The Nature and Authority of Conscience

Rufus Jones (1863 - 1948)

Rufus Matthew Jones (January 25, 1863 – June 16, 1948) was an American religious leader, writer, magazine editor, philosopher, and college professor. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Haverford Emergency Unit (a precursor to the American Friends Service Committee). One of the most influential Quakers of the 20th century, he was a Quaker historian and theologian as well as a philosopher. In 1917 he helped found the American Friends Service Committee. This work was delivered as a Swarthmore Lecture in August 1920 and was printed by the Swarthmore Press Ltd. (Summary by Wikipedia & John Greenman)

Genre(s): Modern, Christianity - Commentary

Language: English

Keyword(s): morality (48), mysticism (39), morals (37), Conscience (9), inner self (2), rufus jones (1)

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Preface John Greenman
00:01:50
Play 01 Chapter I - Introductory Considerations John Greenman
00:10:34
Play 02 Chapter II - The Moral Universe and the Individual John Greenman
00:10:04
Play 03 Chapter III - The Nature and Scope of Conscience - Part One John Greenman
00:41:25
Play 04 Chapter III - The Nature and Scope of Conscience - Part Two John Greenman
00:43:48