Geoffrey Hubbard (1923–1998)

Author of Quaker by Convincement

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Quaker by Convincement (1974) 221 copies, 4 reviews

Patterns and Examples: Quaker Attitudes and European Opportunities (1991) 45 copies, 2 reviews

Cooke and Wheatstone and the invention of the electric telegraph (2008) 3 copies

Meet the Quakers. A Portrait of the Religious Society of Friends 2 copies

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Birthdate: 1923
Date of death: 1998
Gender: male

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Quaker by convincement. by Geoffrey Hubbard

The story of how a birthright Quaker became a convinced Quaker.

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PendleHillLibrary | 3 other reviews | Nov 1, 2022 |

Patterns and examples: Quaker attitudes and… by Geoffrey Hubbard

All the author considers the application of Quaker attitudes to European policies. It's he suggests that the institutions of Europe offer a model for development beyond the nation state. He discusses how policies directed towards preserving peace, human rights and the integrity of creation, though hardly practicable for a single country, could be pursued at the European level, thus offering an example of international collaboration in the interests of human survival rather than human greed.

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PendleHillLibrary | 1 other review | May 17, 2022 |

Quaker by convincement by Geoffrey Hubbard

First published in 1974, it's opening chapters offer a short introductory account of Quaker history, its religious convictions, and its attitudes to contemporary moral issues as a vehicle for defining to the enquiring mind what it means to be a Quaker today, and the relevancy Quakerism has both for the indivudual and the wider community.

While Quaker doctrine is not easily defined, it is this very freedom, argues Hubbard, that distinguishes it from more formalized religions. “Every Quaker,” he says, “defines his position fully and clearly by his actions and attitudes.”… (more)

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ExeterQuakers | 3 other reviews | Aug 8, 2020 |

Quaker by Convincement by Geoffrey Hubbard

First pub. by Pelican,1974. Rev 1985,

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PAFM | 3 other reviews | Oct 19, 2019 |

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