As a professor at Earlham College, Michael Birkel was known for his dynamic and thoughtful teaching style. As an author, he is known for capturing Quaker theology and practice in an accessible way. 
Today, we’ve got this thoughtful Quaker scholar on the show to share his thoughts on mysticism, spiritual reading, and giving the next generation of Quakers room to express their faith.
This episode originally aired on July 17, 2024.
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<description>&lt;p&gt;As a professor at Earlham College, Michael Birkel was known for his dynamic and thoughtful teaching style. As an author, he is known for capturing Quaker theology and practice in an accessible way. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Today, we’ve got this thoughtful Quaker scholar on the show to share his thoughts on mysticism, spiritual reading, and giving the next generation of Quakers room to express their faith.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This episode originally aired on July 17, 2024.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://quakerpodcast.com/support/" target="_blank"&gt;Become a monthly supporter!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sign up for the &lt;a href="https://dailyquaker.com"&gt;Daily Quaker Message&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

As a professor at Earlham College, Michael Birkel was known for his dynamic and thoughtful teaching style. As an author, he is known for capturing Quaker theology and practice in an accessible way. 
Today, we’ve got this thoughtful Quaker scholar on the show to share his thoughts on mysticism, spiritual reading, and giving the next generation of Quakers room to express their faith.

This episode originally aired on July 17, 2024.

Michael Birkel on Quakers, Mysticism, and Reading the Bible (re-release)

In the Quaker tradition, waiting worship is never an empty silence; it is a profound, shared, expectant stillness. In this experimental episode, we gathered together for worship at Green St. Meeting in Philadelphia, placed field microphones around the worship space, and created an immersive, stereo audio documentary of communal waiting. You will hear the physical reality of people gathering together, complete with passing cars, the creaking of benches, and the distant coo of a happy infant. We invite you to grab your headphones and use this immersive hour to center down into a deep, worshipful silence wherever and whenever you are.
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<description>&lt;p&gt;In the Quaker tradition, waiting worship is never an empty silence; it is a profound, shared, expectant stillness. In this experimental episode, we gathered together for worship at Green St. Meeting in Philadelphia, placed field microphones around the worship space, and created an immersive, stereo audio documentary of communal waiting. You will hear the physical reality of people gathering together, complete with passing cars, the creaking of benches, and the distant coo of a happy infant. We invite you to grab your headphones and use this immersive hour to center down into a deep, worshipful silence wherever and whenever you are.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://quakerpodcast.com/support/" target="_blank"&gt;Become a monthly supporter!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sign up for the &lt;a href="https://dailyquaker.com"&gt;Daily Quaker Message&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In the Quaker tradition, waiting worship is a profound, expectant stillness. For this experimental episode, we placed field microphones around Green St. Meeting in Philadelphia to create an immersive stereo documentary of communal waiting. We invite you to grab your headphones and use this immersive hour to center down into a deep, worshipful silence wherever and whenever you are.

An Hour of Silent Quaker Worship

Elizabeth Hooton was the fierce and determined matriarch of the early Quaker movement who outmaneuvered magistrates and kings to spread the Gospel of Love. 
From her illegal farmhouse congregation in England to the royal courts of an empire, Hooton’s journey reveals a pioneer who refused to remain quiet when the Spirit asked her to speak. She proved that a tender heart can still possess a sharp prophetic edge, and left a blueprint for resistance in our times.
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<description>&lt;p&gt;Elizabeth Hooton was the fierce and determined matriarch of the early Quaker movement who outmaneuvered magistrates and kings to spread the Gospel of Love. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;From her illegal farmhouse congregation in England to the royal courts of an empire, Hooton’s journey reveals a pioneer who refused to remain quiet when the Spirit asked her to speak. She proved that a tender heart can still possess a sharp prophetic edge, and left a blueprint for resistance in our times.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://quakerpodcast.com/support/" target="_blank"&gt;Become a monthly supporter!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sign up for the &lt;a href="https://dailyquaker.com"&gt;Daily Quaker Message&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Elizabeth Hooton was the fierce but tender matriarch of the early Quaker movement who outmaneuvered magistrates and kings to spread the Gospel of Love. 

Elizabeth Hooton: The Radical Life of the First Quaker Woman Preacher

After fleeing for their lives from Russia to the United States, an asylum-seeking family was met not with sanctuary, but with chains and a rusty detention cell. Just as the faceless deportation machine threatened to swallow them completely, the <a href="https://qkrs.org/AFSC" rel="noopener noreferrer">American Friends Service Committee</a> offered a lifeline. This episode tells the story of what happens when grassroots Quaker love combines with institutional advocacy to bring justice and dignity to the US Immigration system. 
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<description>&lt;p&gt;After fleeing for their lives from Russia to the United States, an asylum-seeking family was met not with sanctuary, but with chains and a rusty detention cell. Just as the faceless deportation machine threatened to swallow them completely, the &lt;a href="https://qkrs.org/AFSC" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;American Friends Service Committee&lt;/a&gt; offered a lifeline. This episode tells the story of what happens when grassroots Quaker love combines with institutional advocacy to bring justice and dignity to the US Immigration system. &lt;/p&gt;
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When a Russian asylum-seeking family was met with chains instead of sanctuary, the American Friends Service Committee stepped in to offer a lifeline against the faceless deportation machine. This episode explores what happens when grassroots Quaker love and institutional advocacy unite to bring justice and dignity to the US immigration system.

Mobilizing Quakers for Immigration Justice with AFSC

Chatbots are becoming integrated into everything, AI images and videos are impossible to discern, and the line between real and artificial is starting to blur. What wisdom does Quakerism have to lend to the usage and development of AI? Should Quakers use AI at all? Is there that of God in the algorithm?
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<description>&lt;p&gt;Chatbots are becoming integrated into everything, AI images and videos are impossible to discern, and the line between real and artificial is starting to blur. What wisdom does Quakerism have to lend to the usage and development of AI? Should Quakers use AI at all? Is there that of God in the algorithm?&lt;/p&gt;
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What wisdom does Quakerism have to lend to the usage and development of artificial intelligence? Should Quakers use AI at all? Is there that of God in the algorithm?

Quakers and AI

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