Love in Action
Love in action begins with the wonderful love of God, a love which reaches out to embrace all people and to embrace all of creation. By experiencing God ourselves, we become transformed and radiate God’s love.
Virginia Schurman