By Rhoda Gilman … During the past three years the Quaker Universalist Fellowship has discussed the possibility of following up its three QUF Readers with a book-length collection of Quaker universalist publications on mysticism. …
This article is from Tikkun magazine, the official publication of the Network of Spiritual Progressives. This organization (which has the support of many Quakers) was started by Rabbi Michael Lerner, who describes its mission as follows: … “We are a…
The relationship between Muslims and Jews has become a major topic of controversy since the establishment of the state of Israel. Is Islam intrinsically anti-Semitic? Historically, how were Jews treated in Muslim countries? These and other important questions are addressed…
There has been much rejoicing in the world today, and especially in the interfaith community, when we learned of the downfall of the tyrant Hosni Mubarak. As we try to assess the import of this watershed moment—comparable to the fall of the Berlin wall—it is…
Taoism has had a deep and enduring appeal to those who value peace and simplicity, like the Quakers, because it portrays a way of life free from violence and open to the Spirit—a life guided not by ego, but by compassion and Truth. The Quaker artist Fritz Eichenberg, whose…
Eileen Flanagan, Quaker mother, teacher, activist and author of The Serenity Prayer and other books , wrote this article which appeared in the Huntington Post. In it Flanagan addresses one of the basic issues of Universalism: the values and practices that…
Sallie B. King, Professor of Philosophy and Religion at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, is the author of many books and articles on Buddhism, Quakerism, interfaith dialogue, and the cross-cultural philosophy of religion. This is the introduction to a…
Max Carter, director of Friends Center, Guilford College, and a recorded Friends minister, serves on the Board of the American Friends Service Committee and the Advisory Board of the Earlham School of Religion. He also writes a religion column for the Washington…
As explained in a previous blog, Sally Rickerman, who will soon celebrated her 9oth birthday, is a founding member of QUF. Her deep commitment to Quakerism and Universalism is described in a pamphlet entitled “Growing Up Quaker and…
In May, 1983 the Quaker Universalist Fellowship was organized at a gathering held at the London Grove Meeting in southeastern Pennsylvania. Among those attending was Sally Rickerman, and she volunteered to serve as treasurer. In the years that followed, she became a mainstay of…
