Nudge theory: Alastair McIntosh with Michael Sheeran

‘Discernment is a process by which God invites us to be co-creators.’

by Alastair McIntosh 30th October 2026

‘You must read this!’ I was told when I first found Quakers. ‘It’s about the spiritual basis of our decision-making processes.’ Published in 1983, Beyond Majority Rule has the subtitle, Voteless decisions in the Religious Society of Friends. Reviewers have hailed it as the ‘best guide to Quaker decision making available’.