February 2006
Monthly Archive
Quakers, from the Viewpoint of a Naturalist
Posted by Os Cresson on Feb 22 2006 | Tagged as: Blogroll, Republished
(Friends Journal, March 2006, pp. 18-20) - with added notes
The text of the Friends Journal article follows, and then notes expanding on several cryptic statements in the article. At the end is a brief reading list.
I grew up loving nature and feeling part of it—dirt, bugs, people, and everything. It was, and still is, amazing […]
Carl Sagan’s Great Demotions and his religion for the future
Posted by Os Cresson on Feb 20 2006 | Tagged as: Blogroll
Carl Sagan saw that humans of undergone a series of demotions during the last five centuries and are still struggling with them. He also called our attention to a religion for the future. Quaker nontheists have a place in this process.