Voluntary Associations. A Study of Groups in Free Societies. Essays in Honor of James Luther Adams

Robertson, D. B. (Editor). Voluntary Associations. A Study of Groups in Free Societies. Essays in Honor of James Luther Adams. Richmond, Virginia: John Knox Press, 1966. First edition. Quarto. 448pp. Original decorative wrappers over black cloth with gold lettering on spine and blind-stamped decoration on front cover. Frontispiece portrait of James Luther Adams. Fascinating work in which the introductory article defines the nature of democratic groups and subsequent essays explore theoretical and practical aspects. They consider such topics as associational developments in Calvinism, the ecumenical role of the “loyal opposition”, the common ground between Anabaptism and Roman Catholicism, Hobbes’s theory of associations, the voluntary character of religion in America, 19th century German thought, Rauschenbusch’s view of the church, the social philosophy of Berdyaev, forms of associations in India, experimental groups in France, Kornhauser’s analysis of types of societies, the rise of the Great City and its effect on the church, SANE as a voluntary organization, and voluntary associations as a key to history. A biographical sketch of Adams and a bibliography of his published and unpublished writings are included. Some age-wear on wrappers with spine age-toned and light damp-staining on covers. Dust-jacket in overall good-, binding and interior in very good condition. vg. Hardcover. (27972) $45