John punshon quaker biography of michael

The Formative Spirituality of John Punshon (1935–2017) The Formative Spirituality of John Punshon (1935–2017) Paul Anderson George Fox University, Newberg, Oregon, USA Abstract John Punshon has been one of the premier Quaker historians and spokespersons over the last four decades.

Serving as Quaker Tutor at Woodbrooke, Visiting Professor of Quaker Studies at George Fox University and the irst Geraldine Leatherock Chair of Quaker Studies at the Earlham School of Religion, John Punshon has contributed greatly to present historical and theological understandings of the Quaker movement, and he will be greatly missed.

From his childhood experiences in a local church whilst living with his grandparents during the War to his education at Oxford, his public and political service and his development into a leading interpreter of Quaker history, faith and practice, his own relections, shared at Milton Keynes Friends Meeting in 2003, prov