Adult Library: Living Our Faith

Bass, Dorothy C., Practicing Our Faith,
Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco,
ISBN#0-7879-3883-1, 1997
With twelve other contributors, Dorothy Bass offers a collection of essays on living within our families and communities with integrity and generosity.

Cooper, Wilmer A., A Living Faith: An Historical and Comparative Study of Quaker Beliefs,
Friends United Press, Richmond, IN,
ISBN#0-944350-53-4, 2001
Theological exploration of Quaker beliefs. Includes chapters on the Quaker view of God, Christ, human nature and the church, as well as chapters on the sacraments, testimonies, Quaker service and the future. "I have not found a comparable book for making accessible the full spectrum of contemporary Friends." Max L Carter, Guilford College.

Dale, Jonathan and others, Beyond the Spirit of the Age:Quaker social responsibility at the end of the twentieth century,
Quaker Home Service, Britain YM, London UK,
ISBN#0-85245-282-9, 1996
1996 Swarthmore Lecture on meeting the challenge of an increasingly polarized society through the renewal of social testimonies. Inspiring and spiritually rich call to action.

Dale, Jonathan and others, Faith in Action: Quaker Social Testimony,
Quaker Home Service, Britain YM, London UK,
ISBN#0-85245-320-5, 2000
Where do we stand on lived witness, on social testimony? Both in the essay by Jonathan Dale and the short contributions from many Friends we get a glimpse at other people's experience of the living truth. This book will inspire readers to think about how e live out our testimonies in our lives, develop a culture of mutual accountibility and share the lessons from our journeys. Examples given should provide stimulation for further action by us all.

Foster, Richard J., Devotional Readings from Renovare,
Wichita, KS, 1991
Fifty lessons on lives of Christian leaders with autobiographical inofrmation, quotations, Bible Study, and questiosns.

Mullally, Sharon & Barbara Attie, producer & director, Rufus Jones: a luminous life (video) + A Rufus Jones Companion,
Wellesley MM, 26 Benvenue St., Wellesley MA 02482, 2001
A 40-minute video documentary of the life of eminent historian of mysticism, leader of the AFSC, prolific author and influential Friend Rufus Jones. With companion 67 pp. booklet

Norris, Kathleen, The Quotidian Mysteries: Laundry,Lliturgy and "Women's Work",
Paulist Press, Mahwah, NJ,
ISBN#0-8091-3801-8, 1998
Daily tasks, whether we percieve them as drudgery or essential, come together in the fabric of faith and can open us to the transforming presence of God.

Parks Daloz,L., Keen,C., Keen,J., Daloz Parks S., Common Fire: Leading Lives of Commitment in a Complex World,
Beacon Press, Boston,
1996
Contains stories and powerful lessons on how we can prepare ourselves, our children, and the next generation for citizenship in the global commons of the 21st century.