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Quaker Quicks - Practical Mystics: Quaker Faith in Action Kindle Edition

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Are Quakers mystics? What does that mean? How does it translate into how we are and what we do in the world? 'Jennifer Kavanagh has written a lovely book which I found to be to be compelling reading. In a very practical way she explains the meaning of mysticism for Quakers and how an experience, which some might regard as being esoteric, can be truly meaningful for many today.' Terry Waite Practical Mystics is Jennifer Kavanagh's first addition to the burgeoning series Quaker Quicks, which examines every aspect of what it means to be a Quaker, from John Hunt Publishing imprint Christian Alternative.
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Jennifer Kavanagh gave up her career as a literary agent to work in the community in London's East End. She is a speaker and writer on the Spirit-led life and an Associate Tutor at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre. She is a Churchill Fellow, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a member of a community of fools. Jennifer has published nine books, including her first novel, The Emancipation of B. She lives in London, UK.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0828BM1X4
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Christian Alternative (December 14, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 14, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 900 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 82 pages
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Jennifer Kavanagh worked in publishing for nearly thirty years, the last fourteen as an independent literary agent. In the past twenty years she has run a community centre in London's East End, worked with street homeless people and refugees, and set up microcredit programmes in London, and in Africa. She has also worked as a research associate for the Prison Reform Trust and facilitated workshops for conflict resolution both in prison and in the community.

Jennifer contributes regularly to the Quaker press, and is an associate tutor at Woodbrooke Quaker study centre. She is a Churchill Fellow, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a member of a community of fools.

She has written twelve books of non-fiction on the Spirit-led life, most recently "Let Me Take You by the Hand", in 2021, and three novels, most recently (due to be published in July 2023) "And this shall be my dancing day".

Balancing an active life with a pull towards contemplation is a continuing and fruitful challenge. As she writes, “Life in the world is about a series of balances: of the life within and the outside world; inner experience and outward witness, plenitude and the void”.

"Jennifer is one of the most interesting writers of our generation on spirituality." Derek A. Collins, London Centre for Spirituality.

www.jenniferkavanagh.co.uk

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SHEILA G
5.0 out of 5 stars A very practical volume
Reviewed in Canada on July 20, 2020
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Written in easy to understand terms without a whole lot of history. Excellent for a new Quaker like me
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simon
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully written and highly informative.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 1, 2020
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A very concise, but highly informative miniature 'magnum opus' , if such a thing is possible! This is a beautifully written book which balances some serious research through the annals of mysticism from before the medieval period, right across the timescale through to the writings of Evelyn Underhill and Rufus Jones in the twentieth century. I love the ways in which the author has linked the mystical and the practical, the contemplative and activist states of mind and being. There is a cornucopia of spiritual insights to be enjoyed here and I have no doubt that several re-readings of the book will bear much fruit for me as an avid reader. As a contemporary author in the area of liberal Quaker 'theology' she is a national treasure. This book comes highly recommended for all those who are interested in how mysticism can shape our lives and actions for the common good in today's world, whether, these readers consider themselves Quaker, or not.
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Martin
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good introduction
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 25, 2022
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Great insights and a fine introduction to a subject that can be so easily crushed by weighty analysis. The selection of both the longer texts and shorter quotations-in-passing is spot on. Commentary is light touch but thoughtful.
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Robert Jackson
5.0 out of 5 stars It’s influence will linger
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 7, 2020
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This gives valuable insights into communal silent prayer.

I read the first chapters twice, as usually contemplative prayer goes over my head.

But then found the content both challenging and easy to understand.

I read it in a day. But it’s influence will linger.
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