Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Quakerism
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Quakerism
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I History of Quaker Faith and Practice
- Part II Expressions of Quaker Faith
- Part III Regional Studies
- Part IV Emerging Spiritualities
- 14 Unprogrammed Quaker Spiritualities
- 15 Quakers and Non-theism
- 16 Evangelical Quakerism and Global Christianity
- 17 Convergent Friends
- 18 Intra-Quaker Ecumenism
- References
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page ii)
- References
17 - Convergent Friends
Renewal, Hybridity, and Dialogue in Twenty-first-Century Quakerism
from Part IV - Emerging Spiritualities
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 April 2018
Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Quakerism
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Quakerism
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I History of Quaker Faith and Practice
- Part II Expressions of Quaker Faith
- Part III Regional Studies
- Part IV Emerging Spiritualities
- 14 Unprogrammed Quaker Spiritualities
- 15 Quakers and Non-theism
- 16 Evangelical Quakerism and Global Christianity
- 17 Convergent Friends
- 18 Intra-Quaker Ecumenism
- References
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page ii)
- References
Summary
In this chapter, the sector of Quakerism labelled as ‘convergent Friends’ is explored linguistically, historically, and in terms of how they manifests today within contemporary Western Quakerism. Convergent Friends, fueled by the use of social media, combine insights from the emerging church movement and traditional understandings of the Quaker faith in order to hold both conservative and emergent impulses in tension with dialogue around differences present within modern Quakerism.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Quakerism , pp. 308 - 327Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018
References
Suggested Further Reading
Abbott, Margery Post. (2010). To Be Broken and Tender: A Quaker Theology for Today, Portland, OR: Friends Bulletin Corp.Google Scholar
Daniels, C. Wess. (2015). Convergent Model of Renewal: Remixing the Quaker Tradition in a Participatory Culture, Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications.Google Scholar
Gibbs, Eddie and Bolger, Ryan K. (2005). Emerging Churches: Creating Christian Community in Postmodern Cultures, Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic.Google Scholar
Oppenheimer, Elizabeth A. (2009). Writing Cheerfully on the Web: A Quaker Blog Reader, Philadelphia: Quaker Books of Friends General Conference.Google Scholar
Parsons, Peggy Senger. (2014). Miracle Motors: A Pert Near True Story. 2nd ed. Unction Press.Google Scholar