Rufus Jones (1863-1948) (häftad)
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Inbunden (Hardback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
148
Utgivningsdatum
2009-07-27
Upplaga
New ed
Förlag
Peter Lang AG
Medarbetare
Gwyn, Douglas (foreword)
Illustratör/Fotograf
7 fig
Illustrationer
7, 7 fig.
Dimensioner
210 x 148 x 11 mm
Vikt
340 g
Antal komponenter
1
Komponenter
HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
ISBN
9783631589304

Rufus Jones (1863-1948)

Life and Bibliography of an American Scholar, Writer, and Social Activist- With a Foreword by Douglas Gwyn

av Claus Bernet
Inbunden,  Engelska, 2009-07-27
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Rufus Jones (1863-1948) helped organize the Qukerspeisung (Quaker feeding effort), saving millions from starvation after the First World War. In Germany he is best known for having travelled to Berlin to seek a personal meeting with Hitler after the Kristallnacht in 1938. And, at the conclusion of a long life devoted to service, it was largely due to Jones that the American Friends Service Committee was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947. But Jones was also the quintessential American scholar, seeking to harmonize theory and practice. He was a pivotal figure of the 20th century who stayed in close touch with authors and statesmen the world over. He earned a reputation as a modern mystic and an active pacifist, and was regarded as the moral conscience of his era. His scholarship encompassed education and pedagogy, philosophical questions, church and Quaker history, as well as the political issues of the day. Jones dealt with such issues as justice, democracy, and child-rearing. His ideas are still alive today and still arouse controversy. He was particularly anxious to avoid the cultivation of an elite, pleading instead for individual growth and personality development. Over the course of his life, he was awarded twelve academic titles, taught at numerous universities, delivered countless lectures, and was one of the first theologians to recognise the significance of radio and to make full use of it. To this day Rufus Jones is still honored as a seer, Protestant mystic, and even as a Master Quaker and Quaker Giant. It is time also to take a critical look at these honors.
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The Author: Claus Bernet, Ph.D., is a historian and social worker. The author has published several books. He lives in Berlin.

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Contents: Biography Selected Writings: A postponed heaven - Diversions and recreations - Not cunningly devised fables - The historical and the inward Christ - The meaning of personality Primary Sources: Education - Political Writing - Literary Works - Biography & Obituary - Autobiography - Mysticism - Church History - Religious Writing & Christianity - Missionary Work - Quakerism & Quaker Issues - Editorials, Introductions, and Forewords - Entries in Dictionaries Secondary Sources: Bibliography - Literature on Rufus Jones.

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