Godless for God’s Sake – Nontheism in Contemporary Quakerism

27 Quakers from 13 Yearly Meetings in four countries tell how they combine committed membership of the Religious Society of Friends with rejection of traditional belief in a transcendent, personal and supernatural God. For some of these ‘nontheist’ Friends, God is no more (but no less) than a symbol of the wholly human values of ‘mercy, pity, peace and love’. For others, the idea of God and ‘God-language’ has become an archaism and a stumbling-block. Readers who seek a faith or world-view free of supernaturalism, whether they are Friends, members of other traditions or drop-outs from old-time religion, will find themselves in the company of a varied group whose search for an authentic 21st century understanding of religion and spirituality has led them to declare themselves ‘Godless – for God’s Sake’.

Author: David Boulton
Publisher: Nontheist Friends
Published: 02/01/2006
Pages: 142
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.30d
ISBN13: 9780951157862
ISBN10: 0951157868
BISAC Categories:
– Religion | Atheism
– Religion | Christianity | Quaker
– Religion | Theology

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