FGC's "Unform Discipline" Rediscovered. (Reprinted from Quaker History, Vol. 89, Fall 2000.) By Chuck Fager. An introduction to the lost "Rosetta Stone" of 20th Century liberal Quaker religious thought.
Beyond the Age of Amnesia: Charting the Course of 20th Century Liberal Quaker Theology. An article in the journal, "Quaker Theology."
Friends' Ecclesiology and the 'Quaker-Wide Web.' Another essay on recent Quaker theology and practice, in "Quaker Theology."
Quakers as a "Chosen People." An Examination of Contemporary Quaker Identity, by Chuck Fager.
The Trouble With Ministers. A critical examination of the current efforts to re-establish the system of "recorded ministers" among liberal unprogrammed Quaker groups.
Four Thoughts on Bible study: Brief pieces on how the Bible can usfully be used and studied among Friends, without literalism or dependence on dogma.
An Introduction to Biblical Wisdom: Four short articles about the parts of the Bible often called the "wisdom texts."
A Review of the "Womens Bible Commentary": An overview of the first major scholarly Bible commentary prepared exclusively by women scholars. This piece follows an excerpt from the book, "A Respondent Spark: The Basics of Bible Study."
A Critique of the Richmond Declaration: The "Richmond[Indiana] Declaration of Faith" has been used by many groups (and strongly rejected by many others) as the equivalent of a formal creed since it was produced in 1887. This essay explains why one liberal Friend can't accept it.
The Authenticity of Liberal Quakerism: A concise explanation of why this Friend considers the liberal strand of Quaker history and thought a legitimate heir of early Quaker experience and thought.
Landmarks & Heroes of Liberal Quaker History: Profiles of three important figures who shaped the modern liberal Quaker tradition: Hannah Barnard, Joel & Hannah Bean, along with a sketch of the crucial Manchester Conference of 1895, when British Quakerism turned from its evangelical past in new directions.
Quaker Theological Struggles in the 1990s: A Glimpse of the "Realignment" Conference. A call for separation, under the slogan "realignment" shook much of American Quakerism in the early 1990s. Here is a first-hand report from a conference organized by its advocates in 1991.
Quakers Caught in a Satanic Witchhunt: A shocking report on how a family of British Quakers in the Orkney islands were swept up in the frenzy over purported "satanic cult" activity.
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