The Publishers of Truth
Quakers have always identified themselves as being a prophetic community, asserting that their faith is ‘not a notion, but a way’. Typically, Friends see action as being the primary response…
By: Adrian Lacey
Let Your Life Preach
The phrase ‘let your life speak’ is a common one among Quakers, but where does it come from and what does it really mean? It is little known that the…
Eva Koch Scholarship Applications Now Open
Woodbrooke is pleased to announce that the applications for the 2019 Eva Koch Scholarship are now open. Under the scholarship, successful applicants are offered a residential stay at Woodbrooke, as…
UoB Students Delve into the History of Woodbrooke
Woodbrooke offers Student Placements to history students who are studying at the University of Birmingham. Daniel has been fortunate to delve into the weird and wonderful collection of Rendel Harris….
Summer – Autumn Gardens 2018
August 2018 This month has remained mostly hot and dry. Woodbrooke’s wildflowers have suffered as has the lake. The water quality in the lake has apparently been damaged. The level…
In Humility of Heart
‘Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls’ Matthew 11:29 When we take…
Navigating Without a Map
How do we navigate life? What does it mean to be spirit-led? I’m looking forward to engaging with these questions with participants on the Standing in the light and sitting…
2019 Swarthmore Lecturer Announced as Eden Grace
The 2019 Swarthmore Lecture will be given by Eden Grace, Global Ministries Director for Friends United Meeting with the title ‘On Earth as it is in Heaven; The Kingdom of God and the yearning of Creation’.
A Quaker Response to Animal Suffering
In February 2018, Woodbrooke ran a six week long online course on ‘A Quaker Response to Animal Suffering.’ Its aim was to engage Friends with an important issue that is…
Finding the Sacred on the Silver Screen
Can God be found in the movies? Is it possible to discern the work of the Spirit within such a consumerist and populist art form? Does a theological response to…
