Rufus Jones (writer)
Rufus Matthew Jones | |
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| Born | January 25, 1863 South China, Maine, United States |
| Died | June 16, 1948 (aged 85) Haverford, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | Haverford College, Harvard University |
| Philosophical work | |
| Institutions | Haverford College, Bryn Mawr College (trustee) |
| Main interests | Philosophy, Psychology, Theology, Mysticism, Philosophy of Religion, History of Religion |
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. He is the only person to have delivered two Swarthmore Lectures.