Godless for God\"s Sake - Nontheism in Contemporary Quakerism

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EAN/UPC/ISBN Code 9780951157862


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".