First- and Second-Generation Quakers

First- and Second-Generation Quakers

First- and Second-Generation Quakers Michael Corbett, Queensland Regional Meeting Imagine if you would that you are amongst the first 2 or 3 people in the world who came to be named “Quakers”. To use a phrase from Professor Brian Cox describing when the Big-Bang...
Candle, Kingdom and Consciousness

Candle, Kingdom and Consciousness

Candle, Kingdom and Consciousness Gerard Guiton, New South Wales Regional Meeting Imagine a candle nearing its end. The flame is about to go out but it continues to flicker nevertheless. However, you need light so you get another candle. You light it from the...

Noted

This is our regular feature in which we briefly record interesting publications and websites that have come to our attention. Inclusion of an item in this format does not preclude a possible longer review in a later issue. We welcome suggestions for inclusion. This is...

Renewing a right spirit within

Charles Stevenson, South Australia and Northern Territory Regional Meeting “Can’t you sit in silence at home? Why go to your Meeting to do the same?” This question was posed quite recently to me. I flashed back an unconsidered reply. “Well. It is an occasion when we...

Book Review: William Penn: A Life by Andrew Murphy

Marking 300 years from the death of William Penn is a new biography about his life. William Penn: A Life by Andrew Murphy takes a fresh approach to explore the extraordinary life of the second generation Quaker, William Penn. Seeing a void in the biographical space,...