Authors: David Paul Deavel
Publish Date: 2012/10/18
Volume: 49, Issue: 6, Pages: 558-559
Abstract
Charles Murray’s “church of choice” is a Quaker meeting house in Virginia where his wife is a member The official name of the Quakers is the Religious Society of Friends and their reputation for peacefulness is transmitted through the iconic smiling blackhatted man adorning the containers of “Quaker Oats” known within the nonQuaker company as “Larry” Murray’s picture might itself be the model for a future redesign of the oatmeal emblem A smiling man of 68 all he needs is a black hat and longer hair in back to make employees start to refer to “Charles”Yet despite Sundays with Quakers and a warm smile Murray’s latest book like many of his earlier ones came seemingly armed with Jesus of Nazareth’s promise that he “came not to bring peace but a sword” In his acknowledgments Murray names many friends and colleagues who assisted
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