Spirit-led eldering : integral to our faith and practice / Margery Mears Larrabee.
Material type: TextSeries: Pendle Hill pamphlet ; 392.Publication details: Wallingford, Pa. : Pendle Hill Publications, 2007. Description: 36 p. ; 19 cmISBN: 9780875743929 (pbk.); 0875743927 (pbk.)Subject(s): Spiritual life -- Society of Friends | Society of Friends -- Doctrines | Society of Friends -- Government | Elders (Church officers) | Elders (Church officers) -- Society of FriendsSummary: Eldering is a process of assisting one another, from a centered place, to stay true and faithful to the Spirit in all aspects of our lives. Eldering is a component in the life of a spiritual community that was well known among early Friends, came to be misunderstood, and to a great extent has fallen out of practice. Today Margery Mears Larrabee, author of this essay, and other Friends are urging us to rediscover eldering as a valuable practice that can nurture the spiritual lives of individual Friends and of Friends' meetings. Decades of experience, wisdom, and deep reflection are contained in these pages.-- Publisher's description.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Books | Toronto Friends Library | 289.6'05 PEN 392 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 7816 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 36)
Eldering is a process of assisting one another, from a centered place, to stay true and faithful to the Spirit in all aspects of our lives. Eldering is a component in the life of a spiritual community that was well known among early Friends, came to be misunderstood, and to a great extent has fallen out of practice. Today Margery Mears Larrabee, author of this essay, and other Friends are urging us to rediscover eldering as a valuable practice that can nurture the spiritual lives of individual Friends and of Friends' meetings. Decades of experience, wisdom, and deep reflection are contained in these pages.-- Publisher's description.
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