How do Quakers discern the promptings of the Inner Light?

Nov 30, 2017 ... I have never been an overly religious person. I was born into the religion of Quakerism, a faith that most of my classmates do not ... Friends believe that all people are capable of directly experiencing the divine nature of the universe—which is known by many names, God or the Holy Spirit or ... Jan 30, 2025 ... This is especially true for Quakers, who deeply believe that every person, no matter their background, can receive and deliver messages from God ... A Quaker school is guided by the religious teachings of the Religious Society of Friends, colloquially called Quakers. The Abington Friends School offers an ... In the mid-1600s, a new, independent religious sect was founded whose values and beliefs went against the convention of the Church of England. Feb 3, 2010 ... ... Quaker institution, nor did it ever have any religious ties to Quakerism. “Students who see that our mascot is a Quaker probably just assume ... Dec 3, 2023 ... Sa'ed Atshan is a professor of peace and conflict studies at Swarthmore College. He is also a Palestinian American with family still in the West ... Quaker faith is a search for truth, not an arrival. We don't offer neat creeds or doctrine. Instead, we try to help each other work out how we should live. Jan 21, 2020 ... Nixon's First Cover-Up, The Religious Life of A Quaker President. By H. Larry Ingle. University of Missouri, 271 pages. A Recorded Minister in the Friends Church, David has served in leadership in Friends Churches for more than fifty years. At Barclay College, David has chaired ...