Archive | June, 2006

Quaker Culture vs. Quaker Faith

Posted by on June 12, 2006 in Blog Posts

I’ve gotten into an interesting exchange HERE on Chris M’s mysteriously titled blog “Tables, Chairs and Oaken Chests.” I’ll have to look closer to see how he came to that title. Anyway, Chris’s article holds up Samuel Caldwell’s well-known 1998 address at Pendle Hill, and I take a couple of jabs at it. Below is [...]

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Meeting for Worship: an Opportunity for Being

Posted by on June 11, 2006 in Personal Journeys

Note: New York Yearly Meeting (NYYM) invited the author to write an essay from a nontheist perspective, for a special issue of the NYYM newsletter on Meeting for Worship. Meeting for worship is a potent crucible for breaking the spell of time, the ego, the identity, our daily drama, the alluring vale of tears that [...]

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Belief or Commitment

Posted by on June 11, 2006 in Blog Posts

I know who you are. I have read the innermost secrets of your heart.

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