EPISODE · Nov 15, 2022 · 35 MIN
Introducing the Quaker Tradition
from The ChurchNext Podcast · host Gary Gillespie, Sarah Bur, Elizabeth Brignac, Carrie Graves
Books:Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard ThurmanOnline Resources:QuakerSpeak - a bi-weekly series on YouTubeSilence and Witness (2004) by Michael Lawrence Birkel.Quaker.org: "A place for people worldwide to access reliable basic information about the Religious Society of Friends (the Quakers) and to explore resources that could help them find a spiritual path and community." Quaker.org is a project of Friends Publishing Corporation, which also publishes the Friends Journal.The Friends General Conference webpage offers overviews of Quaker beliefs and resources for people who want to learn more.I Need You - A Prayer by Howard ThurmanI need Your sense of time. Always I have an underlying anxiety about things. Sometimes I am in a hurry to achieve my ends and am completely without patience. It is hard for me to realize that some growth is slow, that not all processes are swift. I cannot discriminate between what takes time to develop and what can be rushed because my sense of time is dulled. O to understand the meaning of perspective that I may do all things with a profound sense of leisure of time.
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The Society of Friends (Quakers) takes a unique space in the American religious landscape. It is rooted in Christianity but when you ask if Quakers are Christians today, the answer varies. Some describe themselves as Christians; others hesitate to characterize themselves as a theistic movement at all. What unifies the Quaker experience? Quakers emphasize listening to God through contemplative prayer. Likewise, Quakers practice nonviolence and value simplicity, especially in worship. Quaker meetings also tend to emphasize inclusiveness. In the U.S. Quakers have historically advocated for equality and justice. In this episode, Gary Gillespie and Sarah Bur describe the contemporary American Quaker experience. They discuss basic history, beliefs, values, worship style, and other important elements of Quakerism today.
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