Isaac Penington: Early Quaker With a Lasting Legacy

Spanning the two key generations of the Early Quaker Movement, Penington spoke to those in his own time and has continued to ‘speak’ to Friends and seekers across the centuries. His message, language and witness are distinctive in ways that can both challenge as well as inspire us today. To understand his full contribution to the Quaker Way, we will explore the context he grew up and lived in, how he came to join Quakers and the depth and range of his writings, both defending Quaker experience and insights, as well as offering profound and moving spiritual counsel to nurture and support Friends in ways that can still resonate very deeply with 21st Century Friends.

This six-week course will be based on six live sessions using Zoom, backed up by online resources and a discussion forum. It will begin in December and end in January with a break during the holiday period.

There will be some material to look at before the first session. We will email you around one week prior to the course with information about accessing the course, including this material, on our online learning platform (Moodle).