Ecumenical contact is far more challenging, especially as the ideas may be expressed by those who share our concerns for peace and social justice Photo: Photo: jdn / flickr CC
The ecumenical challenge
John Myhill argues that Quakers should be more inter-church and less inter-faith
by John Myhill
11th May 2012
We challenge ourselves to be open to the Light from wherever it may come. Yet our pride in our tolerance of other faiths is often little more than a child’s delight on discovering new colourful toys, previously unknown. Cultural diversity is a wonderful benefit of immigration. Previous generations had to travel dangerously to discover the wisdom of Native Americans or the Grand Turk. But ‘Light’ is more than cultural differences like clothes, food, dance and design.
