Excellent4.8 out of 5On Trustpilot
  1. Christian Books/
  2. The Church

A Call to Friends: Faithful Living in Desperate Times

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Inner Light Books
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 0.4 cm

£10.87

Free UK Delivery

Available - Usually dispatched within 4 days

Buying for a school or church? Upgrade to a FREE Eden Advance Account

Looking at the ills of our times—the horrible things humans inflict on themselves, on almost all living things, and on the Earth itself—it seems that early Friends had the antidote that is so desperately needed today. They experienced the simple but extremely difficult Truth that we are loved unconditionally and are called to live lives of integrity and love—and to do this together in community. They understood this required surrendering their self-will in order to discern and obey the Inward Guide teaching them how to create a more just and loving society. Perhaps too many Friends today have forgotten or lost sight of the radical call of these life-changing experiences.

In A Call to Friends: Faithful Living in Desperate Times, Marty Grundy argues that we need to envision a different way to organize society that is not inherently exploitative, hierarchical, racist, and patriarchal. New economic and political systems can evolve from a Spirit-inspired vision of a different social system.

To better understand this deeper relation with the Spirit that inspires a new vision, Grundy suggests that we go back to the early Friends. They summarized their experience, which they shared with anyone who would listen, as Christ having come to teach his people himself. To more clearly understand this, we need to look at what Jesus of Nazareth was teaching the people of his time in Palestine under the crushing power of the Roman Empire. This is our call and our challenge, individually and together: to listen to that Inward Light, to keep close to what it shows us, and to come into obedience to its guidance—as a gathered body.

A Call to Friends: Faithful Living in Desperate Times and Surrendering into Silence: Quaker Prayer Cycles
Surrendering into Silence: Quaker Prayer CyclesA Call to Friends: Faithful Living in Desperate Times
  • Author

    Grundy Marty Grundy

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Inner Light Books

  • Published

    July 2020

  • Weight

    100g

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 0.4 cm

  • ISBN

    9781734630077

  • ISBN-10

    1734630078

  • Eden Code

    5294289

Over 14,000 churches and schools have upgraded to an Advance Account and we‘d love to welcome you into this free program. We know that church volunteers and school teachers often use their own money, then have claim it back on on an expense form. We can take all of that hassle away by invoicing your church or school directly and delivering your order straight away.

Opening an account is quick and easy, with most accounts being approved and setup within a few hours of filling in the form below (on weekdays, not weekends). As soon as we‘ve approved the application we‘ll send you an email to let you know that its done.

Upgrade to a FREE Eden Advance Account
Open Doors Ad