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This 6-week course will be taught by Stephen Angell.
Quakerism is not a credal religion, but all varieties of Quakerism are structured around certain doctrines that have roots going back to the religion’s seventeenth century origins. Stephen will lead a consideration of what these doctrines have been, and how they were understood prior to about 1700. Robert Barclay’s Apology for a True Christian Divinity (English version published in 1678) is an optional reading to prepare for this workshop, but you are welcome to attend if you have not had the opportunity to read. Stephen Angell will present and there will subsequently be an opportunity for small group discussion, and for each group to post a short summary of their discussion in the chat. Subsequently, Stephen will also take some questions.
The topics for the six weeks will be:
1. God and Christ
2. Human Nature and Holiness
3. Barclay’s Understanding of Scripture, its Uses and Authority
4. Spiritual Sacraments
5. Eschatology and the Testimonies
6. Barclay’s Understanding of Worship and Ministry
Stephen W. Angell has taught Quaker Studies at the Earlham School of Religion for 25 years. He has co-edited The Oxford Handbook of Quaker Studies, Early Quakers and their Theological Thought, The Creation of Modern Quaker Diversity, and several other books. He is a member of the Oxford Quaker Meeting in Oxford, Ohio.
The six-week course is offering this course as a "Pay-as-Led." This means you pay what you can. We suggest a donation of $30 to $300, depending what you discern is appropriate for your circumstances.