Quakerism

Those Other Branch Quakers

“Be careful of those ‘other branch’ Quakers.” These words were spoken to me at a recent Wednesday evening Bible study by…

An Ecology of the Spirit

In meeting this past First Day, I started working on the similarities and differences between ministry and pastoral care. My…

Belonging: Quakers, Membership, and the Need to be Known

hat role does monthly meeting membership play in our understanding of faith and belonging?  Can someone be a Quaker without… Emily Higgs

No Religion. Always Practicing Quakerism.

Quakerism was not my first choice.  When I was 17 and decided to visit some churches, I originally thought the Unitarian…

Walking the Labyrinth

"This is the message we have heard and declare to you: God is light; in God there is no darkness…

Quaker Women’s Theology Conference

When the invitation to write an article for Friends Journal about the Pacific Northwest Quaker Women’s Theology Conference (PNWQWTC) came…

Quaker Women’s Theology Conference

When the invitation to write an article for Friends Journal about the Pacific Northwest Quaker Women’s Theology Conference (PNWQWTC) came…

Sparks and Spaces: Lived Experience in Friends Schools

We sit in circles. God is everywhere. There are no right answers. —Kindergartner’s response to parents’ question: What is Quaker…

S-P-I-C-E-S: The Quaker Testimonies

This model of Friends testimonies is incorporated into the school’s curriculum.

Congratulations, Earlham School of Religion

Unprogrammed Friends are fond of saying that we’ve abolished the laity and each of us is called to a ministry.…

Preparing for Ministry in a Non-Creedal Tradition

"In the beginning. . . ." Good creation stories affirm the origin of those who tell them and intrigue the…

Learning to Speak Community

Last fall in a Quakerism 101 group I facilitated at Cincinnati Friends Meeting, a Friend spoke of a recent conversation…
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