Are Quakers Christian? Is it possible
for Quakerism to be both Christian and
Universalist? These are just two of the
questions which form the starting point for
this book. In exploring them, it becomes
clear that they cannot be answered in
isolation for they are linked to a whole
complex of questions about Jesus, God and
the nature of human living.
So it becomes necessary to engage in
theology. But for Quakers this must be from
a distinctively Quaker standpoint which
seeks to be both undogmatic and concerned
with practical issues. Most of all it must be
grounded in our corporate experience of
God.
Janet Scott attempts to begin this process.
She explores what we may say about Jesus
and about God, sets out one way in which
Quakerism may be both Christian and
Universalist, and points out areas needing
further discussion.
