Believing she is destined for life as a missionary, Ada, daughter of a Norfolk undertaker, sets off in 1927 to help the tribespeople of Upper Burma find their way to heaven.
Kathleen Bell's poetry holds a mirror up to our times and urges us to examine hypocrisy, hearsay and fear. This is an urgent body of work that offers a vivid perspective on our reactions to living with the shadow of Covid.
The Friends Way route will appeal not only to all Quakers who enjoy walking, but also to those walkers who don't yet know about Margaret Fell's remarkable story.
"Go and the Lord go with thee!" is about 'traveling in the ministry'. While recovering something of the clarity and passion of early Friends and why they travelled extensively to communicate their experiences, it also focuses on the present.
The 2024 Backhouse Lecture "God's ways, not our ways: A dissident Quaker response to disability" was delivered by Jackie Leach Scully on Monday July 8th 2024 in Adelaide.