Entries in Witness (11)
Upcoming Presentation at Iowa (Conservative)
Marshall Massey
in Iowa (Conservative), Witness
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I’m scheduled to be one of the major presenters at my yearly meeting, Iowa (Conservative), a little less than four weeks from now — Thursday, July 26.
A Request for Testimony
Marshall Massey
in Practical Efforts, Quaker Environmental Activity, Witness
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Dear readers all, please share with me what you hear and feel the inward Guide saying about environmental matters in your own hearts and consciences.
The Way Upstream
Marshall Massey
in Quaker Environmental Activity, Witness
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There is something about not being listened to that can provoke a crisis of self-confidence.
We look for other sources of the Nile, then….
On Living in Harmony with All God's Creation -- Conclusion
Marshall Massey
in 2006 Carey Lecture, Baltimore YM 2006 session, Discernment, Environmental Theology, Witness
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We all know that feeling of helplessness, that the things we’re doing as individuals, good though they are, are not turning the tide. Not all the newspapers we recycle, combined, can halt the clearcutting of old-growth forests. Not all the Toyota Priuses we buy as individuals can halt the build-up of greenhouse gases.
There are three levels at which I believe corporate practice is needed here.
On Living in Harmony -- Parts Five through Seven
Marshall Massey
in 2006 Carey Lecture, Baltimore YM 2006 session, Discernment, Environmental Theology, Witness
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How do we discover what standards God wants us to live up to?
How do we learn to distinguish between the things that people are saying about the environment that are true, and the things that people are saying that are deceitful or manipulative or intended to stampede us in a bad direction?
And how do we find the strength and the personal skills we need to do what’s needed?
On Living in Harmony with All God's Creation, Part Four
Marshall Massey
in 2006 Carey Lecture, Baltimore YM 2006 session, Environmental Theology, Witness
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Why not let’s dream big dreams, and go for them?
On Living in Harmony -- Parts Two and Three
Marshall Massey
in 2006 Carey Lecture, Baltimore YM 2006 session, Environmental Theology, Witness
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The standard liberal Quaker testimonies did not emerge as answers to environmental challenges. They were answers to quite different challenges — for example, the simplicity testimony was an answer to human vainglory. And since they were aimed at different targets, we cannot count on them to hit the environmental targets we need them to hit.
On Living in Harmony with All God's Creation
Marshall Massey
in 2006 Carey Lecture, Baltimore YM 2006 session, Environmental Theology, Witness
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The life-support functions of Spaceship Earth have never been a reason for concern before. This is new territory for our species. These are challenges we do not yet know our ability to deal with.
In this context, then, what should we mean by “harmony with all God’s Creation?”