"I'm wondering if the opposite of being Christocentric or Theocentric is being confused?
I'm finding 21C Quakerism in the UK very confusing.
Tone"
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maurine pyle posted a blog postMy View from Firbank Fell
I write about this problem of controversy over Christ among American Friends to encourage us who are Christian Quakers to face it head on. Let us labor with the other side in love. Recently a Friend told me that Jesus is welcome in Liberal Friends meetings, but we dare not say his name. This suppression of Christian language is the heart of the problem. Healing is the only way to solve it and to do that we need dialog.See More
Malcolm Winch commented on maurine pyle's blog post My View from Firbank Fell By Maurine Pyle"I have read what you have written Maurine, several times. Much of it is uplifting. Sadly however, it reflects very much what is taking place within Quakerism in Great Britain. But you seem to be describing a community which is dispersing, whereas…"
maurine pyle posted a blog postMy View from Firbank Fell By Maurine Pyle
While on a private pilgrimage to northwest England several years ago, I was moved to climb Firbank Fell, the hill where the great spiritual movement of Quakerism began. The historical marker said that in 1652 one thousand people had gathered there to hear a sermon by George Fox, a young itinerant preacher. I wondered, as I looked around, why so many people had climbed the steep hill to hear him? Later I discovered that they had come to the market fair at Sedburgh, a nearby…See More
Patricia Dallmann commented on maurine pyle's blog post The Women Under the Cross"Thank you for this solemn and moving piece, Maureen. The women's sense of loss and contained grief pull emotions to the surface, as we recognize the tragedy. Their dignity in the face of this loss would be sufficient affirmation of life,…"
maurine pyle posted a blog postThe Women Under the Cross
The Women Under the Cross A great crowd of people followed him, including women who beat their breasts and lamented over him. Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me. Weep for yourselves and for your children...” St. Luke 23:27 As a Catholic child I made the stations of the cross in a darkened, incense-scented church pausing at each picture of the passion to pray for Jesus. His suffering, pain and death were imprinted on my…See More
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My View from Firbank Fell
I write about this problem of controversy over Christ among American Friends to encourage us who are Christian Quakers to face it head on. Let us labor with the other side in love. Recently a Friend told me that Jesus is welcome in Liberal Friends meetings, but we dare not say his name. This suppression of Christian language is the heart of the problem. Healing is the only way to solve it and to do that we need dialog.
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My View from Firbank Fell By Maurine Pyle
While on a private pilgrimage to northwest England several years ago, I was moved to climb Firbank Fell, the hill where the great spiritual movement of Quakerism began. The historical marker said that in 1652 one thousand people had gathered there to hear a sermon by George Fox, a young itinerant preacher. I wondered, as I looked around, why so many people had climbed the steep hill to hear him? Later I discovered that they had come to the market fair at…
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The Women Under the Cross
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