Swarthmore lectures

Gerald Hewitson's 2013 Swarthmore Lecture weaves the author's own story of becoming and being a Quaker into the context of the Quaker tradition.

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.

Mending broken hearts; rebuilding shattered livesQuaker peacebuilding in Eastern Africa. The 2016 Swarthmore Lecture

As we face the terrifying challenges of climate change today, the spiritual power we require will only come when we surrender every particle of our will and life into the hands of the living God...

Ben Pink Dandelion asks rigorous and difficult questions about what it means to be Quaker today within this context. In this important and exciting book we are challenged to consider how we retain an authentic encounter with the Divine,...

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

In the 2002 Swarthmore Lecture, Jackie Leach Scully introduces us to the field of genetic research and application, and encourages us to face up to some of the decisions which have to be made.

How do we make sense of and respond to our experience of the world around us? How do we discern well together?

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.