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14. Friends Testimonies in the Home (1989)

Author : J. Russell Boulding

Published in: Elise Boulding: A Pioneer in Peace Research, Peacemaking, Feminism, Future Studies and the Family

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Today, even more than forty years ago when I originally wrote this essay, Quaker families are faced with the problem of maintaining the cherished tradition of the home as a center for social, religious, and some economic activities—in a world that has snatched most of these experiences away from the home. We see many of “the world’s” families around us suffering acutely from these losses of function, and we may well ask ourselves, “What kind of family life can we build?” The poet answers, “One small plot of heaven.”

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This text was first published as: “Friends Testimonies in the Home” in Boulding, Elise (1989). One Small Plot of Heaven: Reflections on Family Life by a Quaker Sociologist (Wallingford, PA: Pendle Hill Press), pages 83–99. Updated version of: Boulding, Elise (1952). Friends Testimonies in the Home (Philadelphia: Religious Education Committee of the Friends General Conference). Permission was granted on July 9, 2015 by Shireley Dodson on behalf of Pendle Hill Publications and on July 14, 2015 by Brent Bill on behalf of Friends General Conference. Editor’s note: Not included here are sections of the pamphlet that discussed Friends’ testimonies of Community, Harmony, Equality and Simplicity in the context of family life and a concluding discussion on worship in the home.

Title: Friends Testimonies in the Home (1989)
Author: J. Russell Boulding
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Elise Boulding: A Pioneer in Peace Research, Peacemaking, Feminism, Future Studies and the Family
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-31363-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-31364-1

Copyright Year: 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31364-1_14