Three Twentieth-Century Revolutions, by Jerry Frost - The Diigo Meta page

• 18 Mar 11
  

  Liz Opp

  I am continuing a long tradition of using historical evidence for didactic purposes, to derive lessons from examining a few trends of the last hundred years of liberal Quaker history. I will try to describe significant trends in FGC over one hundred years by focusing on three important and related aspects: teachings about the content of faith or theology, changing perspectives about morality, and the evolution of the peace testimony. The common theme will be the impact of religious liberalism on FGC Friends in the twentieth-century.

  FGC

  • My purpose is not just accurate description of the past but to crack the historical coconut for relevant juice, and we all know that Quakers are a rather 'tough nut to crack.' There is ample Quaker precedent for my kind of enterprise, beginning with George Fox's selective history in his journals, in William Penn's preface to the published version, termed "Rise and Progress of the People called Quakers,"
  • I am continuing a long tradition of using historical evidence for didactic purposes, to derive lessons from examining a few trends of the last hundred years of liberal Quaker history. I will try to describe significant trends in FGC over one hundred years by focusing on three important and related aspects: teachings about the content of faith or theology, changing perspectives about morality, and the evolution of the peace testimony. The common theme will be the impact of religious liberalism on FGC Friends in the twentieth-century.
• 16 May 05
  

  Martin Kelley

  20th Century history of liberal Friends

  quaker.liberal

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  Martin Kelley on 2006-10-28
  20th Century history of liberal Friends

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