The Journal of George Fox

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George Fox's record of his life and ministry is a Christian classic. Its pages chroncile not only Fox's spiritual travial when he heard a voice that said, "There is one, even Christ Jesus, that can speak to thy condition," but his years of ministry and gathering a people for Christ who became known as the Society of Friends. Includes a glossary of words and phrases most commonly used by Fox.

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THIS...ROCKS!.......2002-02-26

This book is incredible! From the first page onwards I was hooked! I would reccomend this for anyone who is interested in the life and times of good ol' George Fox. This book will grip you and suck you in and you will not be able to stop reading until the very VERY end! A fine choice for Fox fans both new and old. To sum it up in one word: magnificent! This Journal will forever remain my ALL TIME favourite book. Get it today, before you miss out!

A classic edition of a classic Quaker journal.......2001-10-28

George Fox, 1624-91, is sometimes called the "founder" of the Religious Society of Friends, a group that established itself in the 1650s. Early on, they called themselves Children of the Light and Friends of the Truth. As the group spread from the North of England into the south, they became known as Quakers, a name which stuck and is still used today. In the early years, Fox was one of several strong personalities most closely identified with the movement. Later, facing severe persecution and with the death of other early leaders, the Friends accepted Fox's institutional guidance, and he helped the movement to consolidate and survive through to an era of somewhat greater tolerance toward the end of his century.

Certainly Fox never set out to start another "religion." He hoped simply to open the hearts of everyone to the leading of the divine Spirit, without allowing the existing distinction of clergy and laity. His journal, composed years after most of the events covered, retains Fox's direct, down-to-earth form of ministry. The language is not flowery, yet it brings up deep and powerful spiritual ideas, with strong imagery that still sparkles in Quaker language.

"Now the Lord God opened to me by His invisible power that every man was enlightened by the divine Light of Christ, and I saw it shine through all; and that they that believed in it came out of condemnation to the Light of life, and became the children of it; but they that hated it, and did not believe in it, were condemned by it, though they made a profession of Christ. This I saw in the pure openings of the Light without the help of any man; neither did I then know where to find it in the Scriptures; though afterwards, searching the Scriptures, I found it."

This edition of Fox's Journal was abridged and edited by Rufus Jones in the early part of the last century, thus making it more accessible to a wider audience. However, some who dwell on the theological nuances and regard Fox as authoritative find this edition disappointing. (The John L. Nickalls edition of Fox's Journal is regarded as definitive.) Rufus Jones provides a helpful introduction, presenting briefly his own idea that Fox raised to a new level an already widespread movement of grassroots mysticism.

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The most important spiritual writings of Christian history are available on this Classics CD by the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL) at Calvin College. It contains 118 Christian classics, including three versions of the Bible, several commentaries, Bible dictionaries, readings, spiritual guides, sermons, poems and journals -- all in a convenient, searchable form. Books are available in HTML and PDF formats. The easy-to-use CCEL Desktop software powering the CD enables users to browse and print books and install additional books from the Web. The top-of-class search engine can search for words or phrases in books, in authors works or in the whole library. In addition, it can search for dictionary definitions of words and commentary or references to scripture passages. The interface is a Web browser. The CD is compatible with Windows 2000+, Macintosh 10.3+, and most Linux versions.

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THE JOURNAL OF GEORGE FOX.

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George Fox's Journal (1906)
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The Journal (Penguin Classics)
George Fox , and Nigel Smith
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A Quaker Book of Wisdom: Life Lessons In Simplicity, Service, And Common Sense (Living Planet Book)

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From the father of Quakerism, a fascinating autobiographical account of his work, struggles, hardships, and successes

Coming from humble origins, George Fox spent years in search of spiritual enlightenment before experiencing several revelations, or "openings," which became the basis of Quaker theology. After the formation of the Religious Society of Friends, or Quakers, in 1652, Fox and his associates suffered under brutal persecution from the English government. Fox's Journal, initially dictated to his stepson-in-law when they were both imprisoned in the mid-1670s, combines burning rage against social injustice and a visionary sense of God "rising" through all creation with a forthright account of his own persecution and suffering. Written in a style that, in some respects, anticipates the work of James Joyce and other great modernists, it is, as Nigel Smith writes in his Introduction, not only "a classic of spiritual and autobiographical writing" but "an important literary achievement in its own right."

For this new edition Nigel Smith has "cleaned up" a difficult text to enhance the coherence of the main narrative while retaining the immediacy and excitement of the original. Four appendices--extracts from Fox's letters, descriptions of his travels in Ireland and America, and William Penn's Preface to the first printed edition--supplement the main text.

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Journal of George Fox
George Fox
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The best source for the life and testimonies of Quakers.......1999-04-06

This is the first person account of the founder of the Quakers (Society of Friends), George Fox, and it is the best resource for the life and testimonies of Quakers. It is an exciting read full of action, truth and common sense living.

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George Fox's Journal Part One
George Fox
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This volume begins with Appreciations of Fox by his wife and Thomas Ellwood. It is the record of his life and ministry. Fox developed strong opinions about religion and rebelled against the state control of the Church of England. In 1643 he began touring the country giving sermons where he argued that consecrated buildings and ordained ministers were irrelevant to the individual seeking God. After the formation of the Religious Society of Friends, or Quakers, in 1652, Fox and his associates suffered under brutal persecution from the English government. His journal was initially dictated to his stepson-in-law when they were both imprisoned in the mid-1670s. It reads with the burning rage against social injustice and a visionary sense of God that came from Fox's own persecution and suffering.

The Autobiography of George Fox from his Journal

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The Autobiography of George Fox from his Journal
George Fox
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COYOTE'S DANCE, A Journal of Transformation Vol. 2, No. 1

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COYOTE'S DANCE, A Journal of Transformation Vol. 2, No. 1
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With the continuing U.S. occupation of Iraq, a special task force of scholars and policy experts calls into question the Bush administration's intention to stay as long as necessary. In this joint statement, the members argue that the presence of troops in Iraq distracts attention from fighting Al Qaeda and emboldens a new class of terrorists to take up arms against the United States. The task force's findings are essential reading for anyone concerned with the ongoing conflict and the war on terrorism

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Exiting Iraq : Why the U.S. Must End the Military Occupation and Renew the War Against Al Qaeda.......2006-03-08

U.S. forces will "stay as long as necessary in Iraq," says President Bush; but Exiting Iraq, the product of a ten-man CATO Institute study group that includes Boston University military historian Andrew Bacevich, CATO vice president Ted Galen Carpenter, and Texas A&M University political scientist Michael Desch, asks at what cost. And is such an open-ended commitment in U.S. interests?

In a well-written, concise, and serious study, the authors argue that the U.S. should withdraw all its forces from Iraq by January 31, 2005, when the Iraqi government is slated to hold elections. "The United States must end the military occupation of Iraq because, regardless of what we do, our effort to remake Iraq in our image will fail." Instead, they maintain, U.S. soldiers should focus on the fight against Al-Qaeda.

What would become of Iraq? Exiting Iraq trumpets a realist line. Perhaps a Baath-style dictatorship or Iranian-style theocracy might fill the void left behind by U.S. forces. Such an outcome might indeed be "unpalatable from a humanitarian perspective" but they assert that it would not "pose a direct threat to American security interests." Instead, Exiting Iraq argues that the only lasting U.S. concern should be that any successor government does not produce weapons of mass destruction (WMD), threaten the United States, or sponsor anti-American terrorism.

While persuasive in theory, such sentiment ignores the lessons of September 11, 2001, when the extent of the Taliban threat only became apparent after its terrorists brought down the World Trade Center. Also, Exiting Iraq argues that links between Al-Qaeda and Saddam Hussein were tenuous at best. Even if one accepts this faulty argument, the book pays short shift to the matter of whether a unilateral U.S. withdrawal would enhance terrorist recruitment even more. After all, the 1983 withdrawal from Lebanon and the retreat from Somalia a decade later emboldened Islamists who saw the United States as a paper tiger. If the U.S. army flees Iraq, what Middle Eastern country would bother to heed U.S. redlines, let alone risk alliance with such an ephemeral power?

While extensively footnoted, the book's argument is too often based on newspaper articles of questionable accuracy. Unnamed intelligence sources, too, can play politics. For example, the authors draw information from both Knight-Ridder and The Guardian, whose correspondents have repeatedly drawn their Iraq reporting from two former government officials, one associated with the Lyndon LaRouche movement and the other listed as a foreign agent working for a Lebanese politician.

The authors' argument that U.S. commitment in Iraq distracts from combating WMD proliferation in countries such as Iran, Libya, North Korea, and Saudi Arabia bears consideration. However, if the entire U.S. national security apparatus is unable to focus on more than one threat simultaneously, then this raises serious questions (left unaddressed) about the country's defenses.

The authors maintain that democracy in the Arab world is a pipe dream, but they suffer from a lack of historical perspective. Their thesis mirrors arguments made decades ago about the prospects of German, Japanese, and Korean democracy.

Middle East Quarterly, Fall 2004

Excellent case for withdrawing from Iraq.......2005-04-05

The authors realistically define vital US security interests as `protecting the lives and well-being of Americans'. So they urge the USA to cut its losses, withdraw from Iraq and respect its sovereignty and independence. "The United States must promptly end its military occupation of Iraq. A military withdrawal will maximize America's ability to refocus its efforts on the fight against Al Qaeda and other anti-American terrorist groups with global reach and, at the same time, minimize the risks to vital US national security interests."

"There is no economic imperative for keeping troops there. The American military presence is not essential, and might even be detrimental, to ensuring access to Persian Gulf oil. ... US policy in the Persian Gulf should not be based on the assumption that the region's energy resources will not make it to market absent the presence of US troops. Oil is the principal source of revenue for the Persian Gulf countries; they could not withhold it from world markets without committing economic suicide."

Bush and Blair told us that the occupation would pay for itself and that post-war Iraq would quickly settle into a stable peace. They now want US and British troops to occupy Iraq indefinitely, regardless of costs and risks.

But "The military occupation of Iraq is counterproductive to winning the war on terrorism, enormously costly, militarily and economically unnecessary, and politically unsustainable. ... it emboldens anti-American terrorists to expand their operations, both against the forces in their neighbourhood and ultimately on American soil. And the presence of an American military garrison in Iraq weakens the forces of democratic reform by undermining an indigenous government's authority and credibility."

"Iraq is many years away from becoming a stable unified democracy, and there is nothing that the United States can do to alter this state of affairs." A democratic Middle East is a `chimera', so "U.S. military withdrawal should not be predicated on the establishment of a democratic government in Iraq." No conditions should be set for withdrawal.

A compelling case for ending the ongoing occupation........2004-10-13

This is the only book I've read of that actually details not only why we should end the military occupation of Iraq, but also how we can get out. The book recommends a complete withdrawal by January 2006, and its recommendations should be taken seriously by our political leaders.

Advocating a military withdrawal by January 31, 2005.......2004-10-10

Exiting Iraq: Why The U.s. Must End The Military Occupation And Renew The War Against Al Qaeda is the report of a specal task foce under the directorship of Christopher Preble, which was sponsored by the Cato Institute. Observing that the American occupation of Iraq has passed the one-year mark with no end in sight, Exiting Iraq questions the Bush Administration's costly operation, suggesting that America's presence actually encourages a new class of terrorists to rise against the United States, and undermines attempts to bring about political and economic reform. Advocating a military withdrawal by January 31, 2005, Exiting Iraq emphasizes the importance of orchestrating a foreign policy that clearly defines and protects vital American interests overseas without squandering lives or resources.

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"In a timely, scholarly work, Branimir Anzulovic brings the two theories together in Heavenly Serbia. He shows how history, religion, myth, and folklore intertwined to lay the groundwork; and how Slobodan Milosevic, a former Communist Party technocrat turned highly skilled manipulator, invoked the past to incite Serbs to create a larger and ethnically pure "Greater Serbia...All in all, though, the book goes a long way in helping the reader understand the 'hows' and 'whys' of what is happening in the Balkans today."
--Faye Bowers, Christian Science Monitor

"The book's strength consists of illustrating a national ideology woven from myth and historical episode."
--Library Journal 3/15/99

"The book's grasp of Serbian culture extends far beyond the superficial 'ancient hatreds' thesis of Balkan war."
--Zachary T. Irwin, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

"Recommended reading."
--USA Today

" . . . this book is an excellent source of information on the relationship between the Muslim Middle East and America."—The Ethnic Conflict Research Digest

As violence and turmoil continue to define the former Yugoslavia, basic questions remain unanswered: What are the forces behind the Serbian expansionist drive that has brought death and destruction to Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo? How did the Serbs rationalize, and rally support for, this genocidal activity?

Heavenly Serbia traces Serbia's nationalist and expansionist impulses to the legendary battle of Kosovo in 1389. Anzulovic shows how the myth of "Heavenly Serbia" developed to help the Serbs endure foreign domination, explaining their military defeat and the loss of their medieval state by emphasizing their own moral superiority over military victory. Heavenly Serbia shows how this myth resulted in an aggressive nationalist ideology which has triumphed in the late twentieth century and marginalized those Serbs who strive for the establishment of a civil society.

"Modern Serbian nationalism...and its contradictory connections...have been sources of considerable scholarly interest...Branimir Anzulovic's compendium is a good example of the genre, made all the more useful by Anzulovic's excellent command of the literature."
—Ivo Banac, History of Religions

Author interview with CNN: http://www.cnn.com/chat/transcripts/branimir_chat.html

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A view .......2007-06-30

Anzulovic's book is well written and researched. I have studied this region of the world in-depth. However, when reading this book it is important for the reader to understand that Anzulovic is exploring the Serb side of events, and what lead the Serbs to commit the atrocities they committed during the 1990s. During the Balkan Wars, all sides committed atrocities and war crimes and one needs to explore the wars from all sides, and come to his or her own fact based conclusion.

Why genocide happens?.......2007-01-17

Anzulovic's Heavenly Serbia is a great resource for students of the Balkans and the Yugoslav wars. It is also a good read for those with a general interest in the Balkans. The book is well written and well researched.

Strengths
Anzulovic sets out to explain how the myth of Heavenly Serbia has set the stage for the genocidal wars of the 1990s. He manages to do that very well in this book. He uses historical documents to prove that the myth was initially not a popular myth at all, but a church version of what had happened at the Battle of Kosovo in 1989. Further, he shows how the narrative spread among the population through the singing bards. Then, Anzulovic explains how the myth was used in the 19th and 20th centuries to justify Serbian megalomaniac ambitions. An, intriguing part of the book is the section where the author talks about how international circles had accepted the myth thus giving legitimacy to both the Serbian territorial ambitions and the genocidal campaigns.

Weaknesses
One weakness of the book is that Anzulovic often becomes repetitive. Also, one could argue that the author draws from too few sources when trying to prove his hypothesis. He relies a lot on Njegos's The Mountain Wreath to argue that the idea of eliminating entire ethnic groups to create a compact Serbian state was accepted widely. However, the content of one Serbian book is not as significant as the popularity of that book,. And, Anzulovic mentions the popularity of this and other similar books (Noz) to argue that the Serbian intellectuals were in fact promoting the myth Serbian victimization and calling for `revenge.'

In conclusion, Heavenly Serbia is an indispensable book for those who seek to understand the wars of 1990s in the Balkans. And, not only those but, also, previous wars of the 19th and 20th century in the Balkans which in fact were prequels to the 1990s, as this book implies.

Lest We Forget, the death camp was called 'JASENOVAC'.......2006-03-26

This book was typically written by a non-historian, a biased anti-Serb trying to portray a non-factual and non-historically backed truth.

Genocide comitted by Serbs? You got to be kidding!

Mr. Anzulovic, here is a topic for you to cover: the infamous concentration camps on WW2:"Jasenovac" in Croatia, that even shocked the Nazis for its gruesomeness.

The roots of the 1990's war in the Balkans lie in 'Jasenovac' Death Camp.

Jasenovac Death Camp is the place where an estimated one million civilians (majority women and children) were brutaly tortured and murdered just for being non-Nazi and non-Croatian.
This was a legacy of the Nazi-puppet State created in 1941, called 'Independent State of Croatia' governed by the so called Ustashe, dedicated to a clerical-fascist ideology influenced both by Nazism and extreme Roman Catholic fanaticism.

This rampage of racial GENOCIDE began in August 1941 and lasted 'till April 1945, when the camp was liberated.

More than 60 years later the existance of this infamous camp and the horrifying crimes committed there are still being overlooked, denied and suppressed throughout the world.

Hopefully, not for long.

For more info, please see:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=nb_ss_gw/102-9841842-1853711?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Jasenovac
http://www.jasenovac.org
http://www.pavelicpapers.com/
http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/jasenovac/
http://www.balkan-archive.org.yu/kosta/jasenovac/

Again, 60 years later, the same Nationalistic Party called NDH (a.k.a Independent State of Croatia) comes to power in Croatia and reignites the old genocidal aspirations which were an overture to the 1990's conflict in the Balkans.

So, Mr. Anzulovic get your facts straight.

For all the true historians out there, above is a bit of factual literature.

Lest we forget, JASENOVAC !

Regards,
John Fletcher

An explanation of why the Serbs used genocide........2005-11-12

This book explains why the Serbs did the genocides of the 1990s.
The author explains how the Serbs came to feel like victims and performed some of the worst attrocities of the after Cold War era. I think some of the explanations have great value to how we understand these troubled people.

1.) Serbs viewed themselves as the bulwark against the East and the Turks. As the author vividly demonstrates, the Serbs were more often the allies of the Turks in the invasion of Europe than adversaries. The Serbs often allied themselves with the Turks against other Christian peoples like the Bulgars.
2.) Serbs glorified the use of violence against their enemies. Their most valued weapon was the knife. Glorification still takes place in modern novels and the Serbs are always the good guys.
3.) The Orthodox religion is tied so closely to the state that it is nor an effective opposition to the bloody policies of the police state. In fact, the Orthodox Church often condones and revels in the attrocities against the other religions.

This is an interesting read for the academic reader. It serves as one theory of why the Serbs did what they did in the 1990s. I am not sure if the author has an ax to grind with the Serbs, but the justification for what he says is in the book. A nice read.

A valuable account of the background of the Yugoslav wars.......2004-04-19

This is a book about the history of Serbian nationalism and xenophobia. The author gives a quite brief treatment of early Serbian history then goes into, as all such accounts seem to, the famous 1389 Battle of Kosovo. But he gives more detail than similar accounts, discussing the medieval sagas of the battle in detail and showing how the legend that was built around it was modeled on legends relating to the temptation and crucifixion of Christ. He also takes pains to refute another Serbian myth, that the Serbs, while losing their own independence, saved Europe from the Ottomans. In fact, as he demonstrates, the weakened Serb state after 1389 was a Turkish ally and helped the Ottomans move into Europe.

There is much more, discussing the more recent history of Serbia, the role of the Serbian Orthodox church, and the rise of modern Serbian nationalism as the Ottoman Empire collapsed. We find extensive discussion of such figures as Petar Njegos, the 19th Century Montenegrin patriarch whose epic "The Mountain Wreath" was one of the first landmarks of modern Serbian literature, and Bishop Velimirovic, a notoriously anti-Semitic theologian of the 20th Century, who, shortly after this book was published, was named a Saint by the Serbian church. Disinctions within the Serbian community, between Serbia proper, Montenegro, and Vojvodina, as well as tensions between rural and urban Serbs, are also discussed with historical context.

This book is written with a plain pro-Croatian and anti-Serbian bias, and the reader should be aware of that and properly cautious about many of the conclusions. Still, it has the virtue of packing a great deal of material into a package that is rather brief (not much over 200 pages) and easily accessible. The useful material on many subjects that aren't easily available in such accessible English language sources earns this book a high rating, in spite of the clear biases.

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