Carl Abbott

Hybrid and/or Embodied Worship (2)

• Author(s):
• Carl Abbott

As meetings consider how to reimagine worship, Friends have written movingly about the value of traditional in-person Quaker worship. As I consider these heartfelt thoughts, a song comes to mind from my Methodist days: “This Is My Father’s World.”

Issue: On Alternatives (March 2022)

Quaker Light in Australia and New Zealand

• Author(s):
• Carl Abbott,
• Margery Post Abbott

Last summer (last winter there), we spent several weeks traveling among Friends in Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand. During those travels, we gained some insights about ways that our yearly meetings in the U.S. could share our Quaker faith more openly with the world around us.

Issue: On Insight (March 2017)

The Dazzle of Day – Review

• Author(s):
• Carl Abbott

Here’s a challenge: Write a novel in which a Quaker business meeting is the dramatic pivot point . . . and make it a compelling read.

Issue: On Flesh (November 2016)