At the time, he felt that he still did not have a firm grasp on the rootedness of his faith, but believed it would come in time.
Grubb wrote a number of hymns and became a recorded Friends minister.
He found that he could not identify as agnostic and remained open to integrating his intellectual queries with a belief in God. During this period, he turned to social concerns. As he pursued graduate studies, Grubb encountered a crisis of faith in attempting to reconcile faith with science. Alleluia!Įdward Grubb (Octo– January 23, 1939) helped to reawaken and deepen Quakers’ commitment to pacifism in the late 19th century.īorn in Suffolk, England in 1854, he attended a Quaker boarding school where he later became an instructor. We dedicate ourselves to building the peace that passeth all understanding, to the repair of the world, opening our lives to the Light to guide us in each small step. We dedicate ourselves to let the living waters flow through us – where we live, regionally, and in wider world fellowship. We are called to be patterns and examples in a 21st century campaign for peace and ecojustice, as difficult and decisive as the 18th and 19th century drive to abolish slavery. We are called to do justice to all and walk humbly with our God, to cooperate lovingly with all who share our hopes for the future of the earth. We are called to teach our children right relationship, to live in harmony with each other and all living beings in the earth, waters and sky of our Creator, who asks, “Where were your when I laid the foundations of the world?” (Job 38:4) We are called to see what love can do: to love our neighbor as ourselves, to aid the widow and orphan, to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable, to appeal to consciences and bind the wounds. We waste our children's heritageĪll of these are driven by our dominant economic systems – by greed not need, by worship of the market, by Mammon and Caesar. There are wars and rumors of war, job loss, inequality and violence. We have heard of forests cut down, seasons disrupted, wildlife dying, of land hunger in Africa, of new diseases, droughts, floods, fires, famine and desperate migrations – this climatic chaos is now worsening. We have heard appeals from peoples of the Arctic, Asia and Pacific. We have heard of the disappearing snows of Kilimanjaro and glaciers of Bolivia, from which come life-giving waters. However few our numbers, we are called to be the salt that flavours and preserves, to be a light in the darkness of greed and destruction. We are called to work for the peaceable Kingdom of God on the whole earth, in right sharing with all peoples. Jesus said, “As you have done unto the least. Earthcare unites traditional Quaker testimonies: peace, equality, simplicity, love, integrity, and justice. We must change, we must become careful stewards of all life. Now humanity dominates, our growing population consuming more resources than nature can replace. In past times God’s Creation restored itself. It is being circulated with the Conference Epistle. It is the culmination of the FWCC World Consultation on Global Change which was held in 20. The Kabarak Call for Peace and Ecojustice was approved on 24 April 2012 at the Sixth World Conference Friends, held at Kabarak University near Nakuru, Kenya. The Kabarak Call for Peace and Ecojustice
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Shuart Women's Research Collection Barbara Karkabi Living Archives Series Other Identifiers Other: HQ1233. Publishers The Friends of Women's Studies, University of Houston Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies, University of Houston Genre interviews Subjects Women Religion Quakers Pacifists Location Houston, Texas Collection Barbara Karkabi Living Archives Series Unit University of Houston Libraries Special Collections Language English Rights Statement In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted Physical Description 01:09:25 NotesĬollection University of Houston Libraries Special Collections Carey C. The panelists also discuss what it's like to be a woman in the Quaker faith, Quaker support for peace causes throughout the world, community response to Hurricane Rita, and women role models from the Quaker community.
She then interviews the three panelists on how being a Quaker has influenced their lives' work. The moderator discusses the history of the Quaker faith and its ties to abolitionists and suffragists. Summary A panel discussion consisting of three members of the Quaker faith, Barbara Cowan, Kathryn van der Pol, and May Mansoor Munn and one moderator and fellow Quaker, Ann Walton Sieber. Date Main contributors Gregory, Elizabeth Walton Sieber, Ann Cowan, Barbara van der Pol, Kathryn Munn, May M.
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