March 2015 E-newsletter

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E-newsletter | March 2015

In This Issue

• APPLY TODAY! Our intensive Online/On-Campus Certificate Program, Answering the Call to Radical Faithfulness, begins April 1!
• FREE LECTURE! Author Eileen Flanagan talks spiritually grounded activism – Monday, April 6 at 7:30pm
• SAVE THE DATE! Phil Gulley to give Stephen G. Cary Memorial Lecture on Monday, May 4th
• Steve Chase’s educational vision for Pendle Hill’s Beloved Community
• Ending Mass Incarceration and the New Jim Crow: A Pendle Hill Conference – Apr 29-May 3
• Pamphlet Spotlight: Author Robert Griswold poses the question “What’s belief got to do with it?”
• Featured Workshop: Writing Your Spiritual Autobiography. With Dan Wakefield.
• Recipe: Naan Flatbread
• Employment Opportunities

Pamphlet Spotlight

Pamphlet #377

Creeds and Quakers: What’s Belief Got To Do With It?

by Robert Griswold

Author Robert Griswold maintains that Quaker spiritual authority lies not in belief systems and in creeds, but in the direct communion between individual Friends and the Divine Spirit. All other forms of authority – “be they written words, steeple-houses, or a clerical hierarchy” – cannot replace this direct communion.

While early Friends’ refusal to formulate a creed threatened existing religious practice and brought them great persecution, this historic witness against creeds is not fully appreciated by Friends today. Read more

More of our pamphlets are now available electronically for Kindles and Nooks. We continue to digitize our classic pamphlet series and now have almost a third (140 titles and counting!) available in electronic form on the Amazon and B&N websites. Click this link for a complete, up-to-date list of all our e-pubs. As always, we value your feedback on these and any other Pendle Hill publications.

Last call for Answering the Call to Radical Faithfulness. Apply Now! New certificate program begins April 1st!

Includes four residencies at Pendle Hill and runs Apr 1-Aug 31, 2015

Time is running out to register for Pendle Hill’s new certificate training program, which will bring together an interfaith group of learners committed to deepening their capacity for effective community action to heal and repair the world.

Please review the Radical Faithfulness Program description on our website and Apply Today! Or contact Steve Chase, Faculty Director, at 610-566-4507, ext. 123.

First Monday lecture centers on Spiritually Grounded Activism

Eileen Flanagan

Apr 6, 2015 at 7:30pm in The Barn.

Free and open to the public!

Through personal stories from the design and successful implementation of the Earth Quaker Action Team’s (EQAT) campaign against mountaintop-removal coal mining, Eileen will share her own story of feeling led to engage in nonviolent direct action and how it has moved her from despair about the climate crisis to greater faith, hope, and involvement. Read more

Save the Date! May 4. Quaker Author, Pastor, and Blogger Phil Gulley Speaks

The 2015 Stephen G. Cary Lecture

May 4, 2015 at 7:30pm in The Barn.

Free and open to the public!

Seating is limited – and reservations are required – for Monday, May 4th’s FREE Stephen G. Cary Memorial Lecture, A Theology of Togetherness: A Quaker Pastor Speaks with beloved writer and presenter Phil Gulley. Reservations open Monday, April 6 at www.pendlehill.org/philgulley.

Steve Chase’s singular vision for education at Pendle Hill

“When I moved to Pendle Hill to start my full-time job this January as their new Director of Education, I put some time and effort into reflecting on Pendle Hill’s educational mission and my own goals. One outcome of this was to provide an overview of our ongoing educational programs – and the leadings, thinking, and heart behind them. I hope people find this as useful to read as it was for me to write.” –Steve Chase

A Pendle Hill conference

Ending Mass Incarceration and the New Jim Crow

Apr 29-May 3, 2015

Join us for inspiration, education, networking, and action! The Ending Mass Incarceration and the New Jim Crow conference features workshops and interest groups led by experienced and engaged activists and scholars. Our keynote speaker is noted professor and author Michelle Alexander. Click here to register.

Featured Workshop

Writing Your Spiritual Autobiography

Dan Wakefield

Jul 5-9, 2015

Evocative exercises and group sharing in a nurturing setting allow us to remember and write about the most meaningful parts of our life’s journey. We will write of our experiences at crucial turning points and share our stories in small groups. Come with openness to the process, and leave with stories of your spiritual journey and a deep appreciation for the sacred work of sharing them.

Dan Wakefield is a novelist, journalist, and screenwriter, whose book The Story of Your Life: Writing a Spiritual Autobiography is the basis of this popular workshop. Read more