Why Go to Meeting for Worship if You Don’t Believe in God?

Because unprogrammed Quaker worship is open to surprises and does not have creeds, we may be led in many directions – including away from external, paternalistic, or supernatural ideas about the divine. Whatever your experience, this session will help you to understand why, what some people see as an urgent and upsetting paradox, is a simple and sensible option for others.

In 90 minutes together, we will lay out the issue, looking at it from multiple perspectives. We will take time to share our own questions and understandings and listen carefully to others. Rhiannon Grant’s research on how Quakers talk about God will help us to see how a shared commitment to truth can create a rich diversity of belief in our community.