Green Pastures Quarterly Mtg, May 20, 2006, Michigan
Friends Center
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Events and
Opportunities
The speaker in the morning session of the Green
Pastures Quarterly Meeting at the Michigan Friends
Center (near Chelsea) on May 20, 2006 will be Paul
Buckley from Indianapolis, Indiana and the Earlham
School of Religion. He will speak on: Quaker
Simplicity in the 21st Century: Who Are We Trying to
Impress?” The agenda is still being firmed up,
but if we follow the pattern used last year,
registration will be at 9:00 a.m. and Meeting for
Worship at 9:15, Paul Buckley at 10:00 with
discussion of the talk at 11:00 or so and lunch at
noon, followed by the business meeting in the
afternoon.
PAUL BUCKLEY is known among Friends for his work with various Quaker organizations and for his articles and workshops on the history, faith, and practice of the Religious Society of Friends. In 1998 he undertook a mid-life career change and earned a MA in Quaker Studies at the Earlham School of Religion. His books include: Twenty-First Century Penn: A Translation of Five of William Penn’s Theological Works into Modern English, Owning the Lord’s Prayer - A Meditation on That Prayer, and in 2006, The Quaker Bible Reader - A Collection of 13 Essays on How Friends Read Scripture from Across the Quaker Spectrum, which he coedited with Stephen Angell. Paul lives in Indianapolis with his beautiful wife, Peggy. He has three amazing adult children and one astounding granddaughter.
QUAKER SIMPLICITY in the 21st Century; Who Are We Trying to Impress?
Simplicity, as understood by modern Friends, grew out of the early Quaker practices of plainness and moderation. Those "peculiarities" served as a spiritual discipline, informing Friends’ relationships with the world, with each other, and with God. We will explore the evolution of the early Quaker testimony into today’s practices and contemporary ways in which simplicity shapes our lives as Friends.
PAUL BUCKLEY is known among Friends for his work with various Quaker organizations and for his articles and workshops on the history, faith, and practice of the Religious Society of Friends. In 1998 he undertook a mid-life career change and earned a MA in Quaker Studies at the Earlham School of Religion. His books include: Twenty-First Century Penn: A Translation of Five of William Penn’s Theological Works into Modern English, Owning the Lord’s Prayer - A Meditation on That Prayer, and in 2006, The Quaker Bible Reader - A Collection of 13 Essays on How Friends Read Scripture from Across the Quaker Spectrum, which he coedited with Stephen Angell. Paul lives in Indianapolis with his beautiful wife, Peggy. He has three amazing adult children and one astounding granddaughter.
QUAKER SIMPLICITY in the 21st Century; Who Are We Trying to Impress?
Simplicity, as understood by modern Friends, grew out of the early Quaker practices of plainness and moderation. Those "peculiarities" served as a spiritual discipline, informing Friends’ relationships with the world, with each other, and with God. We will explore the evolution of the early Quaker testimony into today’s practices and contemporary ways in which simplicity shapes our lives as Friends.