Austin rightly begins with a discussion of Rufus Jones' influence in founding the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) as a body dedicated to his vision of the Society of Friends as a mystical religion demanding Quakers embrace a new form of social gospel and actively engage in efforts to overcome evil and injustice in seeking a better world.
Solar eclipses happen when the sun, moon and Earth are perfectly aligned so that when the moon passes in front of the sun it casts a shadow on the Earth. On March 20 this year the moon's shadow falls across parts of North Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
The easiest way to see this is during a solar eclipse, when the Moon passes in front of the Sun. With high-resolution imaging, you can clearly see the shadows, but thereâs a particular time that you can see an incredible effect with nothing more than a pair of eclipse glasses or welderâs shades. During a total solar eclipse, either right before or right after totality, the Moonâs disk nearly â but not entirely â blots out the Sun.