Thank you for journeying with me this year by reading my work. Here’s a summary of my 2024 as a reader and writer.
Thank you to my readers in 2024
Tag: quakers
Quakers and gift-giving
I've written a Thought for the Week in the Friend about festive gift-giving. You can read it here: https://thefriend.org/article/present-and-correct-mark-russs-thought-for-the-week
Reflections on Britain Yearly Meeting 2024
Should I keep my membership of the Religious Society of Friends? This was the question I anticipated bringing with me to Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) at Friends House in London on a sunny July weekend. I stopped attending a local Quaker Meeting 18 months ago, and I no longer give financially to my Area Meeting. What does this mean for my status as a member? If membership means being part of the ship’s crew instead of a passenger (Qf&p 10.34) what am I now? It turns out I didn’t have to wait until BYM for an answer.
Whiteness and the Quaker Universalist Discourse in Britain
I was delighted to take part in the Quaker Theological Discussion Group panel on Saturday 2 December, alongside Emma Condori, Rhiannon Grant, and Robert J. Wafula. I presented a paper titled "Whiteness and the Quaker Universalist Discourse in Britain," and you can watch it here.
Jolly Quaker 