Structures and spaces

Janet Quilley reflects on faith, boundaries and continuing revelation

by Janet Quilley 21st February 2014

It is interesting that the alternative ‘public’ name chosen for our Large Meeting House is The Light. It feels unfinished: a light what? A light hall or room? A lighthouse perhaps! Ironically, it is expected to mean more to the non-Quaker users of Friends House than to Friends. It seems to me, however, that the term is more significant to us as Quaker language than it will be to others and it has already prompted strong feelings about its appropriateness in this context. But perhaps others will discover something new about us just because of this new name. It does, at least, prompt some theological reflection about its meaning.