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Concerned about 'non-theistic Quakerism'. (An oxymoron!)
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William F Rushby replied to Stephen Petter's discussion 'Concerned about 'non-theistic Quakerism'. (An oxymoron!)'
Rudy Zalesak replied to Stephen Petter's discussion 'Concerned about 'non-theistic Quakerism'. (An oxymoron!)'"Nicholas, I really like your idea!, as a personal prayer. Now how do we get that into Faith and Practice? :)Anyway I'm going to try it out. I like the way it ignores our tribal notions of belief/non-belief and gets right down to following…"
Lawrence Cullen Jones replied to Stephen Petter's discussion 'Concerned about 'non-theistic Quakerism'. (An oxymoron!)'"I find myself drifting from classic/catholic Christianity towards theistic universalism with a tint of Bahai. Yet, I am strongly attracted to the practices of conservative Friends. I do not dress "Plain," but I try to…"
David Nelson Seaman replied to Stephen Petter's discussion 'Concerned about 'non-theistic Quakerism'. (An oxymoron!)'"In the United States there is a history of Quaker thought converging with Non-Theism, although the term "Humanist" was used in its early literature. In 1939 a group calling itself the Humanist Society of Friends was…"
Stephen Petter posted a status"Gutted! An interesting experience; one actually feels a physical something in the centre of one's body. Presumably why people say the heart "
Stephen Petter replied to Stephen Petter's discussion 'Concerned about 'non-theistic Quakerism'. (An oxymoron!)'"Please hold me in the Light as I attend a critical meeting of my Local Meeting tomorrow (6th 1st Month) in which we are due to consider my concern about the threat of non-theism. I seek support in asking to be invited to other Meetings simply to…"
Olivia replied to Stephen Petter's discussion 'Concerned about 'non-theistic Quakerism'. (An oxymoron!)'"Yes, it's difficult as I find that I agree with both Howard's perspective and Thomas Merton's. We have no way to talk about ultimate Truth other than with words! Many times, people show by their words…"
William F Rushby replied to Stephen Petter's discussion 'Concerned about 'non-theistic Quakerism'. (An oxymoron!)'"Thanks, Forrest, for quoting the incident from Thomas Merton's memoirs. It shows how superficial Quaker worship can be when we draw only upon our own meager resources. rather than those offered to hungry souls by the Son of God. …"
Howard Brod replied to Stephen Petter's discussion 'Concerned about 'non-theistic Quakerism'. (An oxymoron!)'"When I was much younger I was a member of a very large meeting and had an occasion to attend a meeting-wide overnight retreat. During one of the workshops I was randomly paired up with an elderly woman to take a long walk on a path in the woods. We…"
Olivia replied to Stephen Petter's discussion 'Concerned about 'non-theistic Quakerism'. (An oxymoron!)'"Hello David,
Thank you for your thoughtful and powerful post. However, please do note the following in Stephen Petter's comment just prior to yours:
What he says is true and is contrary to your statement that " Nontheism seems…"
David Nelson Seaman replied to Stephen Petter's discussion 'Concerned about 'non-theistic Quakerism'. (An oxymoron!)'"It is true that science, reason and humanism are forces which can incorporate into our lives good things and many benefits, but Carl Jung had an interesting perception as to the limits to which they contribute to the richness and…"
Stephen Petter replied to Stephen Petter's discussion 'Concerned about 'non-theistic Quakerism'. (An oxymoron!)'"THank you everyone for a very interesting and helpful discussion. (It seems to have ended now.) I am sorry my blog (www.sp37.info) went down for a few days. A shorter version of the essay has been published by 'The Friend' (Britian…"
"What can happen instead [Thomas Merton's account]:
“One Sunday I went to the Quaker meeting house in Flushing, where Mother had once sat and meditated with the Friends. I sat down there too, in a deep pew in the back near a…"
""Non-realist" in this context is supposed to mean "does not consider God real"? (I can't see us getting into 'realist' vs 'nominalist' as a basis for purging one another...)
I don't know about…"
Olivia replied to Stephen Petter's discussion 'Concerned about 'non-theistic Quakerism'. (An oxymoron!)'"Hello Daniel,
Thank you for what you sharing -- your several posts -- I found your earlier post provocative and agreed with various points, though the second one seems to have lost the Spiritual center of whatever spoke to me in that earlier one and…"
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