‘Before all greatness be silent – in art, in music, in religion – silence.’ Photo: A ‘despacho’, courtesy Joe Molloy

‘Before all greatness be silent – in art, in music, in religion – silence.’

Universal appeal: Daniel Clarke Flynn attends the Quaker Universalist Conference

‘Before all greatness be silent – in art, in music, in religion – silence.’

by Daniel Clarke Flynn 9th June 2023

Last month, Quaker universalists met for our annual conference, the last to be held at Woodbrooke. Our full title – ‘Universalism and Creativity: How creativity expresses and enhances spirituality across the world’ – was ambitious, but the cornucopia of speakers and workshop leaders didn’t disappoint.