Quaker Theology

Interreligious Dialogue

  • Context/Content/Community: Teaching Interfaith Dialogue as a Quaker

    This article explores teaching interfaith dialogue through a Quaker lens, emphasizing practices such as peace testimony, lived experience, universal grace, and the use of silence for discernment. It discusses challenges faced in interfaith engagement and how Quaker principles foster respectful understanding, empathy, and community among diverse religious traditions. The article highlights the importance of “paying…

  • Howard Brinton and the World Council of Churches: The Theological Impact of Ecumenism on Friends

    This article explores Howard Brinton’s involvement in the ecumenical movement and the World Council of Churches, emphasizing its theological impact on Friends. It highlights Brinton’s challenges in engaging with broader Christian theological trends, his efforts to advocate Quaker perspectives on pacifism and sacraments, and the ongoing relevance of theological dialogue for Quakers.

  • The Spiritual Similarities of Quaker Silence and Pentecostal Glossolalia in Worship

    This article explores the spiritual similarities between Quaker silence and Pentecostal glossolalia as distinct means of worship both aiming for direct experience and guidance from the Spirit. It highlights four key shared aspects: direct divine experience, the sovereignty of the Spirit in worship, mutual edification of self and others, and the limitations and challenges of…

  • The Making of “The Tree Of Life” in Indigenous Mexican Beliefs

    The article recounts the author’s journey of making a film about the Totonac indigenous Mexican ritual known as the Voladores dance, its deep symbolic meaning rooted in Mesoamerican beliefs, and the connections to Quaker spirituality and intuition. The author reflects on the interplay between indigenous cosmology, Christian influences, and personal spiritual experiences, highlighting the transformative…