‘There was a great movement to help Friends extricate themselves from being internally focused.’
Conference call: a century on from a seminal gathering, Gretchen Castle wants a repeat
In 1916, during the first world war, an invitation went out to Friends throughout the world, across Quaker branches. It asked Friends to come together in London to engage in a thorough consideration of Friends’ testimony against war. It was a bold move, and Friends responded.
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