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Creeds And Quakers: What's Belief Got To Do
With It? #377 Robert Griswold Quaker spiritual authority lies not in belief system and in creeds ‐ but in the direct communion between individual Friends and the Divine Spirit. All other forms of authority, "be they written words, steeple‐houses or a clerical hierarchy," cannot replace this direct communion. While early Friends' refusal to formulate a creed threatened existing religious practice and brought them great persecution, this historic witness against creeds is not fully appreciated by Friends today. The pamphlet's author asserts that Friends too often hold Quaker testimonies as ideals, as ends in themselves, rather than as fruits of the Spirit. Without spiritual grounding, testimonies become creeds. In the absence of the profound authority of a faith that defies verbal comprehension and words, the historic Quaker witness to the world is in danger. About the Author Robert Griswold has been a convinced Friend since 1947. Originally a member of a Friends church (Friends United Meeting), he is currently clerk of Mountain View Friends Meeting (unprogrammed) in Denver, Colorado (Intermountain Yearly Meeting). He has also been clerk of Anchorage Friends Meeting. While he served as Director of Scattergood Friends School (1991‐1994), he was a member of West Branch Friends Meeting (Iowa Yearly Meeting [Conservative]). In 1999‐2000, as Brinton Visitor in Pacific Yearly Meeting, he gave talks on membership, Friends' theology, authority and discipline among Friends and his own spiritual journey at about fifty monthly meetings and worship groups. He has had several articles and book reviews published in Friends Bulletin and Friends Journal, and a recent article, "Condition," published in Quaker Theology. Friends Bulletin has also published his pamphlet, Quaker Peace Testimony in Times of Terrorism.
Living In Virtue, Declaring Against War #378
Steve Smith Born in an era of profound spiritual awakening, the Quaker Peace Testimony remains a radical challenge today‐to live Jesus' message of love, forgiveness and reconciliation. Neither religious dogma nor philosophical principle, it offers no easy answers, only a daunting question‐how shall we live "in the virtue of that life and power that took away the occasion of all wars?" When I stand in utter sincerity in the pure Light of Christ, the causes of violence and hatred melt away from my life, bringing me into sweet harmony with all of creation. Abiding in God, I know that God abides in me. Love banishes fear. Anxiety drops away, replaced by confidence, courage and joy. I find my prophetic voice, and am free to act boldly in the world. This is the story of my discovery and conviction in the Light. About the Author Steve Smith was born in 1939, and grew up in Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative). He attended Scattergood Friends School, Earlham College and Harvard University, from which he received an M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy. He has recently retired from 35 years of teaching in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California. He is a member of Claremont Monthly Meeting (Pacific Yearly Meeting) and has served his monthly, quarterly and yearly meetings in various capacities. He has a son, David. Steve and his wife, Pat, live in the small California mountain village of Mt. Baldy.
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