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Index of Pendle Hill Pamphlets 1934 - 2014 Introduction Many remarkable gifts have come out of the Pendle Hill experience, but few are more remarkable than the series of Pendle Hill Pamphlets, ongoing now for eighty years. Conceived as the published equivalent of messages spoken in a Friends’ meeting for worship, these brief essays reflect the range and vision of unprogrammed Quaker religious thought and practice. Among the authors represented here are a handful of famous names, such as Toynbee, Weil, and Buber. But for the most part the pamphlets are the works of a “cloud of witnesses” distinguished primarily for their spirit and expressiveness. And while there are recurring themes among them (peace, worship, art), the four hundred-plus titles cover almost as many topics. Over the years, many readers have commented on the richness of spiritual resources and information represented in these essays. Many have also asked for help in using them in study, reflection, and research. This index is designed to answer that need. It includes four sections: • Section I is an annotated list of the pamphlets. This list is in numerical order, and the pamphlet number serves as a cross-reference tool throughout the index. Each listing includes title, author, date of publication (in parentheses), a brief summary of the essay, and its subjects. • Section II groups the pamphlets alphabetically by author. • Section III lists the pamphlets alphabetically by title. • Section IV offers a subject index for the pamphlets. Index by Number Cooperation and Coercion as Methods of Social Change Nicholson, Vincent De Witt (1934) 1 The author asks if the consequences of differences and conflicts can be creative instead of devastating. Cooperation - Conflict Resolution A Religious Solution to the Social Problem Brinton, Howard Haines (1934) 2 A solution to the social problem of excessive individualism will be a religious one which still respects the rights of the individual. Simplicity The Value of Voluntary Simplicity Gregg, Richard Bartlett (1936) 3 Voluntary simplicity involves inner and outer conditions, such as intentional organization of life for a purpose. Simplicity The Totalitarian Claim of the Gospels Willson, Dora (1939) 4 When reading Jesus’s teachings, one should clear the mind of preconceptions and the interpretations of modern psychologies, then concentrate on the Gospels’ application to practical living. Bible - Gospels - Criticism Pacifist Program in Time of War, Threatened War, or Fascism Gregg, Richard Bartlett (1939) 5 A proposal to alter our social environment based on pacifism and nonviolence. Conscientious Objection - Pacifism - Religious Society of Friends Functional Poverty Young, Mildred Binns (1939) 6 Three papers derived from the author’s experiences suggest a paradoxical discipline of liberating one’s life by limiting one’s material possessions and processes, thus realizing one’s responsibilities and the oneness of humanity. Conduct of Life - Poverty A Quaker Mutation Heard, Gerald (1940) 7 The author sees current educational trends as unable to satisfy individual needs. The Quaker center, Pendle Hill, can become a model for fundamental changes in education and training of the whole individual. Pendle Hill - Education Rethinking Quaker Principles 8 Jones, Rufus (1940) The author believes the Society of Friends is a mutation that emerged from the Reformation movement of the 17th century. If there had been no Puritan movement there would have been no Society of Friends. English Civil War - Valiant Sixty - Quakerism Quaker Education in Theory and Practice (Chapter two reprinted as The Nature of Quakerism) Brinton, Howard Haines (1940) 9 The author outlines the aims of education, the nature of Quakerism, and Quaker education, giving references for further study. Education Community and Worship Steere, Douglas Van (1940) 10 The author discusses therapeutic groups, monastic communities, the Ashram movement, and the Society of Friends. For Quakers, the meeting for worship is the culmination of the experiences of religious community. Communities - Monasticism - Meeting for Worship A Discipline for Non-Violence Gregg, Richard Bartlett (1941) 11 Nonviolent resistance requires the physical element of manual labor and the direct social use of its products. Discipline - Religious Society of Friends - Doctrine - Pacifism A Standard of Living Young, Mildred Binns (1941) 12 The concept of functional poverty suggests that our standard of living causes distress and violence in our world. Standard of Living - Cost - Poverty -Simplicity The World Task of Pacifism 13 Muste, Abraham John (1941) Religious pacifism as it affects social change is addressed in relation to nonviolence, pacifist relief work, pacifist strategies, and alternative service. Pacifism - Nonviolence - Conscientious Objection Religion and Politics Sollmann, Wilhelm (1941) 14 A program for modern Christian democracy and a call for action, with a fifteen-point outline for solutions to the problems of the Western world. Christianity and Politics - Democracy War is the Enemy Muste, Abraham Johannes (1942) 15 Nonviolence, pacifism, and non-pacifism are discussed as in a search for the truth rather than as philosophical adversaries. Pacifism Peacemakers’ Dilemma: a Plea for a Modus Vivendi in the Peace Movement Pickard, Bertram (1942) 16 The author discusses the possibility of a compromise among different elements in the peace movement and points out two kinds of pacifism: integral and spurious. Peace - International Relations - Pacifism New Nations for Old Boulding, Kenneth Ewart (1942) 17 These plans for the abolition of war were written by an economist-pacifist during World War II. The author looks toward the necessary process of the redemption of nationalism. War - Peace Anthology with Comments Janet, Elizabeth Gray (1942) 18 The author offers excerpts from the writings of W. H. Davies, George Herbert, James Stephens, Francis of Assisi, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Thomas Ellwood and William Blake, among others, with her interpretations. Davies, W.H. - Herbert, George - Stephens, James - St. Francis - Hopkins, Gerard - Ellwood, Thomas - Blake, William Participation in Rural Life Young, Mildred Binns (1942) 19 To share in the love of God, one must enter into social responsibility for mankind. Participation - Conduct of Life - Rural Life - Community Guide to Quaker Practice Brinton, Howard Haines (1943) 20 The author interprets the practices of the Society of Friends in his time. Revised editions released in 1950, 1993, 2006 Friends - Government - Community - Doctrine Reality of the Spiritual World Kelly, Thomas R. (Thomas Raymond) (1942) 21 Experience a hypothetical God as if he exists, proposed Kelly in this series of four lessons: access to spiritual reality through the Holy Spirit in prayer, fellowship, God, and the spiritual world. Mysticism - Spirituality - Holy Spirit - Prayer Relief and Reconstruction: Notes on Principles Involved in Quaker Relief Service Wilson, R. (Roger) (1943) 22 Four aspects of Quaker relief work are elucidated: its religious basis, the role of the worker, relationships between official and voluntary organizations, and politics and sociology. World War II - Relief Work - Service - Friends Service Counsel - American Friends Service Committee Clash by Night Hamilton, Wallace Field (1945) 23 Pacifists and militarists are portrayed as rivals in the post-war citizenry. Pacifism - World War II We Are Accountable: a View of Mental Institutions 24 Edelstein, Leonard Gerald (1945) A member of a Civilian Public Service unit in a mental hospital during World War II describes the neglect, mistreatment, and brutality accorded patients, with a brief appeal to religious groups to change these conditions. Mental Institutions - Reform - Civilian Public Service Militarism for America Hartman, Grover Lowell. (1945) 25 A discussion of the pros and cons of military service, with the author concluding there are more effective ways to create a better society. Conscription - Peace The Quaker Meeting: a Personal Experience and Method Described and Analyzed Collier, Howard Ebenezer (1944) 26 This is a revised edition of a 1944 essay on the heart and soul of Quaker practice. Faith and Practice - Meetings - Religious Life Sources of the Quaker Peace Testimony Brinton, Howard Haines (1942) 27 Friends’ social testimonies form a unit derived from a common source: the direct insight of the soul into the nature of Truth and Goodness, interpreted through Divine Light. Peace - Pacifism Barclay in Brief: a Condensation of Robert Barclay’s Apology for the True Christian Divinity. Being an Explanation and Vindication of the Principles and Doctrines of the People Called Quakers. First Published in 1676 Mather, Eleanore Price (1948) 28 For more than 200 years, Barclay’s Apology was considered the most authoritative exposition of Quaker belief and practice, a synthesis of personal religious experience and the historical context of the religion. Barclay, Robert - Beliefs and Testimonies The Inward Journey of Isaac Penington: An Abbreviation of Penington’s Works 29 Penington, Isaac (1943) A condensation of the 1400-page, 1761 edition of Isaac Penington’s work, with a discussion of God, free will, and justification. Penington, Isaac - Beliefs and Testimonies William Penn’s No Cross, No Crown, abridged by Anna Brinton Penn, William (1944) 30 Penn’s view of conducting one’s life in obedience to God. A companion to Barclay in Brief and Penington’s The Inward Journey. Penn, William - Beliefs and Testimonies
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