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If you have questions about nontheist Quaker practices, we invite you to explore the articles (posts) on this website and on our Resources/Gatherings page, and to join the email discussion listserv. Contact us using the form below to submit an article or share information or for guidance on navigating the website. All fields in this form are required. This site … Read more
Email Discussion
Purpose The purpose of the Nontheist Friends (Quakers) discussion listserv is to provide a safe and friendly space for nontheist Friends, and other Friends and non-Friends with a genuine and friendly interest in the subject, to discuss the experiences and challenges of being nontheists in the Religious Society of Friends. We hope to strengthen the … Read more
Class at Woodbrooke Study Centre, UK: The Birth of Liberal Quakerism, 1861-1921
The Birth of Liberal Quakerism, 1861-1921 Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre Friday 6 December 2013 – Sunday 8 December 2013 Places available Ensuite Fee: £194.00 Standard Fee: £184.00 Course Details One hundred and twenty years ago, plans began for the ManchesterConference and 110 years ago, Woodbrooke first opened its doors. Withina decade, the Liberal project had … Read more
Conference of the Nontheist Friends Network at Woodbrooke, March 9-11 2012: MINUTE AND EPISTLE
One year after its formation, 95 members and supporters of the Nontheist Friends Network from all over Britain met as Friends together at Woodbrooke for the Network’s inaugural conference and first annual general meeting. In plenary sessions, break-out groups, workshops and worship we reflected on what it means to live with integrity as committed nontheists … Read more
New Nontheist Friends Network in Britain
A meeting in February of 40 nontheist Friends at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre, England, decided to organise with a view to becoming a recognised special interest group of Britain Yearly Meeting. A steering group of six Friends was appointed to take the work forward. The steering group resolved to call the new organisation the Nontheist … Read more
What Next for Quaker Nontheism?
Minute and Epistle of the gathering of nontheist Friends at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre, Britain, Feb 18-20 2011 “There are nontheist Friends… Friends who might be called agnostics, atheists, sceptics, but would nevertheless describe themselves as reverent seekers.” So began the report of the first formal workshop for nontheist Friends, held in New York State … Read more
Friends General Conference Gathering, June 28-July 5, 2008
Friends General Conference Gathering will take place at Johnstown, PA from June 28-July 5, with 63 week-long workshops, including one explicitly for nontheist Friends, and others that seek to bring nontheist and theist Friends together. Please let me know if there are workshops that meet this description beyond those I have linked to below. Nontheist … Read more
What some folks at Wikipedia think a nontheist Friend is
“Nontheist Quakers (also known as nontheist Friends) are those who engage in Quaker practices and processes, but who do not necessarily believe in a theistic God or Supreme Being, the divine, the soul or the supernatural. Like traditional Quakers, also known as Friends, nontheist Friends are interested in realizing peace, simplicity, integrity, community, equality, and social justice in the Society of Friends and beyond. …” Read more on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nontheist_Quakers
Friends General Conference (FGC) 2008 Gathering of Friends
Friends General Conference (FGC) 2008 Gathering of Friends Johnstown, Pennsylvania June 28 – July 5, 2008