Shakers, The (CWS): Two Centuries of Spiritual Reflection (Classics of Western Spirituality (Paperback)) - Softcover

Whitson, Robley Edward

 
9780809123735: Shakers, The (CWS): Two Centuries of Spiritual Reflection (Classics of Western Spirituality (Paperback))

Synopsis

This volume studies the Shaker tradition from its origin in late eighteenth-century England to its flowering in nineteenth-century America. Here are the collected teachings of Ann Lee, Joseph Meacham, John Dunlavy and others on community, celibacy, union with Christ, faith as process, and the male/female aspects of God.

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Discusses the theology of the Shaker religion and examines the attitudes of the Shakers toward celibacy and community.

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ISBN 10:  0809103435 ISBN 13:  9780809103430
Publisher: SPCK Publishing, 1983
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