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C Wess Daniels

C Wess Daniels

Wess is the William R. Rogers Director of Friends Center and Quaker Studies at Guilford College. He is a recorded Quaker minister engaged in renewal, resisting empire, and liberation theology.

  1. What is a Quaker? Reflections on What We Might Become

    A few weeks back I was invited to talk with some college-age Friends during a weekend retreat. It was my first visit to Plainfield, Indiana and I had a nice time meeting these

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    Barclay Press: Convergent Friends and Quaker Renewal

    I’ve published another Barclay Press article, this time it’s a very basic (though a bit long) introduction to convergent Friends

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  3. A Tribute to Herbert R. Dymale

    The other day a friend emailed to let me know that our Bible and Theology professor from Malone College (now University), Herbert R. Dymale, passed away this last week. Dr. Dymale was a hero

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    Join Us at the Convergent Friends Retreat in February

    Robin, Martin and I will be co-leading a weekend retreat on convergent Friends we’re calling “Reclaiming the Power of Primitive

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    Dress-Down Friday | Peace in the Holy Land

    We got back safely into LA this past Monday from a great vacation with our families in Ohio, but since then it

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    Heeding God’s Call – Peace Gathering in Philly

    Next week I will be going to Philadelphia for the peace gathering there: Heeding God’s Call.  There’s never a bad

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  7. On Disciples: Forgiving George Bush And/Or the Church

    I ran across a website yesterday via Good Magazine called “Forgive George.” It’s not really surprising to see something like this, with the inauguration only a few weeks away, the end of Bush’

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    Newbie’s Guide to Seminary

    Over the course of the last couple years I’ve done a number of posts on tips and tricks with regards to

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    MacIntyre And Church Renewal

    I came across this Alasdair MacIntyre quote not long ago and thought it was a fitting reflection for the much-discussed topic

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  10. Guest Post: Matthew Hoopes’ Top 5 Albums of the Year

    Since he spends so much time immersed in music, I asked my good friend, and fellow Canton, Ohio native Matthew Hoopes of Relient K to share his top 5 Albums of 2008 with the

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    Dress-Down Friday | Happy First Birthday L Edition

    This is a “Dress-Down Friday” in honor of our daughter L, who’s celebrating her first birthday today. I can’t

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    New Gathering In Light: 3rd Edition

    Three years ago I bought gatheringinlight.com and started hosting my own website and blog. It was an attempt to establish more

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    Reclaiming the Power of Primitive Quakerism for the 21st Century

    Robin, Martin and I are leading a weekend retreat at the Ben Lomond Quaker Retreat Center this coming February on convergent Friends,

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    Finishing Two Quarters with Everett Cattell

    Image by Midnight-digital via Flickr This past Friday I dropped my paper in an envelope, paid the $2.63 postage and

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    The Unlikely Hero of Psalm 85:1-2

    Image via Wikipedia “LORD, you were favorable to your land; you restored the fortunes of Jacob. You forgave the iniquity of your

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