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Report on the Nontheist Friends interest group at New England Yearly Meeting
Posted by Zach Alexander on Aug 09 2007 | Tagged as: Reports
There was a moment at one point where the “interested theist” Friend expressed some misgivings about his certainty of God’s existence, but then said that he was in his nineties, and without much time to engage in speculation — and he won’t have to wait long to find out firsthand anyway. He ended by saying, “I wouldn’t be surprised either way.”
“One way it’s hard to be surprised,” joked another, and we had a little laugh. …
Reflections on a Decade of Nontheism Workshops
Posted by Robin Alpern on Mar 30 2007 | Tagged as: Reports
In 1996, Bowen Alpern, Glenn Mallison and I designed and presented a workshop called “Nontheism Among Friends” at the Friends General Conference Gathering. Since then, various people have led the workshop and offshoots from it. I have led seven so far. This year, I was particularly aware of […]
Powell House Nontheism Among Friends
Posted by Robin Alpern on Mar 02 2007 | Tagged as: Reports
The “Nontheism Among Friends” workshop was originally designed and led by Bowen Alpern (Scarsdale Meeting), the late Glenn Mallison (Ithaca Meeting), and myself (Scarsdale Meeting), at the Friends General Conference Gathering in 1996. Twenty years previously, Robert Morgan (PYM) had led a “Workshop for Nontheistic Friends” at the FGC Gathering; so far there has been no trace of any follow-up. The 1996 workshop was taken up by other leaders, and has been offered ever since at the Gathering. Many Friends have led similar conferences at Woodbrooke Study Center in England, Pendle Hill, and at their Monthly and Yearly Meetings.
Report from Nontheistic Friends’ Workshop at FGC 1976
Posted by Workshop for Non-Theistic Friends on Jul 02 2005 | Tagged as: Reports
Friends General Conference, Ithaca, New York, June, 1976
The fifteen to twenty of us who joined this workshop did so out of the need to share ideas with others who are searching for an authentic personal religious framework. The lack of an adequate religious vocabulary which could be used as an alternative to traditional concepts has […]