Rufus Jones
1863–1948 (age 85)
Religious Leader/Philosopher
Biography
Rufus Jones, born 1863, was a Quaker writer and philosopher whose books and lectures articulated the spiritual basis for peace, equality, and the dignity of every individual and helped found the American Friends Service Committee.
He traveled widely speaking on behalf of reconciliation and turned his scholarship toward making Quaker concerns accessible to the broader public, leaving a legacy now commemorated near Haverford New Meeting Cemetery.