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.
Here's who will be able to see the solar eclipse live on Friday. This is not quite a total solar eclipse, but it's pretty close. This Friday, March 20, marks the first and only total eclipse of the sun in 2015. During the eclipse, the moon passes directly between the sun and planet Earth.