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Growing Up Plain Among Conservative Wilburite Quakers: The Journey of a Public Friend
Wil Cooper-Quaker theologian, teacher, and author-sets forth the theology and faith of the "plain people" of Quakerdom. His personal story brings that theology to life in an intimate way and gives us a glimpse of day-to-day life of Middleton, Ohio Conservative Friends in the early 1900's. You will delight in this story of a Quaker culture that has wisdom to offer Friends today and its impact on the life of Wilmer Cooper, founding dean of the Earlham School of Religion.
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196 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 1999
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November 16, 2018
“As a young boy growing up in a Conservative Friends home and community, I had a clear feeling of the greatness and goodness of God.” (p 43)
The author, who, among other things, was one of the founders of Earlham School of Religion, narrates his story beginning in as a child in a Conservative, Wilburite Friends’ community and moving out into the world as one of the 20th century public Quakers. Plain Friends stood aside from the rest of the culture through not only their beliefs but by their dress and speech, which can be something of a challenge for a youngster in public school. His path led him from these beginnings into the world, in a classic Quaker paradigm. “....A winter First Day afternoon....Suddenly, I had a very strong sense of call that I was to go to college the next year and that I was to prepare for some important work and service ahead. The details of that service were not at all clear at that point.” (p 73-74)
Of interest, also, are Coopers thoughts and understandings on the Conservative/Wilburite tradition among Friends, two Conservative Books of Discipline, and “A Short History of Conservative Friends” by John Brady.
Worthy of note for Friends, and folks interested in Quakers.
The author, who, among other things, was one of the founders of Earlham School of Religion, narrates his story beginning in as a child in a Conservative, Wilburite Friends’ community and moving out into the world as one of the 20th century public Quakers. Plain Friends stood aside from the rest of the culture through not only their beliefs but by their dress and speech, which can be something of a challenge for a youngster in public school. His path led him from these beginnings into the world, in a classic Quaker paradigm. “....A winter First Day afternoon....Suddenly, I had a very strong sense of call that I was to go to college the next year and that I was to prepare for some important work and service ahead. The details of that service were not at all clear at that point.” (p 73-74)
Of interest, also, are Coopers thoughts and understandings on the Conservative/Wilburite tradition among Friends, two Conservative Books of Discipline, and “A Short History of Conservative Friends” by John Brady.
Worthy of note for Friends, and folks interested in Quakers.
Displaying 1 of 1 review