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Theology
I Was Blind, But Now I See
Many are familiar with the Indian fable of the blind men and the elephant, immortalized by the Fritz Eichenberg woodcut…
So What Can We Say Now? Suggestions for Explaining Quakerism
Margaret Fell, "the mother of Quakerism," describes an occasion when George Fox challenged his listeners to recognize the experiential nature…
What Jesus Means to Me
As an Orthodox Jewish boy in Manchester, England, I was taught that Christianity was the religion of our oppressors. It…
Quakers, from the Viewpoint of a Naturalist
I grew up loving nature and feeling part of it—dirt, bugs, people, and everything. It was, and still is, amazing…
Finding Dropt Letters
The Religious Society of Friends contains a number of very active members who attend worship every week, yet do not…
Shades of Gray: A Liberal Christian Quaker Speaks Up
Liberal Quakers today often frame our discussions about theology as a debate between Christocentric and Universalist Friends. I’m leery, however,…
Towards Deeper Communion across Our Theological Divides
Five years after Friends Meeting at Cambridge approved taking same-sex couples under its care, my life partner, Polly, and I…
Jesus as the Second Option
Times change. Perhaps certain aspects of reality don’t change, but times do change. As a poet I’d like to have…
Rancor
My son and I, separated by half a continent, had been talking on the phone for 30 minutes when he…
An Approach to Religious Education
Members of the Menomonie Ministerial Association (M.A.M.A) stared at me in slack-jawed silence. We had been in the midst of…
The 'Honest to God' Debate and Friends
The paperback Honest to God, by John A. T. Robinson, Bishop of Woolwich in England, has apparently sold more quickly…
God's Way and Human Will
For saith Christ, which is the Word of God, My sheep hear my voice and they follow me; and I…
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