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Theology

October 2018 Full Issue Access

Members can download the full PDF or read any article online. Staff
Poetry

The Problem with Theology

FJ Poetry: "The problem with theology / Is that I do not know" Evan McManamy
Features

Surmounting our Quaker Language Barriers

The young woman stood outside our meetinghouse staring at our sign. Neatly calligraphed and painted in carefully chosen, muted hues,… Rick Seifert
Features

What Bridges Are Made Of

A Friend wonders if it's time to accept our differences. Sarah Katreen Hoggatt

Elders Among Us

Take a look around you the next time you gather with your meeting community. You come into meeting for worship… Mary Kay Glazer

“Leadings” For Nontheistic Friends?

When I speak of being led or feeling called to act in some way, do my words commit me to… Steven Smith

Cadbury Christmas

By Sharon Hoover In the December 15, 1983, issue of Friends Journal , Quaker scholar Henry J. Cadbury reported that… Sharon Hoover

Rolling Through Fox Country

In September 2010, I was privileged to organize a tour of Fox country for a group from my yearly meeting.… Herb Haigh

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… ErinMcDougall

The Devine Center and Communal Nurture

“You will say, Christ saith this, and the apostles saith this, but what canst thou say? Art thou a child… LynnFitz-Hugh

Leading a “Yes, We Can!? Workshop in Kenya

In 2009, I traveled as a representative of Friends General Conference to the Young Quakers Christian Association (Africa) Triennial, which… EmilyStewart

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.… SusanCorson-Finnerty
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