Author: SOCIETY OF FRIENDS Title: Iowa Yearly Meeting of Friends Book of Discipline
Description: Oskaloosa, IA: Society of Friends, 1891. Revised Edition. Hardcover. This is a small format book (approx. 4" x 6"). The book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book covers are in generally clean condition but has noticeable bumping to the spine ends and corners. There is some rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners, along with some beginning fraying. The text pages are generally clean and bright. The front endpaper has a two inch tear to the top inner hinge. There is a medium chip missing from the top corner of page 127/ 128. "Quakers are people who belong to the Religious Society of Friends, a historically Protestant Christian set of denominations. Members of these movements ("the Friends") are generally united by a belief in each human's ability to experience the light within or "answering that of God in every one". Some profess a priesthood of all believers inspired by the First Epistle of Peter. They include those with evangelical, holiness, liberal, and traditional Quaker understandings of Christianity. There are also Nontheist Quakers, whose spiritual practice does not rely on the existence of God. To differing extents, the Friends avoid creeds and hierarchical structures. In 2017, there were an estimated 377,557 adult Quakers, 49% of them in Africa. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .
Keywords: Religion Society Of Friends Discipline Iowa Yearly Meeting Of Society Of Friends Quakers Quakerism History Of Iowa
Price: US$ 30.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 46425
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