Join us at 6:30pm on 2nd Matt for tea/coffee and a live screening of the 2026 Swarthmore Lecture. Please arrive promptly so the start of the lecture at 7pm is uninterrupted. There will be popcorn (!) and worship sharing afterwards.
2026 Lecture
Tangled Roots: Navigating the Complex Legacy of Early Quakers By Stuart Masters
In his lecture, Stuart Msssters will explore the diverse mix of characteristics visible in the early Quaker movement that produced several creative tensions which subsequent generations have had to navigate. These include the tensions between inward experience and outward tradition, communal order and individual freedom, the quietist and the charismatic, and the new creation and the world.
He will argue that engaging with these issues can help Friends better appreciate the diversity present within the global Quaker family and enable them to discern how to respond to these dilemmas today