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Biblical Studies

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Questions About Quakerism, Alexander Purdy Jan 1964

Questions About Quakerism, Alexander Purdy

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Quaker Lecture, Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends, Richmond, Indiana. August 15, 1962.

Excerpt: "It is my purpose to raise and briefly answer some of the many questions asked about the Quakers both by outsiders and insiders, non-Friends and members of the Society. I am, of course, speaking only for myself and not in any official capacity. I shall, however, try to present a Quaker consensus rather than special points of view."


The Christian And Petting, Kelsey E. Hinshaw Sep 1958

The Christian And Petting, Kelsey E. Hinshaw

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Excerpt: "This article is called forth by the following considerations: There is the desire, first, to answer the stock remark of so many young people, ''What's the harm? Everybody does it." - and second, to arouse the church of today to a realization of what is happening. Our homes and home influences are at an all-time low. Divorce, the "white slave" trade, and the illegitimate birth rate are, according to government statistics, at or near all-time highs. Competent authorities conservatively report that in one U. S. city alone hundreds of girls disappear each day of the year never to be …


The Bible Against War, Amos Dresser Jan 1849

The Bible Against War, Amos Dresser

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This book discusses the Bible's objections to war.

252 pages, 15 cm.