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Woodbrooke’s learning programmes seek to support, inform and transform Quakers and others as individuals and communities. Through our learning we hope to nourish spiritual development, strengthen the Quaker community and enable and encourage work for a peaceful and just world.
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An Adult Faith: Paul’s Letter to the Philippians
Paul’s warmth for the community in Philippi prompts him to reveal some of his deepest insights about how Jesus has made possible a mature relationship with the divine. Sharing a sense of confident solidarity with the Philippians, Paul is prompted to open his heart in a way that enables us to get a glimpse of how and why he now
Galatians: Paul’s gospel of liberation
‘For freedom Christ has set us free’. This strange phrase forms the centre of Paul’s teaching in this letter. He is confident that this community has experienced liberation. His challenge to them is to not try and capture that experience in a form of disciplines and rituals. It is meant to be lived! As we read the text we will
Approaching the Gospels: a Quaker introduction
Matthew, Mark and Luke share a significant amount of material, yet they shape their common elements to emphasise different aspects of the story. John’s Gospel is substantially different and we will look at why that is and what that reveals about the writer and his community. Taking each of the Gospels in turn, we will consider the various different reactions