Moral Injury in World War II
The remarkable three-part documentary series, 1 Five Came Back (Netflix streaming), tells the story of the roles of five famous Hollywood film directors: Frank Capra ( Mr. Smith Goes to…
21st century Buddhism: Facing institutionalized suffering
An interview with David R. Loy
You are a valued critic when it comes to the integration of traditional Buddhist teachings and values into our western societies. What are you currently missing in our Western discussion of Buddhist ethics? … One big issue we need to rethink is how we understand…
Everyone is Needed!
A post from God, Consciousness, & Cosmos
Wayne Ferguson shared a previous post with us (see “The Universality of Christ”). Here is a 2014 piece from the blog God, Consciousness, & Cosmos that he sees as relevant to our March-April theme of Interfaith Action.
The Canaanite woman: Recognizing kinship
“Jesus’ own vision of his ministry was more universal than you say. This is one of our key stories which illustrate the movement within Jesus during his lifetime enabling him to see his mission as one including us. This woman…is indeed for us the foremother of the mission which includes us as Gentiles. Just as she won healing and wholeness for her daughter, so too she won it for us, her daughters and sons today.”
Ensuring the Future of Liberal Quakerism: Transmission or Transformation?
Scott Martin is a member of Centre Friends Meeting in Centreville, DE, a small, rural meeting established in the late 1600’s, where he recently served as clerk. In retirement, he teaches fall prevention to older adults and writes the blog The Jungian…
Exit West and Immigrants
A Note on the novel by Mohsid Hamid
Mohsid Hamid’s Exit West is a novel exploring the experience of refugees in this world, with a little magic in the mechanism of magic doors that permit refugees to engage with the real experiences of refugees in other countries and situations. The theme is…
A Spiritual Journey
Kristin Loken attends Shepherdstown Monthly Meeting in West Virginia. From her little cottage beside the Potomac River in West Virginia, Kristin writes and works locally on problems she sees as critical to a just and sustainable world. … A few years ago, someone asked…
Meeting Immigration Discernment
An example from Duluth-Superior Friends Meeting
How does a Quaker meeting or church prepare for its ministry to immigrants in the U.S. in 2017? Here is a beginning for discernment in one meeting. It is a matter of discernment. See how the Duluth-Superior Friends Meeting in Minnesota is approaching discernment and including…
Interfaith action in a fragmented world
An invitation to write for us
The world is once again being fragmented by fearful, angry politics and warfare, and religion is often in the mix in dangerous and destructive ways. Even so, we are seeing a resurgence of people reaching out with hands and hearts across the supposed boundaries of their…
Applying my Quaker principles to urban planning
Rick Brown, AICP, CBSP, has been an urban planner for nearly 30 years, primarily serving communities in the State of Michigan. He was convinced in early 2016, and he is very proud to be a liberal Quaker who strongly…