Such an excellent time at the #QuakerStudies conference - caught up w plenty of F/friends & waved at old ones & new. Happy #QSBirthday!
Many thanks to the organisers & all the @WoodbrookeUK staff :)

Allison ended by arguing 'ecstasis is promising' for Quakers' future. [Much discernment in recent yrs abt Quakers & non-theism; ecstasis of/by Qs offers spiritual connection for ppl who dnt necess believe in "God", but align w Q tenets & principles] #QSBirthday #QuakerStudies

Fascinating paper - looking at mental state & thinking & bonds of Quakers. 'Quaker waiting worship can be characterised as a flow state'. Allison goes on to discuss 'communitas': a sense delivered by & sustaining the bond thru spiritual meeting together #QSBirthday #QuakerStudies

Paper delivered! Great questions too.

Next up Allison Andrade, on 'The Intersection of Quaker Practice & Productivity' #QSBirthday #QuakerStudies

Rosemary is taking us thru the early organisation & mission work of Quakers. The problem w spirit-led churches, argues the speaker, is that the spirit leads ppl in different ways - the Nayler schism was therefore a shock #QSBirthday #QuakerStudies

The title of this paper is a quote, but Rosemary is outlining how wrong it is - with Muggletonians & others surviving before, thru & after the Restoration, along w the Quakers #QuakerStudies #QSBirthday

First up is Rosemary Moore, "It was the Quakers that Managed to Endure", looking at early Friends and their 'spirtualism' - in the sense that the spirit was in the primacy, and this guided them in reading the Bible #QSBirthday #QuakerStudies

I'm about to present on the Friends' Ambulance Unit in #WW1. Looking forward to getting fresh perspectives frm a roomful of #Quaker specialists! #QuakerStudies #QSBirthday

Back at beautiful @WoodbrookeUK at a conference that sees Quaker Studies Research Association's 25th anniversary & the Centre for Research in Quaker Studies' 20th yr! Check out @bookgeekrelg's feed to catch up on the event so far #QuakerStudies #QSBirthday