by Randall Balmer | Jul 17, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
I don’t often comment on matters related to the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). First, many people I admire know far more about the SBC than I do, so I’m inclined to defer to their wisdom, experience, and well, battle scars. Second, commenting on matters Southern...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Feb 4, 2016 | Opinion
Could the governing failure of Pennsylvania’s 18th century “Quaker Assembly” provide a warning for the 21st century U.S.? The late historian Daniel Boorstin suggested that the Quakers’ failure in governing the colony of Pennsylvania resulted...
by Thomas Kidd | Apr 18, 2014 | Opinion
The United States’ Founding Fathers were quite familiar with the concept of religious exemptions from laws. In the 18th century, among the groups most often calling for such exemptions were the Quakers. The Quakers were pacifists who would not serve in the...
by Jan Chapman | Mar 16, 2011 | Opinion
When it came time to think about church today, instead of pouring myself another cup of coffee and diving into the back sections of the newspaper as I often do these days, I decided to try something new – a Friends meeting. For those of you who’ve stuck with...
by Bruce Epperly | Aug 19, 2010 | Opinion
A good enough theology requires a balance of many perspectives. Just as a good diet requires different food groups, healthy theology requires varied foods for the spirit. A healthy theological diet has what Bernard Loomer described as “size;” it embraces...
