The media have been fascinated by failings in the 2007 report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. So after another cold winter perhaps we shouldn’t be…
In the many tributes to Michael Foot, who died last week, few writers thought his Quaker education at Leighton Park School worth more than a passing mention. At his ninetieth…
‘We cannot tackle the threat of nuclear terrorism by simply rehearsing old doctrines of defence. The simple fact is that more nuclear weapons do not make for a safer world. We…
I recently came across a book that contains, in passing, a thought-provoking charge against Quakerism. It is Religions, Values, and Peak-Experiences by the psychologist Abraham…
I have just been looking through a copy of Becoming Friends. There is a lot of interesting material in the publication and I can see a great deal of time, energy and thought has…
With the launch of Early Day motion 919 in support of Yarl’s Wood hunger strikers this struggle for truth and justice has reached parliament. In a backlash, Meg Hillier, junior…
In the 1930s, Ben Greene (cousin of Graham) was a Friend and Peace Pledge Union signatory: and Treasurer to the pro-Nazi British People’s Party, for which he was later interned.…
The Fear Factory, a new film, premiered at The Empire cinema in Leicester Square, London, on Monday, 1 March. Produced by Spirit Level Films, this excellent production gives…
One thing that is prominent at Sidcot is the friendly, open atmosphere and to a lot of the students, Sidcot is more than just a school – it’s a community. As student elders, we…
"If you truly want to be led you must put yourself in a position that allows following" (PYM)
Though written within a Quaker and Christian context, this book can be used by anyone of any religious faith or secular inclination. The only requirement is a desire to follow, to be guided by, to align with the richness of the ineffable, which this book calls "the Way". This book seeks nothing less than to aid readers in aligning their lives with the same power and richness that animated the life of Jesus of Nazareth.
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