“Queries“ (open-ended questions) are the traditional method used by Quakers to stimulate reflection. Quakers feel that before we consider the ideas and opinions of others, it is important to reflect upon one’s own experiences, motivations, and inward…
By Anthony Manousos … Like a boy who can’t resist playing with matches, Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove Outreach Center in Gainesville, FL, couldn’t resist burning the Qur’an. Not only did he do this despicable deed, he even posted his inflammatory act on the…
John Marsh reminds us of the mystical connection between Sufism, Quakerism and Universalism—a subject I am exploring in a new book, “Becoming a Friend of God” ( http://laquaker.blogspot.com/2010/11/becoming-friend-of-god-path-of-sufism.html). John shares…
Preparing young people for a pluralistic world is one of the great challenges of our era. Interfaith youth work, an essential component of this burgeoning movement, has many aspects: service, dialogue, worship sharing, leadership development, fun and games, and of course…
Rachel Stacy’s question “Can a Christian be a Universalist?” has provoked many thoughtful responses reflecting the diversity of theological perspectives among Friends. Here are a few more: … Victoria Pearson writes: … This post is so helpful…
Rachel Findley writes: … Christian Universalism is the basis on which I can deeply align with Christianity. Reading Sam Caldwell on “The Inward Light” helped to bring home to me how Quakerism unites Christianity and Universalism. “It is my own view…
By Tom Paxson … The Christian and Interfaith Relations Committee (CIRC) of FGC represents Friends at the World Council of Churches. Tom Paxson explains how this representation seeks to ensure that there is a Quaker…
Ron Krumpos, author of a book on mysticism called “The greatest achievement in life,” wrote this response to the review of a new book by Rob Bell, an Evangelical Christian who suggests that God might actually save everybody (not just Christians).—Anthony…
A “Quaking Muslim” is what Akel E. Bitaji, Senator for the upper house of the Jordanian Parliament, identified himself as during a dinner with the United Church Press Tour last week. Mr. Bitaji is a graduate of the Ramallah Friends School and a graduate of the…
By Anthony Manousos … There is a deep connection between interfaith and intra-faith reconciliation, as I learned when I went to my first annual meeting of the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC), Section of the Americas, in Philadelphia last…
