Call Number:

MC.950.070

Repository:

Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Extent:

.1 linear ft. (2 folders)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Dean Freiday manuscripts (HC.MC.950.070), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

Date:

Undated.

Creator:

Freiday, Dean

Form:

manuscripts (documents)

Abstract:

This collection is comprised of typed manuscripts by Dean Freiday.

Dean Freiday (1915-2007), was a Quaker writer and theologian, with special interests in discovering and discussing the commonalities between the Society of Friends and other Christian religions, particularly the Roman Catholic Church. He was chairman of the Christian Unity Committee (1966-1968), the Forum on Baptism, Eucharist, Mutually recognized Ministry (BEM), the Historic Peace Churches/Fellowship of Reconciliation (FPC/FOR), and the Christian and Interfaith Relations Committee (CIRC). He was also the editor of Quaker Religious Thought (1979-1989), an active member of the Commission on Faith and Order (F & O), the World Council of Churches (WCC), and the National Council of Churches of Christ (NCCC), Friends General Conference (FGC). He was a member of the Manasquan Monthly Meeting, in Manasquan, New Jersey, and was married to Esther Selke. He died in 2007.

Source: Finding Aid for the Dean Freiday Papers, Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College

This collection is comprised of typed manuscripts by Dean Freiday, including: "The Biblical Evidence for the Sacraments: A Critical Examination."