Alongside the Buddha's Fire Sermon ('all is burning') we have the exhortation of John Woolman, to detect 'the seeds of war' hidden in our possessions. Perhaps the greatest bundle of such seeds can be found in the smart phone I hold in my hand. It has become the world's greatest dream machine...

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'The first requirement is to develop the concept of socialism "at the grassroots"; of social ownership...on a small scale, in the local unit; in the municipality rather than the state...the school, the housing association, the community centre, rather than society as a whole' (Evan Luard, 1979).

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I'm not sure liberal Quakerism is dead, but there's a kind of liberal theology I keep encountering that feels dead to me....

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These snapshots fit with @stuartkmasters.bsky.social postulation of an eco-theology amongst early Quakers.

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CALL FOR PAPERS AND BURSARIES: The Society for the Study of #Theology invites short papers proposals for its 2027 conference on "What is Theology?" The deadline for short papers, seminar papers, and bursary applications are all 14th of December 2026. www.theologysociety.org.uk/information/ #SST27

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