Douglas Gwyn and the Convergent-Covenant
Just came across these two quotes from Quaker historical-theologian Douglas Gwyn’s book “The Covenant Crucified,” and it got me thinking about some of the work I did in a previous project I’d never
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Boycotting Amazon (And Borders and B&N)
[[Warning Containing Rant]] I’m joining Dan in his Amazon crusade (see here and here), which basically means, I’m not selling books on there (I pulled all my for sale books down today from
Peace Church Colleges Debate Having Armed Guards
The other day in a Washington Times article there is a discussion about peace church colleges working through questions about whether to employ armed guards for student protection. Two Church of the Brethren schools have
Quaker Youth Book Call for Submissions
I’ve written about the upcoming Quaker Youth Book project I’m working with and said we would soon be giving our call for submissions. Well, the time has come! If you consider yourself a
Yet Another Manifesto?! Evangelical Leaders Draw the Line
If you haven’t heard by now (I heard from Halden), a group of (select) world renowned Evangelicals got together and compiled their own manifesto (or see the summary). I say ‘select’ because there are
Quaker Teacher Fired For Not Taking an Oath
This may be old news for some of you but last week Quaker Wendy Gonaver, an American Studies professor at Cal State Fullerton here in LA, was fired for refusing to sign the loyalty oath.
Barclay Press Essay:The Temptation To Surrender
Barclay Press, the main Evangelical Quaker publisher, has totally revamped their website and invited five columnists to write for them over the next year. I am one of their columnists, along with Joseph Thouvenel, Pam
Working on a Youth Book Project for Quakers
This past weekend I was in Greensboro, North Carolina, at a Quakers United in Publication (QUIP) conference. There was a really great group of people there, writers, publishers, editors, bloggers, you name it, if they’
Quakers and Zits the Comic Strip
This is the comic from Zits today, a friend of mine sent it to me: It’s true, I do have pretty wild weekends, all things considered. But I can’t leave the comic alone
Listening As Exchange: The Trouble with God Discerning Our Will
If you ever get the chance to sit in on a silent Quaker meeting, take the opportunity. It’s not the kind of experience you’ll get just anywhere. Yes, it’s intense. Yes, it’
Remixing In Rainbows (and the church)
In the spirit of creativity and utilizing the web to foster fan-based participation, Radiohead has launched the website Radioheadremix.com and are inviting everyone to remix their latest single “Nude.” They’ve split the song
Joining The QUIP Youth Book Project
I recently applied to and was accepted to be a part of the editorial board for the upcoming Quaker Youth Book Project, a group that operates as a part of Quakers United in Publication (and