mini|Rufus Jones 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.
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