Rufus Jones (Mystiker)
Rufus Matthew Jones (* 25. Januar 1863; † 16. Juni 1948) war ein amerikanischer Autor, College-Professor, Mystiker, Philosoph und Quäker. Von 1934 bis 1944 leitete er das American Friends Service Committee.
Werke
- Practical Christianity. 1899.
- Social law in the spiritual world; studies in human and divine inter-relationship. 1904.
- The double search: studies in atonement and prayer. 1906.
- The Abundant Life. 1908.
- Studies in mystical religion. 1909 (mehrfache Reprints, zuletzt 2004).
- The Inner Life. 1916.
- A Service of Love in War Time: American Friends Relief Work in Europe, 1917-1919. 1920.
- Spiritual Energies in Daily Life. 1922.
- The Faith and Practice of the Quakers. 1927.
- The New Quest. MacMillan, New York 1928.
- Pathways to the Reality of God. 1931.
- Mystical Experience. In: The Atlantic Monthly. Mai 1942.
Literatur
- Claus Bernet: Rufus Jones (1863–1948). Life and Bibliograph of an American Scholar, Writer, and Social Activist. Vorwort von Douglas Gwyn. New York 2009, ISBN 978-3-631-58930-4.
- Melvin B. Endy: The Interpretation of Quakerism. Rufus Jones and His Critics. In: Quaker History. The Bulletin of Friends’ Historical Association. 62, 1, 1981, S. 3–21.
- Stephen Kent: Psychological and Mystical Interpretations of Early Quakerism. William James and Rufus Jones. In: Religion. A Journal of Religion and Religions. 17, 1987, S. 251–274.
- Cornelius Krusé: Rufus M. Jones und sein Werk. Bad Pyrmont 1952 (Richard Cary Vorlesung 1952).
- Elizabeth Gray Vining: Friend of Life. Philadelphia 1958. London 1959.
Weblinks
- Literatur von und über Rufus Jones im Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek
- Claus Bernet: Rufus Jones (Mystiker). In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Band 22, Bautz, Nordhausen 2003, ISBN 3-88309-133-2, Sp. 633–694.
- Werke von Rufus Jones (Memento vom 28. September 2007 im Internet Archive) auf quakerbooks.org
- Digital Quaker Collection
- Rufus Jones auf der Website des American Friends Service Committees
- Rufus Jones auf mennlex.de
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