Swarthmore lectures

Kinder ground: Creating space for truth It’s important to create space to listen and understand – a cool sanctuary away from the easy answers of propaganda and the heat and hostility of so much political discussion.

Beth Allen offers her understanding of faithful discipleship, starting with how we experience and think about God.

This, the 2001 Swarthmore lecture, is the author's wake-up call to alert us to a falling-away from our previous tradition of concern in and support for those engaged in, commerce and public affairs.

In this book Eleanor Nesbitt, Professor in Religions and Education at the University of Warwick, takes the reader on an interfaith pilgrimage.

Christopher Holdsworth's 1985 Swarthmore lecture draws on his own experience to present aspects of the monastic tradition which mjay be useful for Quakers.

Gerald Priestland's 1982 Swarthmore lecture draws on his experience in exploring the doctrines of the churches for insight into what doctrine can mean for Quakers.

Margaret Heathfield's 1994 Swarthmore lecture looks at guidance in our personal and spiritual lives.

Brenda Clifft Heales' and Chris Cook's 1992 Swarthmore lecture explores the Quaker understanding of 'ministry'.

SWARTHMORE LECTURE 2022 How can we sense the temperature of the water when the temperature has been set perfectly for us?

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