The secret of Woolman's purity of style is that his eye is single, and that conscience dictated his words. This Quaker preacher and tailor was a man of wisdom and true philosophy. These pages are filled with insight and messages for our time. A major classic of American spirituality.
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"The only American book I ever read twice was the Journal of John Woolman, a Quaker preacher and tailor . . ." -- Charles Lamb
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Now retired, Phillips P. Moulton was Visiting Scholar at the University of Michigan and was Professor of Philosophy at Adrian College; he twice held the T. Wistar Brown Fellowship in Quaker Studies at Haverford College. He has published many articles on John Woolman and other subjects in professional and religious journals.
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The definitive John Woolman, accessible at various levels,
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This review is from: The Journal and Major Essays of John Woolman (Paperback)
A classic in Christian engagement with the world, by a Quaker minister best known for his role in convincing others in the Society of Friends - as individuals and as a group - to withdraw from the slave trade and stop holding slaves. Woolman also contributed insights into the nature of war and conflict, wealth and simplicity, right livelihood and spiritual humility.This is the definitive edition - as in, this is the one that scholars and serious readers want, with a solid introduction, explanatory footnotes, and notes on which passages were changed along the way. Woolman based his Journal on personal diaries, rewriting and editing it with his Quaker audience foremost in mind. His essays apparently were aimed for a wider audience; they show his familiarity with Enlightenment trends that many Friends ignored. The essays "On Keeping Negroes" and "A Plea for the Poor" are included in this edition. After his death in 1772, the Journal has passed through the hands of a succession of editors, including Quaker poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier, whose edition can be found on the web. From one generation to the next, Friends and others have rediscovered John Woolman and cherished his sweet reflections on human relations and Divine leading.
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Better to buy the regular Journal,
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This review is from: The Journal and Major Essays of John Woolman (Paperback)
A year before I purchased this particular edition, I read a library copy of the regular journal of John Woolman. The journal was remarkably inspiring and deepened my desire to know Jesus Christ. I was moved by the holy desires, and struggles against sin, of the young John Woolman.
After I decided to buy a copy of the Journal, I had a hard time finding an unedited copy, and settled on this one. I found all of Phillips P Moulton's footnotes very distracting and annoying. Twice or more on every page, his footnote bullets come up, and they are hard to ignore. When you read them, they are mostly useless and dry academic comments. I am very unhappy with this version, for it is like trying to watch a favorite film with a friend who interupts every few minutes to comment on some trivial aspect of the movie. The only positive comment I can offer is that this edition can be used as a study tool or academic reference. However, if you want to read the Journal for spiritual reasons, I strongly recommend avoiding this version.
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IN 1797 SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE COMMENTED: "I should almost despair of that man who could peruse the life of John Woolman without an amelioration of heart." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
original editorial committee, universal righteousness, outward substance, outward affairs, religious visit, plea for the poor, deep exercise, corresponding page numbers, loth month, selfish spirit, pure wisdom, mind hath, present editor, margin opposite, first printed edition, oppressed slaves Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Yearly Meeting, John Woolman, Monthly Meeting, Heavenly Father, Quarterly Meeting, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Mount Holly, Most High, New Jersey, New York, Long Island, West Indies, John Churchman, New England, Keeping Negroes, North Carolina, Bucks County, Society of Friends, General Spring Meeting, Some Considerations, William Tuke, Father of Mercies, Haverford College Library, Keeping of Negroes New!
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IN 1797 SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE COMMENTED: "I should almost despair of that man who could peruse the life of John Woolman without an amelioration of heart." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
original editorial committee, universal righteousness, outward substance, outward affairs, religious visit, plea for the poor, deep exercise, corresponding page numbers, loth month, selfish spirit, pure wisdom, mind hath, present editor, margin opposite, first printed edition, oppressed slaves Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Yearly Meeting, John Woolman, Monthly Meeting, Heavenly Father, Quarterly Meeting, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Mount Holly, Most High, New Jersey, New York, Long Island, West Indies, John Churchman, New England, Keeping Negroes, North Carolina, Bucks County, Society of Friends, General Spring Meeting, Some Considerations, William Tuke, Father of Mercies, Haverford College Library, Keeping of Negroes New!
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- A Plea for the Poor (Notable American Authors) by John Woolman on 18 pages
- Some Considerations on the Keeping of Negroes (Notable American Authors) by John Woolman on 5 pages
- John Woolman by Edward H Cady on page 4, page 276, and page 316
- Mount Holly (Images of America) by Heidi J. Winzinger on page 122, page 144, and page 310
- The Imitation of Christ by Thomas A Kempis on page 5, and page 77
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- Silence and Witness: The Quaker Tradition (Traditions of Christian Spirituality.) by Michael L. Birkel on 5 pages
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- Under the Cope of Heaven: Religion, Society, and Politics in Colonial America by Patricia U. Bonomi in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Under the Cope of Heaven: Religion, Society, and Politics in Colonial America by Patricia U. Bonomi in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Devotional Classics: Selected Readings for Individuals and Groups by Richard J. Foster on page 262, and Back Matter
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