Rufus Jones (mystic)

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Rufus Matthew Jones ( January 25, 1863 , † June 16, 1948 ) was an American author, college professor, mystic, philosopher and Quaker . From 1934 to 1944 he headed the American Friends Service Committee .

Works

  • Practical Christianity. 1899.
  • Social law in the spiritual world; studies in human and divine inter-relationship. 1904.
  • The double search: studies in atonement and prayer. 1906.
  • The Abundant Life. 1908.
  • Studies in mystical religion. 1909 (multiple reprints, most recently in 2004).
  • The Inner Life. 1916.
  • A Service of Love in War Time: American Friends Relief Work in Europe, 1917-1919. 1920.
  • Spiritual Energies in Daily Life. 1922.
  • The Faith and Practice of the Quakers. 1927.
  • The New Quest. MacMillan, New York 1928.
  • Pathways to the Reality of God. 1931.
  • Mystical Experience. In: The Atlantic Monthly. May 1942.

literature

  • Claus Bernet : Rufus Jones (1863-1948). Life and Bibliograph of an American Scholar, Writer, and Social Activist. Foreword by Douglas Gwyn. New York 2009, ISBN 978-3-631-58930-4 .
  • Melvin B. Endy: The Interpretation of Quakerism. Rufus Jones and His Critics. In: Quaker History. The Bulletin of Friends' Historical Association. 62, 1, 1981, pp. 3-21.
  • Stephen Kent: Psychological and Mystical Interpretations of Early Quakerism. William James and Rufus Jones. In: Religion. A Journal of Religion and Religions. 17, 1987, pp. 251-274.
  • Cornelius Krusé: Rufus M. Jones and his work. Bad Pyrmont 1952 (Richard Cary lecture 1952).
  • Elizabeth Gray Vining: Friend of Life. Philadelphia 1958. London 1959.

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personal data
SURNAME Jones, Rufus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jones, Rufus Matthew (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American author, Quaker
DATE OF BIRTH January 25, 1863
DATE OF DEATH June 16, 1948