[Copied from here. It provides one of the best summaries of Quaker thought and history that I've encountered. It was awarded Dec 10th, 1947. - ed.] Presentation Speech by Gunnar Jahn, Chairman of the Nobel Committee The Nobel Committee of the Norwegian Parliament has awarded this year’s Peace Prize to the Quakers, represented by their [...]
Living Leadings
Religious, Spiritual, and Scholarly Considerations from Robert C. Fischer
One rarely knows what is good for us and what is bad. Therefore if we knowingly put ourselves in the hands of Almighty, whatever happens must be deemed good. And I try literally to follow that precept.
Gandhi, "Letter to Francesca Standenath", April 1947
Quakerism
Dear Fellow Christians:
This is what we sound like to everyone else.
If you haven’t seen this video yet, it’s worth watching: As Christians, that’s what we sound like to everyone else. I know, because I can empathize with those outside the faith: being in Christian Theology and American Christianity and going through those readings, I spend a lot of the time just going, “Wait—we believe what?!?” [...]
My Quakerism and Christian Theology
Here at Duke Divinity School, you are your religious affiliation. While the faculty and staff are excellent at treating each person as an individual, the reality of the setting is that most the students are coming into their own identity as members of their denomination—myself included—and the result is that there are a lot of [...]
