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Roots and Flowers of Quaker Nontheism
Posted by Os Cresson on Jan 23 2007 | Tagged as: Blogroll, History
This essay is dedicated to people who struggle to find their views, and to hold views that are different from those of others. I am especially indebted to those who have given workshops and attended them, and who have written and spoken and read and listened. As it is impossible to thank you personally, let [...]
Notes for “Henry Joel Cadbury: No Assurance of God or Immortality”
Posted by Os Cresson on Jan 14 2007 | Tagged as: Blogroll, History
These notes are keyed to the paragraphs in the chapter, “Henry Joel Cadbury: No Assurance of God or Immortality,” in Godless for God’s Sake: Nontheism in Contemporary Quakerism. Most of the notes are excerpts from Henry Cadbury’s writings. These were selected to support the assertions in the chapter. The topic of each note is given [...]
Hannah Barnard’s Story
Posted by Os Cresson on Jun 23 2006 | Tagged as: Blogroll, History
Hannah Jenkins (1755-1825) was born in Nantucket MA and lived in Dover, Duchess Co., and Hudson, Columbia Co. NY. Her family was poor and she received little formal education. Born a Baptist, she became a Quaker at 18.
Meeting for Worship: an Opportunity for Being
Posted by Robin Alpern on Jun 11 2006 | Tagged as: Blogroll, 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 our [...]
Why Not Join the Unitarians?
Posted by Robin Alpern on Apr 08 2006 | Tagged as: Blogroll
Why Not Join the Unitarians?
That is one of the questions most frequently asked when I tell people about beinga nontheist Friend.
The answer that comes to mind first has nothing to do with being of a nontheist bent. I grew up in the Religious Society of Friends, literally and figuratively. My parents joined the Society when [...]
Notes for “David Duncan and the Free Friends of Manchester”
Posted by Os Cresson on Mar 31 2006 | Tagged as: Blogroll, Republished
Here, after a brief introduction, are excerpts from the writings of the Free Friends of Manchester, England. These are meant to accompany the chapter, “The Making of a Quaker Nontheist Tradition,” in Godless for God’s Sake: Nontheism in Contemporary Quakerism. The original text will be posted on this website in March 2007, but not before [...]
Notes for “Chanticleer’s Call: Religion As A Naturalist Views It”
Posted by Os Cresson on Mar 30 2006 | Tagged as: Blogroll, Republished
These notes are keyed to the paragraphs in my chapter, “Chanticleer’s Call: Religion As A Naturalist Views It,” in Godless for God’s Sake: Nontheism in Contemporary Quakerism. The original text will not be posted on this website until March 2007 so as not to interfere with book sales as we attempt to recover the costs.
Godless [...]
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.
Seeking a Religion of Daily Life
Posted by Os Cresson on Oct 20 2005 | Tagged as: Blogroll
For some Quakers, religion is primarily about daily lives and living as well as possible in ones meeting community and in the wider world. This is Quakerism with an emphasis on our lives rather than an emphasis on talk about these lives.
Standing on a rock in Firbank Fell in 1652, George Fox called out, “Let [...]