The story of how a birthright Quaker became a convinced Quaker.

First published in 1974, it's opening chapters offer a short introductory account of Quaker history, its religious convictions, and its attitudes to contemporary moral issues as a vehicle for defining to the enquiring mind what it means to be a Quaker today, and the relevancy Quakerism has both for the indivudual and the wider community.

While Quaker doctrine is not easily defined, it is this very freedom, argues Hubbard, that distinguishes it from more formalized religions. “Every Quaker,” he says, “defines his position fully and clearly by his actions and attitudes.” ( )

First pub. by Pelican,1974. Rev 1985,

The book influenced my conversion to Quakerism over two decades ago while at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick in 1984. ( )