Medieval and Modern NV Christian Sects; the Society of Friends (Quakers) II

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Contents

00:00—11:43
11:44—17:13
17:14—19:07
19:08—22:28
22:29—30:27
30:28—42:53
42:54—49:20
49:21—54:40
54:41—1:01:18
1:01:19—1:08:18
1:08:19—end












 Announcements, and commentary on contemporary culture and scapegoating, changing the culture
Q&A: How to work on changing the culture without succumbing to negativity?
Remarks on a bad play that was showing about Gandhi
Diagram: kind <— —> unkind, strong <— —> weak, there is a belief that you cannot be kind and strong
Roots of pacifism and nonviolence in Christianity, Anabaptism, Manichaeism, Peace Churches
Peace Churches (Quakers, Mennonites, Bretheren) and the draft in America, Introduction to Quakers
Early history of the Quakers, George Fox (1624-91)
Quaker belief and the Richmond Declaration of Faith in 1659, the Lesser and Greater Jihad
“That of God in every man.” (Panentheism), William Penn (1644-1718), story about Penn and the sword
The Great Law and the Holy Experiment
John Woolman (1720-1772), Quakerism and slavery, Quakerism and economics

Readings

Lynd and Lynd, Nonviolence in America 1-5, 8, 10, 15a, 16, 25