Spirituality – a workplace taboo?
Before I joined Woodbrooke’s learning and research team last December, I worked for a polytechnic in New Zealand. My colleagues were a lovely, caring, open-minded bunch, with whom I often…
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Getting to know our extended family: Quaker voices from around the world
Worldwide Quakerism can be seen as an extended family tree – with many branches spreading out in different directions and bearing different fruit. But when we come down to it,…
Quakers and The Archers: An Everyday Story?
I have been attending my local meeting for just over a year now. I have been a fan of The Archers for over 40 years. I never imagined that the…
Taking Inspiration from the Lament Psalms
During the Coronavirus lockdown, I was struck by the way in which familiar biblical phrases gained new resonances. The lament psalms, in particular, seemed freshly relevant. The psalms were written…
The time that is given us
In ‘The Lord Of The Rings’, Frodo says to Gandalf: “I wish it need not have happened in my time.” And Gandalf wisely replies: “So do I … and so…
What is ‘Woke’ Bible Study?
Woodbrooke has been running a short series of ‘woke’ Bible studies. What on earth does this mean? Let me try to explain. Woke is a word which started off as…
‘Meetings for Nourishment in a Time of Climate Crisis’
Eva Koch Scholar Naomi Richards discusses her research on ‘meetings for nourishment’ and the accompanying booklet she created on the topic. I began my research from the question: How do…
‘A Guide to Quaker Clerking’ – How it came about
Woodbrooke have recently uploaded a new resource on Quaker clerking. Where did that come from and why was it needed? I’ve been a Woodbrooke associate tutor for approximately twenty years…
Finding connections within conflict and crisis
Tanya Hubbard shares how her experience of working for peace around the world can help us with crisis and tension closer to home. As a white, able-bodied, middle-class woman, I…
Meet the 2022 Eva Koch Scholars
The 2022 Eva Koch Scholars share their topic and why it’s important to Quakers today. From left to right: Naomi Richards, Marguerite Kearns, Kate McNally, Kirstin Munro. Not pictured Ruth…
