Discussion Guide for Session 5 on Brinton’s Friends for 350 Years

Friends for 300 Years

Howard H. Brinton, 1952 (republished in 2002 as Friends for 350 Years, available from Quakerbooks.org)

We are having a multi-part discussion series on Quaker History, using Brinton’s Friends for 300 Years as the starting point for discussion. The next session is Sunday, 10/28, at noon.  (On 9/30, we will be showing the film “Friendly Persuasion” at the library.) For the schedule for future sessions, see our calendar. Reading the book is not necessary, but you may enjoy it. Below is the content of the handout for the fourth session on 8/26/2012. It provides paraphrases and notable excerpts along with queries for discussion. Continue reading Discussion Guide for Session 5 on Brinton’s Friends for 350 Years

Discussion Guide for Session 4 on Brinton’s Friends for 350 Years

Friends for 300 Years

Howard H. Brinton, 1952 (republished in 2002 as Friends for 350 Years, available from Quakerbooks.org)

We are having a multi-part discussion series on Quaker History, using Brinton’s Friends for 300 Years as the starting point for discussion.  The next session is this Sunday, 8/26, at noon.  For the schedule for future sessions, see our calendar.  Reading the book is not necessary, but you may enjoy it.  Below is the content of the handout for the fourth session on 7/22/2012.  It provides paraphrases and notable excerpts along with queries for discussion. Continue reading Discussion Guide for Session 4 on Brinton’s Friends for 350 Years

Discussion Guide for Session 3 on Brinton’s Friends for 350 Years

Friends for 300 Years

Howard H. Brinton, 1952 (republished in 2002 as Friends for 350 Years, available from Quakerbooks.org)

We are having a multi-part discussion series on Quaker History, using Brinton’s Friends for 300 Years as the starting point for discussion.  For the schedule for future sessions, see our calendar.  Reading the book is not necessary, but you may enjoy it.  Below is the content of the handout for the third session on 6/24/2012.  It provides notable excerpts along with queries for discussion. Continue reading Discussion Guide for Session 3 on Brinton’s Friends for 350 Years