1st Edition
Quakering Theology Essays on Worship, Tradition and Christian Faith
By David L. Johns
Copyright 2013
184 Pages
by
Routledge
182 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
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Quakers exist neither for themselves nor by themselves alone. Therefore, they ought not to construct Quaker theologies but rather quaker (verb) theology-to add their fingerprints to the larger conversation. David Johns contributes to a Quaker way of thinking theologically but also invites others to think through their denominational identities into a more expansive and ecumenical space. Placing... Read more
Part I Worship and Tradition; Chapter 1 Blessing and Cursing; Chapter 2 Sometimes You Just Gotta Dance; Chapter 3 Ritual Management of Presence and Absence; Chapter 4 Mary Dyer and Other Quaker Saints; Chapter 5 (Re)visioning Sacramental Theology; Chapter 6 A Tale of Two Edmunds; Chapter 7 He’s Not a Tame Lion; Part II Quaker and Christian Faith; Chapter 8 The Silence of Holy Saturday; Chapter 9 A Christo-Textured Life; Chapter 10 Parenting Virtues; Chapter 11 Historically Ungrateful?; Chapter 12 People of Unclean Lips; Chapter 13 Stained Glass or Transparent Glass; Chapter 14 Whatever Happened to Primitive Christianity Revived ?; Chapter 15 No Apology Required; Chapter 101 Conclusion;
Biography
David L. Johns has taught at two Quaker colleges and for twelve years was a professor of theology at the Earlham School of Religion, a Friends seminary in Indiana. He is Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College at Union College in Kentucky. In addition to publishing regularly in the area of Quaker studies, he is an associate editor with Quaker Religious Thought.
'Johns sees great unrealised potential for theological conversation around narrative, virtue and sainthood, drawing on the long Quaker tradition of narrating and reflecting on exemplary lives. Indeed, alongside the Quaker-related essays that make up the bulk of the book, Johns sets some short experiments in narrative theology - including a fascinating and plausible reading-together of King Lear and the Narnia stories, as a reflection on the nature and possibility of redemption.' Modern Believing 'David Johns has given us a fascinating, provocative, and experimental collection of essays.' Worship
