To be broken and tender : a Quaker theology for today

The first time I read this book through with some impatience, thinking, 'this isn't theology, this is an account of one person's spiritual struggle.' On second reading I changed my mind. Quakers ask that faith be drawn from experience more than external authority. Margery Abbott therefore addresses

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theological questions in the most Quakerly of ways, not only by reference to authority but by witnessing to what she has found. This is not a scholarly work, although a good amount of history and theology is cited. It is a work, as the title suggests, that invites a practice of humility and listening. Although there is a glossary, this book will be of help to Quakers and Quaker-friendly seekers ready to broaden their understanding of the range of Quaker experiences and traditions.

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