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SPICES – Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, Equality & Stewardship — Core Quaker Values.

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QuakerSpeak is a bi-weekly video series. New video every other THURSDAY! SUPPORT QuakerSpeak on Patreon! http://fdsj.nl/patreon2 SUBSCRIBE for a new video every other week! http://fdsj.nl/QS-Subscribe WATCH all our videos: http://fdsj.nl/qs-all-videos ___ Become a Friends Journal subscriber for only $28 http://fdsj.nl/FJ-Subscribe Filming and Editing by Rebecca Hamilton-Levi Music: The Caretaker by Isaac Joel ___ Transcript: The peace testimony today is one of the things that binds, I think, all Friends across our very wide theological spectrum. Friends of all branches come together around the peace testimony and the recognition of the reality that God calls us to walk the path of peace. I think that's a beautiful thing that we still have unity in that even as our practice, our way of experiencing God and worshiping God, can be so different. For me, I'm still very much spoken to by that image of the lion laying down with the lamb and the peaceable kingdom of pounding our swords into plowshares and instead of focusing on ways of imposing our will on others, really living into that nurturing faithfulness. Examining the Quaker Peace Testimony My name is Adria Gulizia. I live in Newark, New Jersey and I attend Chatham-Summit Friends Meeting in Chatham, New Jersey. The peace testimony was first authoritatively articulated in the 1660 Declaration to King Charles II, and what's interesting about that articulation is that it was both a theological statement and political statement. The theological statement is, you know, as followers of Christ, we believe that we have been disarmed by the gospel. We are no longer going to lift up weaponry against our fellow man. We instead will only engage in the spiritual warfare described in Ephesians six, what Friends would come to call the Lamb's War, of praying for each other ,of preaching the gospel, of living in the power of the Spirit. The political side, however, is that there was a lot of tumult-- basically civil war in England that time, and by making this declaration it was basically saying, look, as Quakers were harmless. We're not gonna get on any army's side. We're not going to try to overthrow the government. We're safe, please just leave us alone to pray, and by doing that Early friends protected the fledgling Quaker movement from political persecution. Do We Need the Peace Testimony Today? Early Friends were fond of quoting the scripture verse that, you know, we must work out our salvation with fear and trembling. It's not enough to look at the past and say, oh well those faithful people in the past did X and therefore I today must do X. We have to encounter that spiritual reality for ourselves, and so as we consider the peace testimony it's not enough to say, oh well, George Fox said this and Barclay said that. The question as it was in Fox's time is what canst thou say. And so, you know, I think Friends today certainly, you know— I, in this moment, have to always go back to the beginning. Okay, do I believe that the Spirit that spoke through Jesus that said, you know, lay down your sword; that said, resist not the evil person; that's informed Christians and Quakers for the last 2000 years: do I believe that that Spirit has changed? Have I experienced the reality of that Spirit? Have I experienced that feeling of being disarmed? For myself in my own life, I have been disarmed in several ways. I used to be somewhat—- somewhat. I used to be extremely competitive, verbally more than anything, but with that streak that not only wanted to be right, but wanted to be better than you; that wanted to kind of rub your nose in the fact that you were wrong. That's the spirit of violence. And so what does it mean to lay down violence in interpersonal relationships as well as outward violence, as well as other types of coercion? More: https://quakerspeak.com/video/peace ___ The views expressed in this video are of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of Friends Journal or its collaborators.

Examining the Quaker Peace Testimony

QuakerSpeak is a bi-weekly video series. New video every other THURSDAY! SUPPORT QuakerSpeak on Patreon! http://fdsj.nl/patreon2 SUBSCRIBE for a new video every other week! http://fdsj.nl/QS-Subscribe WATCH all our videos: http://fdsj.nl/qs-all-videos ___ Become a Friends Journal subscriber for only $28 http://fdsj.nl/FJ-Subscribe Filming and Editing by Rebecca Hamilton-Levi Music: "Currents" by Marie ___ Transcript: After the Trump election there was a training before the Women's March for people to do bystander intervention training. So I took that training; I started doing bystander intervention trainings at the Meeting and other places, and as it increasingly became clear that the division in the country was becoming deeper and deeper and sharper and sharper, and that it was in part a regional difference and in part a cultural difference and finally a political difference, and that those things all overlay— But you know, I grew up in Texas. I'm 6th generation southerner. In many ways I can talk, as one of my friends put it, NPR versus Nascar. I definitely can talk Nascar but I can also— I'm educated, I hang out with liberals, I can also talk NPR. And so I felt like I had a gift there that I could share with people. The Secret to True Communication J.E. McNeil. Washington, D.C. I'm a member of Friends Meeting of Washington D.C. So I wanted to take this gift that I have of my ability to talk to people who have different viewpoints than mine and try to find a way to help other people do that. So this program first talks about how perspectives-- how we often think that what I see is the only answer. And I created one of those ubiquitous tubes where one side looks like this and another side looks like that and they all interconnect and you know, you go, “Oh, look at that! We're looking at the same thing, but we see different things.” You know, it's a starting point. It's a starting point about just saying, you know, look, I disagree with my Trump supporter friends, I disagree with my anti-abortion birther friends, but we can talk about those topics, and so the whole program is about how do you do that? And it's actually a lot harder than most people think. Strategies for Actual Communication The most effective thing you can do in communication with others is to listen; not to listen in order to format your argument, not to listen in order to come up with what I think is the incredibly passive aggressive system of nonviolent communication. It's to actually just listen. And then the second most important thing you do, which I learned from a young woman who had been an Evangelical Christian who went online and started trying to post to convince people to believe that Jesus was their personal Lord and savior, and she ended up marrying a non-christian, you know, agnostic guy. And she said how she got there was he asked her questions and he asked her enough questions— really asking her questions about her faith, not attacks, but you know, not do you really believe Jesus? You know, not that kind of a question, but can you give me an example of how Jesus is your personal Lord and savior? So a real question, and then that made her free to ask her own questions. So those are the two most valuable tools that I find almost never get used: actually really listening and actually being curious about what the other person has to say. I mean it does work to have a conversation and why is that enough? It's enough, because it's the only way that you will ever get anywhere else. You can't start persuading people until you're actually communicating, and if you're going in with the idea of persuading you're never going to communicate. So that's the program, and I've done it multiple times. I even can manage to do it in a Zoom meeting format, which is not my favorite, but it's possible, and I think it's a valuable program and hopefully at some point I'll be able to get back to traveling and/or by Zoom doing it again. ___ The views expressed in this video are of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of Friends Journal or its collaborators.

The Secret to True Communication

QuakerSpeak is a bi-weekly video series. New video every other THURSDAY! SUPPORT QuakerSpeak on Patreon! http://fdsj.nl/patreon2 SUBSCRIBE for a new video every other week! http://fdsj.nl/QS-Subscribe WATCH all our videos: http://fdsj.nl/qs-all-videos ___ Become a Friends Journal subscriber for only $28 http://fdsj.nl/FJ-Subscribe Filming and Editing by Rebecca Hamilton-Levi Music: Moment of Truth by David H ___ Transcript: I would say a lot of my Quaker practice, when I really started to question and understand and intentionally decide to participate in meetings and in the Faith, really started to happen during my time in college. Quakerism was always a very grounding space for me throughout my whole life, but in college when I was away from my home community, I started to, you know, feel that longing for the space of home and stillness and reflection that Quakerism really brought. So yeah, I've kind of enjoyed continuing looking for that everywhere I go. My Experience as a Young Adult Quaker I'm Calliope George. I'm currently living at Pennington Friends House in New York City and I'm a sojourning Friend of New York Yearly Meeting. I was first introduced to Quakerism as a two year old I believe. My parents were looking for preschool program and they found one at New Garden Friends School. I think learning so much about the Quaker process as a child gave me tools to really listen and search for conversation and understanding, and it became very much part of my life and it has remained part of my life. How Quakerism Serves Young Adult Friends I've spent time as a young adult Friend in several different meetings, and a lot of times I've been able to find other young Friends who are about my age in those spaces, but you know, we are somewhat far and few between (or can be). I think it's easy to get caught up ad concerned about our different age brackets within the religion, but I think Quakerism speaks for itself in a lot of ways, as it always has, and especially Friends of my generation. This idea of constant conversation and queries and looking within and seeing good in other people and other things; finding bridges to have hard conversations, I think my generation really appreciates that and in a lot of ways is searching for that. So I think continuing to be spaces where we uplift those challenging conversations and provide tools to have tough conversations is really, really important, now more than ever, and that's something that I incredibly appreciate. Recognizing Generational Differences in Contribution Something that I really want to uplift is the wisdom Quakerism, especially in very weighty Friends, is recognizing that young people's schedules look very different from a lot of weighty Friend's schedules, and I think that's really beautiful to be able to have intergenerational relationships with one another and be able to spend time together. I think sharing actual time and space together, whether now it's virtually or in-person, I think that's really important that we do that and practice that. That being said, Friends (regardless of age) are going to have different responsibilities in their own personal lives that sometimes don't allow for as much contribution. So I think recognizing that and really giving space to thank those who recognize that and are still able to be warm and welcoming and inviting for when Friends do have time and space is beautiful, and I've really, really appreciated all of the communities I've been part of acknowledging that it can be difficult to balance sometimes, but always always being open and inviting. ___ The views expressed in this video are of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of Friends Journal or its collaborators.

My Experience as a Young Adult Quaker

QuakerSpeak is a bi-weekly video series. New video every other THURSDAY! SUPPORT QuakerSpeak on Patreon! http://fdsj.nl/patreon2 SUBSCRIBE for a new video every other week! http://fdsj.nl/QS-Subscribe WATCH all our videos: http://fdsj.nl/qs-all-videos ___ Become a Friends Journal subscriber for only $28 http://fdsj.nl/FJ-Subscribe Filming and Editing by Rebecca Hamilton-Levi Music: ___ Transcript: Peter Murchison: Well, I will say that Quakers really do weddings and funerals well and most people that attend a wedding or Quaker funeral come away going, “Wow.” You know, “What was that all about?” Often more than half the people that will attend are not Quakers and very often they all come away saying, “I’d like to hear a little bit more about this. I've never had an experience like that.” What to Expect at a Quaker Memorial Service Carl Macgruder: So Quaker memorials are a marvelous way of memorializing, of remembering someone who has traveled among us, and so I think the Quaker memorial really, it's a beautiful and very accessible way to honor those who have come before. Debbie B. Ramsey: One of the things that I would say that is very, very distinctive is the silence and reflection. That with the Quaker memorials, I feel that ample time is given, for not just the family to reflect but those in attendance to reflect in like fashion, and I have noticed that in doing so we become one in the departure of the person that the memorial is for. Lisa Graustein: I’ve been to a number of Quaker memorial services, some at a Quaker church and some at a Quaker meeting. Most of the ones I've been to have been part of unprogrammed meetings. What I appreciate about a Quaker memorial service is the acknowledgement that it is a time to honor the life that was lived, that each of us present holds some piece of the person that we have lost, and in many of the ones that I've been a part of there's also a real focus on what do the people who are closest to the person who has passed really need in that moment. And so there's a real tending to celebrating a life, being present with grief, and acknowledging those closest and what they might be needing from the community. The History of a Memorial Minute Carl: It usually starts with a memorial minute, and these memorial minutes used to be collected and Quakers had collections that were called “piety promoted” and they would write down the dying testimony of friends because it was felt that death was a final apotheosis, it was a final joining with God, and that as people got closer and closer to their dying, that their ministry was very spiritual and powerful. And so we have a memorial minute, which is not supposed to be sort of a curriculum vitae or a biography of the person, but it's supposed to be a spiritual biography; it's supposed to be how Spirit manifested in their life and how they were able to make Spirit available or visible to the rest of us. The Structure of a Quaker Memorial Service Lisa: So the ones that I have participated in, often we meet in a meeting room, we're sitting in a circle or around each other. Sometimes the family members or those closest will come in a little after everyone else has gathered so they're walking into a held space. Whoever has care of memorial will often stand up and explain how things are going to go, that there will be a period of open worship, that friends are invited to share memories of the person who has passed, that at a certain point, the memorial will close, and then often there's a time of fellowship or being with or ways to be with those who are closest to the person who's passed. And then people speak out of the silence, and what I love about it is unlike times when I've written eulogies for funerals where I'm trying to singularly sum up all of somebody's life, in a Quaker memorial I just have to speak to the part that was truest for me about my relationship with a person who has passed. Kerry Wiessman: I will say that they are almost always what we call “popcorn meetings.” You know, they are almost always people speaking one after another because they don't want to miss the opportunity to speak. But even when people don't leave too much silence in between, they're usually very, very rich and I think they're also one of the only ways that other people in our community ever experience Quakers. More: fdsj.nl/memorial ___ The views expressed in this video are of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of Friends Journal or its collaborators.

What to Expect at a Quaker Memorial Service

Quakers are calling for and working towards a just solution to the climate crisis; with national and worldwide economies operating within ecological limits and upholding the wellbeing, dignity and equality of all. To support this work, we launched a new year-long learning and reflection project in July 2022 to help explore what climate justice really means and what it looks like in practice. Quakers in Britain and Woodbrooke partnered in July 2022 to launch the project - but you can sign up to this course at any point throughout the year, with the final module released in June 2023. Although the year has been designed with British Quakers in mind, we hope people of faith and anyone interested in climate action will join us in using the resources to explore what climate justice is and why it is important. Find out more and get involved at: www.quaker.org.uk/efcj

Acting in solidarity across social justice movements

Robert Card gives the report from Meeting for Sufferings. Watch this short video to find out more about the current structures and bodies within Britain Yearly Meeting and how they connect with each other: https://vimeo.com/quakersinbritain/bymstructure In this session we will be considering the roles of decision-making bodies, Meeting for Sufferings and Britain Yearly Meeting Trustees. Questions for the Yearly Meeting • How can Britain Yearly Meeting be an organisation where decision making is clearly understood and where spirit-led discernment involves as many Friends as possible? • How could changes to the relationship between Meeting for Sufferings and BYM Trustees release energy and help achieve this vision? • If we are led to make changes, should this involve structural change or only clarification of roles? Friends planning to attend should read further details about this session which can be found in Agenda and Notes. https://www.quaker.org.uk/ym/documents You can find a useful introduction from Lesley Richards from the group to review Yearly Meeting, Yearly Meeting Gathering and Meeting for Sufferings by clicking the link here: https://vimeo.com/816925396/afde78371c

Robert Card – Report of Meeting for Sufferings – Yearly Meeting Session 5

Chris Skidmore introduces the Yearly Meeting session considering the roles of national Quaker decision-making bodies, Meeting for Sufferings and Britain Yearly Meeting Trustees. Questions for the Yearly Meeting • How can Britain Yearly Meeting be an organisation where decision making is clearly understood and where spirit-led discernment involves as many Friends as possible? • How could changes to the relationship between Meeting for Sufferings and BYM Trustees release energy and help achieve this vision? • If we are led to make changes, should this involve structural change or only clarification of roles? Friends planning to attend should read further details about this session which can be found in Agenda and Notes. https://www.quaker.org.uk/ym/documents You can find a useful introduction from Lesley Richards from the group to review Yearly Meeting, Yearly Meeting Gathering and Meeting for Sufferings by clicking the link here: https://vimeo.com/816925396/afde78371c We expect to provide captions on YouTube. However, in case there are issues, or someone would prefer to see the whole text on a separate device, the captions will also be available on StreamText where they can also be viewed on any device with access to the Internet and the formatting can be adjusted to suit individual needs: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=QUAKERSYM2023

Chris Skidmore – Looking at Meeting for Sufferings – Yearly Meeting Session 5

Ben Pink Dandelion introduces the Yearly Meeting session in which we considered the structures of our organisation. Each Central Committee has arisen and developed in response to a particular need. "Each generation of Friends has been faced with a structure in some respects untidy, and we may be thankful for the clear-minded among us who help us, from time to time, to set our house in better order. But order without life does not work, and our continual task is to ensure that our structures are in harmony with the changing tides of life in Britain Yearly Meeting." Quaker faith & practice 8.24. At Yearly Meeting in 2023, Friends will discern if now is the time for evolution in the structure of our Central Committees – the bodies appointed by Meeting for Sufferings to shape the work carried out centrally for and on behalf of Friends. In preparation for this, over the last two years, hundreds of Friends have shared what gives them joy in service and their hopes for a potential future structure – a structure that is understandable, enables Friends to participate in joyful and worshipful service, and has a range of opportunities for them to be involved according to their leadings, gifts, and time. The opportunities for service need to match the diversity of our community and allow people to give service in different ways at different points in their lives. Further details in Agenda and Notes: https://www.quaker.org.uk/ym/documents

Ben Pink Dandelion – Looking at Central Committees – Yearly Meeting Session 3

This year’s lecture is given by Esther Loukin, co-founder of the disabled-led organization Reasonable Access. Esther looks at how we can bring about change in broader society, including reflections on what established systems could achieve and what they cannot. She explores where the Spirit is in that decision-making process, for her, and where it has enabled others to support, uphold and deepen her work. Esther also shares some of her experiences of inclusion and exclusion and her hopes for the future. Find out more: https://www.woodbrooke.org.uk/research/swarthmore-lectures/

2023 Swarthmore Lecture - How we can change society by Esther Loukin

Beth Allen, in conversation with the editors, reflecting on her recent article in Friends Quarterly.

Friends Quarterly Conversations: discernment

How do Quakers confront the apparent power of evil, negotiate their own power and powerlessness, and speak about the experience of being empowered by God? This lecture explores early Quaker theologies of ‘the Seed’ and of ‘the day of small things’, and what they can teach us about Quakers’ understanding of power and weakness – in God and in humanity. Rachel Muers joined the University of Edinburgh in 2022, as the first woman to be appointed to the historic Chair of Divinity. She writes: "I'm a theologian who tries to listen and speak across boundaries - disciplinary, confessional, and institutional. I have worked both on the history of Christian theology (particularly the twentieth century) and on developing new theological responses to urgent questions. I'm passionate about the importance and relevance of our subject, for the university and for wider society."

George Richardson Lecture 2023 with Rachel Muers

In this live interview, Anne Watson answers questions about her academic research, supervision approach and working with postgraduate students. One of our team of expert research supervisors, Anne specialises in action research in educational settings. If you want to know more about research in Quaker studies, what it’s like to be a research student, or how to apply for a PhD, this is an opportunity to find out. We’ll take questions live during the session from viewers on Facebook and YouTube, and the video will be available to watch afterwards as well.

Meet the Supervisors: Anne Watson

Once a year during Christian Aid Week the Anglican, Baptist and Methodist Churches in Kings Langley worship together in one of their churches, closing the other two on that Sunday. This year (2023) The Methodist minister Revd. Dr. Lord Leslie Griffiths preached the sermon - this is an extract. Website: KLCAID.UK

Christian Aid Service 2023 HD 1080p

Once a year during Christian Aid Week the Anglican, Baptist and Methodist Churches in Kings Langley worship together in one of their churches, closing the other two on that Sunday. This year (2023) The Methodist minister Revd. Dr. Lord Leslie Griffiths preached the sermon - here are two short clips from the sermon.. Website: KLCAID.UK

Christian Aid Service short clips HD 1080p

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Kings Langley and Abbots Langley for this joint fundraising project for Christian Aid.

Abbots Tandori fundraising meal

Sandy Spring Friends School: The SPICES

Sandy Spring Friends School

Listen Up is a video series created by Keith for his SSFS music classes, in which he interviews musicians from different backgrounds. Keith Adams teaches 6th and 7/8th grade Music, as well as Upper School Handbells and Orchestra. He has been teaching at SSFS for six years. Lin Sun Oo is the co-founder of Tagu Films, a film studio focused on making documentaries, short films, and music videos in Myanmar.

"Listen Up!" - Keith Adams Interviews Lin Sun Oo

In the fall semester of the 2020-2021 school year, the SSFS Upper School Handbell Class performed Thingyan Moe from the classic Myanmar film of the same name. The music was composed by Zaw Myo Htut in 1985.

SSFS Upper School Handbell: Thingyan Moe

Hosted by Haddonfield Friends Meeting Sunday, May 7th Sallie Willoughby, daughter of the late George and Lillian Willoughby, speaks about her father’s participation as a member of the Golden Rule crew as it attempted to prevent the US from testing an atomic bomb in the Marshall Islands, as well as her parents’ participation in protests and civil disobedience against war. Helen Jaccard, with Veterans For Peace and project manager for the Golden Rule, and several members of the current crew also joined us to talk about ongoing efforts to ban nuclear weapons and other peace issues. The 34-foot wooden ketch is visited the Delaware Valley May 9-14 as part of a 15-month voyage around the eastern half of the USA, making 100 ports-of-call. The Golden Rule is a national project of Veterans For Peace. Brought to you by SouthJerseyQuakers.org

The Golden Rule and Resistance to Atomic Bomb Testing

Knitting for Peace is a project of Seaville Friends (Quaker) Meeting. Quakers adhere to a Peace Testimony renouncing war and embracing the transformative power of love and nonviolence. Friends endeavor to see “that of God” in every person, regardless of nationality, race, gender, sexual orientation, age, ability, or social status. Knitting for Peace is our response to the the loss currently experienced by those in the Ukraine. We send them our love, our Light, and beautiful handmade gifts to keep them warm in the upcoming winter. We want them to know that they are not forgotten, and that they are important and supported by gifts of our hearts As bombs dropped on towns in Ukraine last February, people all over the world wanted to help in any way they could. Knitting for Peace is Seaville Friends (Quaker) Meeting’s response to the loss currently experienced in Ukraine. We send them our love, our Light, and beautiful handmade gifts to keep them warm in the freezing months. We want them to know that they are not forgotten, and that they are important and supported by gifts of our hearts. We are able to do that through our partnership with the Cape May County non-profit, Cape May Shelters Lutsk. Lutsk is a city near the Polish border where Cape May resident, Vesna Palifrova’s brother manages a shelter for Ukrainian refugees. As the violence continues, Zoran and Tatiana’s role has expanded to assisting others throughout the country. Over the past year, Cape May Shelters Lutsk has provided them with donated funds, medical supplies, food, heaters, solar-powered lamps – and a thousand hats, scarves, and blankets knitted throughout Cape May County. This is a person-to-person effort, including livestream communications and videos. No vague donations to unknown organizations: 100% of donations reach the people who need them in Ukraine. The bombs are still falling, and the need is still great. You can see some of the videos and pictures on the Knitting for Peace Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/5309604269126898 If you or your Meeting are interested in offering your services—knitted or crocheted items, donations, locations for drop off, or if you’d like to talk with us further about this project—contact Anne at upenn07@gmail.com or Liz at lizabethshay@yahoo.com, or leave a message on the Knitting for Peace Facebook page. Or mail deductible donations to Seaville Friends Meeting, 3088 Shore Rd, Ocean View NJ 08230 to help defray the very real costs of shipping to Ukraine. Please write KNITTING in the comment. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed. It’s the only thing that ever has.” - Margaret Mead “What can you do when there’s nothing you can do? You can knit!” - Anonymous Brought to you by SouthJerseyQuakers.org

Knitting for Peace - A project of Seaville Friends Meeting

DEEP RIVER: A Musical Tribute to the Negro Spiritual is a an uplifting soulful expression of black history through gospel music. With roots steeped in African and religious traditions, it was through songs that the enslaved passed messages and expressed feelings of sorrow, inspiration, hope and freedom. This beautiful musical expression evolved into what is known as negro spirituals. A link to their website here: essenceofharmonycs.org Hosted by the Burlington Quaker Meeting House & Center for Conference: Burlmhcc.org Videography by southjerseyquakers.org

Deep River - A musical tribute to the Negro Spiritual

On Friday, October 14, Dr. Michele Lise Tarter gave a talk at Rancocas Friends Meeting for their 250th anniversary celebration. Michele Lise Tarter has been researching Quaker "Spiritual Mothers" for the past three decades. Her latest book, New Critical Studies on Early Quaker Women, 1650-1800 (Oxford University Press, 2018) features research on the first 150 years of the Quaker moment. These women healers, prophets, imprisoned writers, itinerant preachers, abolitionists, educators, and authors formed a transatlantic literary network promoting the earliest Quaker practices of prophesying and writing. A link to her book can be found here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/new-critical-studies-on-early-quaker-women-1650-1800-9780198814221?q=michele%20lise%20tarter&lang=en&cc=us Brought to you by southjerseyquakers.org

Our Spiritual Mothers: Women of the Early Quaker Diaspora, 1650-1800 - Dr. Michele Lise Tarter

This is part of 2017's #ShutTheHellUp Advent Devotional series which says that to convey a visceral Gospel, we must sometimes use visceral language.

Perish: An Advent Devotional for #ShutTheHellUp

Re-Imagining Theological Education

Callid Keefe-Perry Live Stream

Beginning in July, 2016 we will be organizing a pilot project of a series of online theopoetics seminars hosted via Google Hangouts, a free web conferencing service. For six months we will meet once a month, with each meeting facilitated to focus on a particular seminar member who will (a) submit something for participants to read at least a week in advance, (b) briefly present their work and/or ask for particular types of feedback and reflection, and (c) invite open dialogue based on their requests.

Theopoetics Seminar (July)

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