9th March 2017

Calais

by Anne M Jones
9th March 2017

Thought for the Week: Oversight and eldership

by Alison Leonard

I was looking around for something to counter my drift towards despair about the present political landscape when a friend, who works at the Bradford School of Peace Studies, sent…

9th March 2017

Peacemaking in a troubled world

by Linda Murgatroyd

At this time, when tensions within and between many countries and communities in the Western world have been rising, we need to remain grounded in that ‘Spirit which… delights…

9th March 2017

We love conflict!

by Marian Liebmann, Zélie Gross and Roger Cullen

Ajoint initiative between Quaker Life, the recording clerk’s office, the Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre and the Living with Conflict project brought together twelve people for…

9th March 2017

Knowing what to do

by Stephen Allen

In my view, one of the greatest strengths of our Quaker way is how our processes, in particular our business method, can embrace our individual ‘unknowing’ about being in a…

3rd March 2017

The long shadow of war

by Julia Bush and Ruth Whitehouse
3rd March 2017

Refuge in St Davids

by Alan York
3rd March 2017

A London plane tree

by Richard Ekins

For many years, I have never particularly enjoyed Christmas and birthdays. So, when I came to Quakerism, it suited me that the Quaker tradition dislikes distinguishing ‘high…

3rd March 2017

Wellsprings

by Angela Nunn
3rd March 2017

Thought for the Week: Encountering Robert Barclay

by Mark Frankel

Robert Barclay’s An Apology for the True Christian Divinity (1676) is a classic statement of Quaker faith. A copy will be found in the libraries of most Meeting houses, but I…

3rd March 2017

The Green Belt

by Paul Honigmann

The need to review Green Belt policies has been in the news and recently prompted two letters in the Friend. One was from Jonathan Riddell (3 February), which refers to a previous…

3rd March 2017

Beyond group allegiances

by Howard Grace

The United States of America has a new president. There are huge differences between Donald Trump (2016) and other Time magazine ‘Persons of the Year’ like Mohandas Gandhi…