Quaker shaped Christianity: how the Jesus story and the Quaker way fit together / Mark Russ

By: Mark RussMaterial type: Text

TextSeries: Quaker QuicksPublication details: Winchester, UK ; Washington, USA : Christian Alternative Books 2022 Description: 80 p.; 22 cmISBN: 9781803410548Summary: ‘What is Quakerism?’ can be a difficult question to answer, especially when Quakers today struggle to find a shared religious language. In this book, Mark Russ answers this question from a personal perspective, telling his story of trying to make sense of Jesus within the Quaker community. Through this theological wrestling emerges a ‘Quaker Shaped Christianity’ that is contemporary, open, and rooted in tradition. In reflecting on how to approach the Bible, the challenges of Universalism, and the key events of the Jesus story, this book offers a creative, inspiring and readable theology for everyone who has wondered how Christianity and Quakerism fit together.

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Books	Toronto Friends Library	Non-fiction	289.6'0202 RUS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		8670
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‘What is Quakerism?’ can be a difficult question to answer, especially when Quakers today struggle to find a shared religious language. In this book, Mark Russ answers this question from a personal perspective, telling his story of trying to make sense of Jesus within the Quaker community. Through this theological wrestling emerges a ‘Quaker Shaped Christianity’ that is contemporary, open, and rooted in tradition. In reflecting on how to approach the Bible, the challenges of Universalism, and the key events of the Jesus story, this book offers a creative, inspiring and readable theology for everyone who has wondered how Christianity and Quakerism fit together.

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