Jim - my understanding is that the label "quietism" was coined by Elisha Bates around 1832 as a way of ridiculing the previous generations of Friends.
The Quietist period tends to be regarded differently by the different branches of Friends. Wilbur…
Thanks for inspiring this excellent discussion. We have used Friendly Bible Study here for 3 years, and still have momentum. We are a tiny cell of people, and we enjoy one another personally. I think the size of our group allows us to break the rule…
Two testimonies that I am particularly called to live out are simplicity and sustainability/harmony with nature/environmental concern.
Here is a great resource called "The Story of Stuff". It addresses consumerism and the cycle in which our societ…
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