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Interview With Ron Stansell, Cherice Bock, Ralph Beebe
Interview With Ron Stansell, Cherice Bock, Ralph Beebe
War & Conscientious Objection in Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends, 1940-1975
Ron Stansell discusses how he registered as a conscientious objector for the draft. He talks about how his childhood and his faith influenced his decision. Furthermore, he talks about his life as a missionary in Bolivia and how he met his wife, Carolyn, through this whole process.
Interview With Elmer Baron, Cherice Bock, Ralph Beebe
Interview With Elmer Baron, Cherice Bock, Ralph Beebe
War & Conscientious Objection in Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends, 1940-1975
Elmer Baron discusses how he registered for the draft as a normal combatant, and he talks about what it was like serving at Iwo Jima as a radio and radar technician.
Benezet' S Most Explicit Influence (Chapter 4 Of To Be Silent ... Would Be Criminal, The Antislavery Influence And Writings Of Anthony Benezet), Irv A. Brendlinger
Benezet' S Most Explicit Influence (Chapter 4 Of To Be Silent ... Would Be Criminal, The Antislavery Influence And Writings Of Anthony Benezet), Irv A. Brendlinger
Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology
"While Benezet's antislavery influence touched many individuals, both inside and beyond Quaker circles, the power and efficacy of his influence can be seen most succinctly in the lives of three British antislavery activists, Granville Sharp, John Wesley and Thomas Clarkson. These three comprise a powerful and multifaceted voice from the latter part of the eighteenth century into the 1830s. Sharp represents a voice that reached the law courts and changed the legal position in England. Wesley became a prophetic voice to the mushrooming evangelical movement in England and America. Clarkson worked behind the scenes as a researcher and correspondent to …