The ecumenical challenge

John Myhill argues that Quakers should be more inter-church and less inter-faith

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

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.

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