Swarthmore lectures

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

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.

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.

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

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...

Quaker peace makers and peace making

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

Arthur Eddington's 1929 Swarthmore lecture explores how science and religion define and look at reality. 'You will understand the true spirit neither of science nor of religion unless seeking is placed at the forefront.'

There's broken-for-the-rest-of- life and there's broken-in-order-to-give-life.

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.