Book Discussion Group
Wednesdays, 7:00-8:15pm, Zoom
These gatherings are a connective time to engage books and one another on various spiritual topics. Our goal is to support one another as we each discover and express God’s Love.
Quaker Shaped Christianity
by Mark Russ
Current Discussion:
Telling the Jesus story through Quaker eyes; this is rich, readable theology that is both contemporary and rooted in tradition.
'What is Quakerism?' can be a difficult question to answer, especially when Quakers today struggle to find a shared religious language. In this book, Mark Russ answers this question from a personal perspective, telling his story of trying to make sense of Jesus within the Quaker community. Through this theological wrestling emerges a 'Quaker Shaped Christianity' that is contemporary, open and rooted in tradition. In reflecting on how to approach the Bible, the challenges of Universalism, and the key events of the Jesus story, this book offers a creative, inspiring and readable theology for everyone who has wondered how Christianity and Quakerism fit together.
Meeting ID: 886 2715 7442
Passcode: 845069
Tentative Reading Schedule:
April 17 // Chap. 1-2, pp 1-31
April 24 // Chap 3-4, pp 32-51
May 1 // Chap 5-6, pp 52-73
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