"Do What You Do in the Wisdom of God": Theological Resources for Quaker Ecological Action in the Writings of George Fox (Chapter One of Quakers, Creation Care, and Sustainability)

Authors

Rebecca Artinian-Kaiser
Cherice Bock, George Fox UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2019

Abstract

In a time when intentional action to care for our planet is of increasing importance, Friends drafted the Kabarak Call for Peace and Ecojustice (2012) to call Quakers to ecological action as an expression of faithfulness. The following work represents one starting point for drawing Friends' awareness to the theology and practice of early Friends in relation to creation by exploring the writings of George Fox. In this essay, we examine Fox's use of the motif of "wisdom," his view of the connection between wisdom and creation, his understanding and experience of the Word of wisdom (that is, Christ), and the way the experience of the wisdom of God in Quaker worship can inspire ethical action in the world.

Comments

Originally published as chapter one in Quakers, Creation Care, and Sustainability: Quakers and the Disciplines Volume 6, edited by Cherice Bock and Stephen Potthoff.

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Recommended Citation

Artinian-Kaiser, Rebecca and Bock, Cherice, ""Do What You Do in the Wisdom of God": Theological Resources for Quaker Ecological Action in the Writings of George Fox (Chapter One of Quakers, Creation Care, and Sustainability)" (2019). Faculty Publications - Portland Seminary. 143.
https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/gfes/143