Abstract
During the spring of 2022, I had the opportunity to live, worship, and teach at Pendle Hill during the revamping of the renowned Spring Term. It was during this time of living on campus and attending the daily worship that was broadcasted for any to join around the world (and many did!) that I began to understand how the cultivation of a spiritual space of belonging, whether onsite or online, could take place. I believe there are three qualities that help to make this possible:
1) Attentiveness to a sense of belonging held by oneself and others within the physical or virtual space;
2) Reverence1 for silence and stillness, knowing it is a portal to the divine/God/love/spirit;
3) Commitment to speaking and/or acting from the depths of this reverence and attentiveness, and
Recommended Citation
Sterling Dunston, Dwight
(2023)
"Cultivating a Sacred Quaker Space of Belonging Online and Onsite,"
Quaker Religious Thought: Vol. 140, Article 5.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/qrt/vol140/iss1/5