Rediscovering Quakerism’s Liberal Religious Roots

By Isaac Barnes May on May 1, 2015

Unprogrammed Quakerism contains an often startling array of religious beliefs. In many meetings you may find Jewish Quakers celebrating Yom Kippur and Passover; the name of Thich Nhat Hanh invoked almost as frequently as Jesus of Nazareth; or someone speaking about the harmony of Quakerism with Neo‐Pagan goddess religions. In contrast to prior generations of Quakers, the majority of people in meetings are often convinced Friends🔒

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Isaac May is a graduate student in religious studies at the University of Virginia. He is an alumnus of Earlham College and holds an MA from Harvard Divinity School. Isaac became a member of the Religious Society of Friends at Friends Meeting at Cambridge (Mass.).

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