Quakerism, its legacy, and its relevance for Gandhian research /
Sharma, Satish, 1941-
Quakerism, its legacy, and its relevance for Gandhian research / by Satish Sharma. - 1 online resource (xvi, 316 pages)
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- Gandhian orientations and principles -- Quakerism and Quakers -- Outlining of this work -- Times, conditions, and thought -- Early Europe -- Middle Ages: early, high, and late -- Thought of the times -- Concluding remarks -- Seeds and brief history -- The seeds -- A short history -- Concluding remarks -- Beliefs, worship, and practices -- Truth, theology, and changes -- Conscience, service, and simplicity -- Equality, integrity, and peace -- Family, business, and community -- Concluding remarks -- Spirituality, pacifism, and peace -- Spirituality and its practice -- Spiritual ideals and expressions -- Practical spirituality -- Pacifism, and peace -- Other issues -- Concluding remarks -- Aid/relief/reform/conciliation efforts -- Family and community sense -- Social organization for need satisfaction -- Quaker welfare efforts -- Aid and relief -- Prison reforms -- Sanitation, physical health, and nursing -- Care of mentally-ill people -- Temperance -- Human equality -- Slave trade and slavery -- Educational endeavours -- Conciliation efforts -- Concluding remarks -- Legacy and interfacing -- Legacy -- Interfacing -- Concluding remarks -- Conclusion -- Timelines of Quakerism -- A declaration from the the harmless and innocent people -- Sermon on the Mount -- William Penn's "An essay..." -- Dr. Brij Mohan -- Author -- Foreword / Preface / Chapter one. Chapter two. Chapter three. Chapter four. Chapter five. Chapter six. Chapter seven. Chapter eight. Appendix A. Appendix B. Appendix C. Appendix D. Notes and references -- Bibliography.
This elaborate book explores Quakerism, its legacy, and its relevance for Gandhian research. The topics covered here include the historical circumstances, conditions, and thought that led to the birth of Quakerism; the seeds and history of the movement; the themes, principles, and practices of the sect; and the aid, change, reform, and conciliation efforts Quakers made to make people, communities, and nations more tolerant, problem-free, and united. As such, the book will appeal to scholars, planners, policy-makers, and practitioners concerned with the boundaries of liberties, freedoms, pacifi.
9781527505070 1527505073
9781527505070 Cambridge Scholars Publishing
GBB7M3559 bnb
018606647 Uk
Society of Friends.
Société des Amis.
Quaker.
Quakers (Religious Society of Friends)
Social issues & processes.
Peace studies & conflict resolution.
RELIGION--Christianity--Denominations.
Society of Friends
BX7731.3 / .S53 2017eb
289.6
Quakerism, its legacy, and its relevance for Gandhian research / by Satish Sharma. - 1 online resource (xvi, 316 pages)
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- Gandhian orientations and principles -- Quakerism and Quakers -- Outlining of this work -- Times, conditions, and thought -- Early Europe -- Middle Ages: early, high, and late -- Thought of the times -- Concluding remarks -- Seeds and brief history -- The seeds -- A short history -- Concluding remarks -- Beliefs, worship, and practices -- Truth, theology, and changes -- Conscience, service, and simplicity -- Equality, integrity, and peace -- Family, business, and community -- Concluding remarks -- Spirituality, pacifism, and peace -- Spirituality and its practice -- Spiritual ideals and expressions -- Practical spirituality -- Pacifism, and peace -- Other issues -- Concluding remarks -- Aid/relief/reform/conciliation efforts -- Family and community sense -- Social organization for need satisfaction -- Quaker welfare efforts -- Aid and relief -- Prison reforms -- Sanitation, physical health, and nursing -- Care of mentally-ill people -- Temperance -- Human equality -- Slave trade and slavery -- Educational endeavours -- Conciliation efforts -- Concluding remarks -- Legacy and interfacing -- Legacy -- Interfacing -- Concluding remarks -- Conclusion -- Timelines of Quakerism -- A declaration from the the harmless and innocent people -- Sermon on the Mount -- William Penn's "An essay..." -- Dr. Brij Mohan -- Author -- Foreword / Preface / Chapter one. Chapter two. Chapter three. Chapter four. Chapter five. Chapter six. Chapter seven. Chapter eight. Appendix A. Appendix B. Appendix C. Appendix D. Notes and references -- Bibliography.
This elaborate book explores Quakerism, its legacy, and its relevance for Gandhian research. The topics covered here include the historical circumstances, conditions, and thought that led to the birth of Quakerism; the seeds and history of the movement; the themes, principles, and practices of the sect; and the aid, change, reform, and conciliation efforts Quakers made to make people, communities, and nations more tolerant, problem-free, and united. As such, the book will appeal to scholars, planners, policy-makers, and practitioners concerned with the boundaries of liberties, freedoms, pacifi.
9781527505070 1527505073
9781527505070 Cambridge Scholars Publishing
GBB7M3559 bnb
018606647 Uk
Society of Friends.
Société des Amis.
Quaker.
Quakers (Religious Society of Friends)
Social issues & processes.
Peace studies & conflict resolution.
RELIGION--Christianity--Denominations.
Society of Friends
BX7731.3 / .S53 2017eb
289.6