Rufus Jones

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Haverford_College
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Haverford_College
gptkb:Swarthmore_College
gptkbp:awards Honorary Doctorate from Swarthmore College
Honorary Doctorate from Haverford College
gptkbp:birth_date 1883-01-25
1863-01-25
gptkbp:children gptkb:Rufus_Jones_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution Advocating for the rights of Native Americans
Promoting peace and social justice
Writing on the nature of God
Exploring the relationship between faith and reason
Encouraging interfaith dialogue
Teaching at various colleges
gptkbp:death_date 1948-01-01
1948-01-16
gptkbp:ethnicity White American
gptkbp:field gptkb:United_Methodist_Church
gptkb:mysticism
Spirituality
Religious Studies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rufus Jones
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:John_Woolman
gptkb:Elise_Boulding
gptkb:Rufus_Jones_III
gptkb:John_Dewey
gptkb:Rufus_M._Jones
gptkb:Howard_Thurman
gptkb:Howard_Brinton
gptkb:Thomas_Kelly
American religious thought
Quaker thought
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:William_James
gptkb:Rufus_M._Jones
gptkb:George_Fox
gptkbp:known_for Advocacy of Quaker beliefs
Writing on mysticism
Advocacy of Quakerism
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern Quakerism
Impact on American spirituality
Promotion of peace and social justice initiatives
Recognition as a leading Quaker theologian
Establishment of Quaker studies as a field of academic inquiry
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_feature gptkb:The_Inner_Light
The role of the Holy Spirit
The importance of silence in worship
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_Quakers_in_America
gptkb:The_Life_and_Letters_of_Rufus_Jones
The Faith of a Quaker
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:Christian_theology
gptkb:Writer
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Haverford,_Pennsylvania
gptkb:Wilmington,_Delaware
gptkbp:religion gptkb:United_Methodist_Church
gptkbp:spouse Ethel Jones
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Duke_Ellington
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3