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Theology

God: The Ultimate Vacuum Trap

Yesterday I was cold. Not surprising, as we live at 6,000 feet altitude in an inadequately insulated house with no… Alicia Adams

Useful Fictions

I am a scientist, an atheist, and a skeptic who does not believe in any form of the supernatural. Nonetheless,… George Gjelfriend

Explaining Windows to an Ant

For me, the Earth is an unchanging solid foundation. The sun rises in the East, travels across the sky, and… Mark S. Cary

Credo

I believe there is an ultimate reality that makes existence possible and continuously sustains creation. At the human level, we… Betty Jean Rugh Elder

Recognizing that of God in each other

I was distressed by Marty Grundy’s review of Godless for God’s Sake (FJ Nov. 2006). I hear echoes of 1827… Susan Furry

Journeying in Darkness

When I was in the second grade I received a Bible, a gift from my Sunday school. In the New… Melody Brazo

Friends and the Interfaith Peace Movement

Our country and the world were shaken to the core by the events of September 11, 2001. In response, we… Anthony Manousos

Strengthening Interfaith Connections Locally

My experiences visiting and living abroad have been a major influence on what I hope, as a Quaker, to emphasize… Judith Brown

Knowing and Sharing Our Faith and Its Historical Influence

Why isn’t there a cross?" asks a young boy, visiting with his 5th grade class from North Carolina. "Where does… Paulette Meier

The Friends of Truth: A Case for Reclaiming Our Earlier Name

Though most Friends have forgotten it (or never heard it in the first place), the Friends of Truth was our… Robert Griswold

A Perspective on the Quaker Sweat Lodge

I am responding to Chuck Fager’s recent letter on Friends General Conference and the Quaker Sweat Lodge ("Finding a Way… Bruce Birchard

Whose DNA Is It Anyway?

What if your girlfriend asked you to take a DNA test before you got engaged? Or your employer wanted a… Margery Post Abbott
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