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9780944350126: A Living Faith: An Historical Study of Quaker Beliefs

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Books which present a systematic theological reflection on Quaker beliefs are rare. Wilmer Cooper draws on thirty years of teaching theology and social ethics, with a concentration on Quaker studies, for this work. Each chapter has questions for use by hose who wish to use the book for group discussions. Includes glossary of theological terms.

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Wilmer Cooper has been a lifelong Quaker having grown up among Friends in eastern 0hio. He was educated at Olney Friends School and Wilmington College in Ohio. He took graduate degrees from Haverford College, Yale Divinity School and Vanderbilt University. During World War II he did alternative Civilian Public Service with the American Friends Service Committee. During the 1950s he was Administrative Secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation in Washington, D.C. He joined the Earlham College faculty in 1959 and was the founding dean of the Earlham School of Religion 1960-1978. Since retirement in 1985 he has continued part time teaching and writing on Quaker subjects. He and Emily Cooper are the parents of four children; they are members of West Richmond Friends Meeting; and they are residents of Richmond, Indiana with a winter home in Florida.

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