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The Unselfishness of God

Other titles: The Unselfishness of God and How I Discovered It

Hannah Whitall Smith · 1832–1911

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For anyone seeking a deeper understanding of God’s nature and a more authentic spiritual life, The Unselfishness of God by Hannah Whitall Smith offers profound insight. Through her personal journey of doubt, struggle, and revelation, you will discover a God whose love is entirely selfless and compassionate.

I was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the year 1832. My parents were strict Quakers, and until my marriage at nineteen, I knew nothing of any other religion. I had an absolutely happy childhood and girlhood. I think so now, as I look back upon it, and my diary, kept from the time I was sixteen years old, shows that I thought so then.
From My Parents
  1. 1 Introduction 13 min
  2. 2 My Parents 23 min
  3. 3 My Quaker Childhood 11 min
  4. 4 Quakerism 11 min
  5. 5 Quaker truth, And Quaker Ministry 10 min
  6. 6 Quaker Opportunities 20 min
  7. 7 Quaker Guidance 8 min
  8. 8 Quaker queries 15 min
  9. 9 The sugar-scoop Bonnet 12 min
  10. 10 The Hat Testimony 12 min
  11. 11 Plainness of Speech 7 min
  12. 12 Friends' Testimonies Against Fiction, Music, and Art 9 min
  13. 13 Quaker Scruples 6 min
  14. 14 The First Epoch in My Religious Life (the Awakening) 7 min
  15. 15 My Search 11 min
  16. 16 Eclipse of Faith 13 min
  17. 17 A Renewed Search 4 min
  18. 18 Second Epoch in My Religious Life (restoration of Belief) 15 min
  19. 19 The Assurance of Faith 9 min
  20. 20 The Romance of the Religious Life 5 min
  21. 21 Questionings 4 min
  22. 22 The Third Epoch in My Religious Life (the Restitution of All Things) 13 min
  23. 23 The Unselfishness of God 11 min
  24. 24 Effect of My Views on My Public Work 9 min
  25. 25 The Fourth Epoch in My Religious Life (the Life of Faith) 11 min
  26. 26 The Way of Escape 19 min
  27. 27 A Discovery, Not an Attainment 6 min
  28. 28 The Secret of a Happy Life 15 min
  29. 29 The Life of Faith Quaker Doctrine 5 min
  30. 30 Holiness Camp Meetings 11 min
  31. 31 The Lovely Will of God 8 min
  32. 32 Old Age and Death 7 min