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In 1947 Jones traveled to Stockholm to accept the Nobel Peace Prize for Quakers. Jones worked hard at soothing some of the hurt from the 19th century split among Friends and had some success. Jones wrote extensively on the topic of mysticism, which is one of the chief aspects of the Quaker faith
Rufus Jones was a highly influential American Quaker. He was one of the founders of the American Friends Service Committee and an instigator of the Quäkerspeisung feeding programme after the First World War.
Jun 12, 2024 · Rufus Matthew Jones (born Jan. 25, 1863, South China, Maine, U.S.—died June 16, 1948, Haverford, Pa.) was one of the most respected U.S. Quakers of his time, who wrote extensively on Christian mysticism and helped found the American Friends Service Committee.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
For to all Quakers in all countries Rufus Jones was a living symbol of Quakerism. A witty Friend once made a catchword about him: — Rufus Jones just twirls his thumb. And makes all Quakerism hum....
- Janet Whitney
Feb 1, 2017 · Rufus Jones (1863–1948) was arguably the foremost Quaker scholar, writer, and advocate of opening to mystical experience as a central practice among Friends.
May 1, 2016 · Yet in 2015, in three Indiana Quaker meetinghouses and churches, I became Rufus Jones. I wore a vintage (and somewhat uncomfortable) suit, small wire-rim glasses, and a pocket watch on a chain. It started as a quirky Quaker history lesson in my semi-programmed meeting, Indianapolis First Friends.
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A little over a century ago, Quakers, most notably Rufus Jones, rethought that image by speaking of an inner light, “something of God” that could be found within every human soul. This has become one of the most popular interpretations of the “Inner Light” among Quakers today, especially in the United Kingdom and the United States.
