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SUMMARY:War ... what is it good for?  Pacifism? War? Where do you stand?
DESCRIPTION:Banbury Quakers will be hosting a discussion on Pacifism in a Warring World. \nQuakers have a long history of speaking out against war\, but wars around the world have caused some members to revisit and question this tradition. Is pacifism the antidote to war and violence or is it dangerous and deluded? \nRoland Howard\, a Quaker \n\nI believe in pursuing non-violence but I believe preparing for war is one way of doing this\n\nMaria Huff\, a Quaker\n\nWe have to prioritise and promote peaceful ways of dealing with conflict\, or we end up with more wars.\n\n\n\nA Quaker forum for discussion.\n\nThis will be a discussion forum\, in the manner of Quakers\, with an emphasis on quiet discussion\, active listening\, and coming away knowing more rather than persuading others.\n.\n\n\nAn invitation:\nWe invite you to a discussion in which we thoughtfully explore some of the following questions: \n\nHas pacifism ever worked?\nHow do we deal with “bad actors” who WANT war?\nIs there such a thing as a just war?\nHow do we create dialogue with people with very different views?\nIs mankind getting less warlike?\nWhat in ourselves are the seeds of conflict?\nHow can we recognise darkness in ourselves?\nWhat are the components of a lasting peace?\n\nBackground:\n\nUseful introduction on different types of Pacifism: https://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/war/against/pacifism_1.shtml\nDeclaration to Charles II\, 1660  https://qfp.quaker.org.uk/passage/24-04/\nDilemma about Ukraine https://www.quaker.org.uk/documents/hard-questions-ukraine-invasion-anniversary
URL:https://banburyeveshamquakers.org.uk/event/war-what-is-it-good-for-pacifism-war-where-do-you-stand/
LOCATION:Banbury Quaker Meeting House\, Horsefair\, Banbury\, Oxfordshire\, OX16 0AH\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Receptive Ecumenism: learning from other people's experiences of the Light
DESCRIPTION:Talk and tea at Adderbury Quaker Meeting House\nLocal Quakers hosted their annual public talk at the historic Adderbury Meeting House on Sunday 16 June at 3pm\, this year the talk was given by Elaine Green on the subject of “Receptive Ecumenism: learning from other people’s experience of the Light”. \n \nElaine Green is Clerk to the Quaker Committee for Christian and Interfaith Relations (QCCIR). She is the Quaker representative for Churches Together in England and a member of Ipswich and Diss Quaker Area Meeting. Drawing on her work on interfaith relations\, Elaine explored the concept of ‘Receptive Ecumenism’\, a religious practice concept originally developed by the Centre for Catholic Studies at Durham University. Churches Together in England defines the concept in this way*: \nReceptive Ecumenism is both a way of thinking and a process that enables unity to be built by receiving gifts from others. It challenges us to not think of what others might benefit from receiving from us\, but instead invites us to recognise our needs and to put ourselves in the place of being a recipient. \nQuotation from Churches Together in England website: https://cte.org.uk/about/ecumenism-explained/receptive-ecumenism/ \nElaine speaks from experience of navigating the sometimes difficult terrain of inter-church and inter-faith relations. She describes how Quakers in Britain\, and QCCIR in particular\, are adapting their ways of working so as to continue to respond to the turbulence in pursuit of their peace mission. \nPrevious Addebury Gathering talks included: \n\n    Positive Money – how money works in the economy\n    A celebration of Quaker Music\, Poetry and Prose\n    The Simple Future Beyond Oil\n    Ramallah and Brummanna: Quaker Schools in the Middle East\n    The anti-slavery movement\n    The Quaker UN office in Geneva\n    Circles of Support and Accountability\n    The local Katherine House hospice & the hospice movement\n    Eye-Witness stories from the West Bank and Israel\n    Reparations for historical injustices? A Quaker take.\n    Climate seems to be the hardest word\n    Experts by experience\n    Spiritual Ecology\n    Peace and Islam\n    Riding the Climate Storm: the Climate Crisis and Survival of Being\n\n 
URL:https://banburyeveshamquakers.org.uk/event/receptive-ecumenism-learning-from-other-peoples-experiences-of-the-light/
LOCATION:Adderbury Quaker Meeting House\, Horn Hill Road\, West Adderbury\, OX17 3EW\, United Kingdom
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