Abstract
Margery Post Abbott’s book Walk Humbly, Serve Boldly is a substantial book, in both size and content, that explores the experience of prophetic witness, particularly among Friends. Key to understanding this exploration is Abbott’s use of the term “everyday prophets.” She uses the term “to describe all those individuals (and this goes well beyond the Quaker community) who listen for the Holy Spirit to shape them and guide them on a daily basis. … [They are] people who are faithful to the path of truth and love and whose lives project hope and a passion for justice. This path is at the core of Quaker worship and spiritual discipline” (12). She contrasts “everyday prophets” with “radical prophets” who may be called to serve in “highly visible” ways as “public Friends.
Recommended Citation
Macy, Howard
(2020)
"Review of Margery Post Abbott, Walk Humbly, Serve Boldly: Modern Quakers As Everyday Prophets. San Francisco, CA: Inner Light Books, 2018.,"
Quaker Religious Thought: Vol. 134, Article 6.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/qrt/vol134/iss1/6