Quaker Quicks - Telling the Truth About God

Quaker approaches to theology

Rhiannon Grant

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Christian Alternative
29 March 2019

Religion & beliefs; Nature & existence of God; Quakers (Religious Society of Friends); Christian theology

Telling the truth about God without excluding anyone is a challenge to the Quaker community. Drawing on the author’s academic research into Quaker uses of religious language and her teaching to Quaker and academic groups, Rhiannon Grant aims to make accessible some key theological and philosophical insights. She explains that Quakers might sound vague but are actually making clear and creative theological claims. Theology isn't just for wordy people or intellectuals, it's for everyone. And that's important because our religious language is related to, not separate from, our religious experience. It also becomes clear that denying other people's claims often leads to making your own and that even apparently negative positions can also be making positive statements. How do Quakers tell the truth about God? This book explores this key theological process through fourteen short chapters. As Quakers, we say that we know some things, but not very much, about God, and that we are in a constant process of trying to improve our ways of saying what we do know.

By: Rhiannon Grant
Imprint: Christian Alternative
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 6mm
Weight: 114g
ISBN: 9781789040814
ISBN 10: 1789040817
Pages: 88
Publication Date: 29 March 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rhiannon Grant is tutor of Quaker Roles at Woodbrooke Quaker study centre and is the Deputy Programmes Leader for the Centre for Research in Quaker Studies, where she teaches on Modern Quaker Thought. Her research includes work on Quaker uses of religious language and changing Quaker practices. Rhiannon lives in Birmingham, UK.