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

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Elizabeth Gray Vining: Friend of Life. Philadelphia 1958. London 1959.
  • Cornelius Krusé: Rufus M. Jones und sein Werk. Bad Pyrmont 1952 (Richard Cary Vorlesung 1952).

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Personendaten
NAMEJones, Rufus
ALTERNATIVNAMENJones, Rufus Matthew (vollständiger Name)
KURZBESCHREIBUNGUS-amerikanischer Autor, Quäker
GEBURTSDATUM25. Januar 1863
STERBEDATUM16. Juni 1948