Gerald Hewitson

The stories of Quakers, past and present, as individuals and as communities, are important. They can reveal a truth that is beyond words, can guide and inspire us. In this powerful and often challenging book, the author weaves his own story – his humbling upbringing to his coming into being as a convinced Quaker – into the context of the Quaker tradition. Punctuated by the words of early Friends, Journey into Life explores how the stories and texts of Quakers in the past can offer a vision of how to transform and invigorate our Quakerism now.… (mehr)