Godless for God’s Sake: Nontheism in Contemporary Quakerism
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In this book edited by British Friend and author David Boulton, 27 Quakers from 4 countries and 13 yearly meetings tell how they combine active and committed membership in the Religious Society of Friends with rejection of traditional belief in the existence of a transcendent, personal and supernatural God.
For some, God is no more (but no less) than a symbol of the wholly human values of “mercy, pity, peace and love”. For others, the very idea of God has become an archaism.
Readers who seek a faith free of supernaturalism, whether they are Friends, members of other religious traditions or drop-outs from old-time religion, will find good company among those whose search for an authentic 21st century understanding of religion and spirituality has led them to declare themselves “Godless – for God’s Sake”.
Contents
Preface: In the Beginning…
1. For God’s Sake? An Introduction
David Boulton
2. What’s a Nice Nontheist Like You Doing Here?
Robin Alpern
3. Something to Declare
Philip Gross
4. It’s All in the Numbers
Joan D Lucas
5. Chanticleer’s Call: Religion as a Naturalist Views It
Os Cresson
6. Mystery: It’s What we Don’t Know
James T Dooley Riemermann
7. Living the Questions
Sandy Parker
8. Listening to the Kingdom
Bowen Alpern
9. The Making of a Quaker Nontheist Tradition
David Boulton and Os Cresson
10. Facts and Figures
David Rush
11. This is my Story, This is my Song…
- Beth Wray
- Carolyn Nicholson Terrell
- Tim Miles
- Anne Filiaci
- David B Lawrence
- Joanna Dales
- Jo Schlesinger
- Kitty Rush
- Miriam Branson
- Gudde (Gudrun) Moller
- Hubert J Morel-Seytoux
- Jeanne Warren
- Marian Kaplun Shapiro
- Wilmer Stratton
- David E Drake
- David Rush
- Anita Bower
- Lincoln Alpern
- Elaine Ruscetta
Ordering Info
Links to forms for ordering online will be provided here as soon as they are available. In the meantime, contact the organizations listed below, using the book details at the bottom of this page.
QuakerBooks of Friends General Conference
(formerly FGC Bookstore)
1216 Arch St., Ste 2B
Philadelphia, PA 19107
http://www.quakerbooks.org/get/333011
(this is the “Universalism” section of Quakerbooks, where the book is currently located)
(this is the “Universalism” section of Quakerbooks, where the book is currently located)
or
173 Euston Rd London NW1 2BJ
020 7663 1030, fax 020 7663 1008 bookshop@quaker.org.uk
Those outside the United Kingdom and United States should be able to order through a local bookshop, quoting the publishing details below – particularly the ISBN number. In case of difficulty, the book can be ordered direct from the publisher’s address below.
Title: “Godless for God’s Sake: Nontheism in Contemporary Quakerism” (ed. David Boulton)
Publisher: Dales Historical Monographs, Hobsons Farm, Dent, Cumbria LA10 5RF, UK. Tel 015396 25321. Email davidboulton1@compuserve.com.
Retail price: ?9.50 ($18.50). Prices elsewhere to be calculated on UK price plus postage.
Format: Paperback, full colour cover, 152 pages, A5
ISBN number: 0-9511578-6-8 (to be quoted when ordering from any bookshop in the world)
James
I remember well your presentation at our conference at Woodbrooke in 2012 I think.
It has taken me 49 days to spot your post in our feed on the UK site – see the comment there. https://nontheist-quakers.org.uk/2017/04/06/godless-for-gods-sake-reprint/comment-page-1/#comment-357
I had no idea there was a Kindle version so it’s nice to know – priced at £4.64 on amazon UK
I had noticed that there has not been much activity on this website recently. The last item seems to have been Roots and Flowers of Quaker Nontheism (Abridged) July 19, 2016 Os Cresson
Hope all is well with you at Twin Cities
Trevor (looking forward to our Conference in 2018!)
Just a reminder for all nontheist Friends in America that NFN UK has its annual conference at Woodbrooke in March.
Bookings before 1st January at a special rate.
For full details see here: https://nontheist-quakers.org.uk/