Nontheist Friends » James Riemermann http://www.nontheistfriends.org For Quakers and others interested in nontheism among Friends (Quakers) Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:20:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 Intellect and Spirituality http://www.nontheistfriends.org/article/intellect-and-spirituality/ http://www.nontheistfriends.org/article/intellect-and-spirituality/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 13:27:28 +0000 James Riemermann http://www.nontheistfriends.org/?p=157 http://www.nontheistfriends.org/article/intellect-and-spirituality/feed/ 5 A Different Understanding of Scripture http://www.nontheistfriends.org/article/a-different-understanding-of-scripture/ http://www.nontheistfriends.org/article/a-different-understanding-of-scripture/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:21:54 +0000 James Riemermann http://www.nontheistfriends.org/?p=147 blog I hadn't paid much attention to until a month or two ago. I don't know how much of my inattention is because I hadn't noticed how smartly provocative his writing is, and how much is because, as a cartographer, he's been writing less for a mapmaking audience lately, and more for Quakers and other people who question the meaning of religion. People like me. This post expands on a brief comment I made on his post Fragments of a Religion That Never Existed, where Nat writes in part:
"What I'm interested in here is the idea of scripture not defined by its innate qualities (e.g. dictated by God), but by its functional qualities. What does scripture do? I find scripture-as-community-glue interesting, but my sympathies lie with scriptures-taken-to-heart. I do have a series of books, passages from books, poems, some formal religious texts, ballads, and films that form what I believe is similar to the sort of scripture-taken-to-heart that orthodox folk might have. Except I do not have a community that draws from the same set of texts."
]]> http://www.nontheistfriends.org/article/a-different-understanding-of-scripture/feed/ 13 Two cheers for Quaker history http://www.nontheistfriends.org/article/two-cheers-for-quaker-history/ http://www.nontheistfriends.org/article/two-cheers-for-quaker-history/#comments Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:30:12 +0000 James Riemermann http://www.nontheistfriends.org/?p=54 http://www.nontheistfriends.org/article/two-cheers-for-quaker-history/feed/ 13 God Circle http://www.nontheistfriends.org/article/god-circle/ http://www.nontheistfriends.org/article/god-circle/#comments Thu, 10 May 2007 19:13:25 +0000 James Riemermann http://www.nontheistfriends.org/article/god-circle/ http://www.nontheistfriends.org/article/god-circle/feed/ 19 What is the basis of Quaker membership? http://www.nontheistfriends.org/article/what-is-the-basis-of-quaker-membership/ http://www.nontheistfriends.org/article/what-is-the-basis-of-quaker-membership/#comments Sun, 08 Apr 2007 16:14:59 +0000 James Riemermann http://www.nontheistfriends.org/article/what-is-the-basis-of-quaker-membership/ http://www.nontheistfriends.org/article/what-is-the-basis-of-quaker-membership/feed/ 8 What is a Nontheist? http://www.nontheistfriends.org/article/what-is-a-nontheist/ http://www.nontheistfriends.org/article/what-is-a-nontheist/#comments Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:06:24 +0000 James Riemermann http://www.nontheistfriends.org/what-is-a-nontheist/ http://www.nontheistfriends.org/article/what-is-a-nontheist/feed/ 27 One God at Most, or Two Gods at Least? http://www.nontheistfriends.org/article/one-god-at-most-or-two-gods-at-least/ http://www.nontheistfriends.org/article/one-god-at-most-or-two-gods-at-least/#comments Sat, 15 Jul 2006 17:05:50 +0000 James Riemermann http://blog.nontheistfriends.org/?p=12 http://www.nontheistfriends.org/article/one-god-at-most-or-two-gods-at-least/feed/ 9 Quaker Culture vs. Quaker Faith http://www.nontheistfriends.org/article/quaker-culture-vs-quaker-faith/ http://www.nontheistfriends.org/article/quaker-culture-vs-quaker-faith/#comments Mon, 12 Jun 2006 18:18:31 +0000 James Riemermann http://blog.nontheistfriends.org/?p=10 http://www.nontheistfriends.org/article/quaker-culture-vs-quaker-faith/feed/ 9 A liberal Quaker rant against conservative-leaning liberal Quakerism http://www.nontheistfriends.org/article/a-liberal-quaker-rant-against-conservative-leaning-liberal-quakerism/ http://www.nontheistfriends.org/article/a-liberal-quaker-rant-against-conservative-leaning-liberal-quakerism/#comments Sat, 25 Mar 2006 18:48:42 +0000 James Riemermann http://nontheistfriends.org/ntfblog/?p=3 http://www.nontheistfriends.org/article/a-liberal-quaker-rant-against-conservative-leaning-liberal-quakerism/feed/ 42 My Spiritual Journey http://www.nontheistfriends.org/article/my-spiritual-journey-riemermann/ http://www.nontheistfriends.org/article/my-spiritual-journey-riemermann/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2005 00:36:42 +0000 James Riemermann http://blog.nontheistfriends.org/my-spiritual-journey/ http://www.nontheistfriends.org/article/my-spiritual-journey-riemermann/feed/ 2