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QUG Conference 2009
Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd March
Hinsley Hall, Leeds.
(Open to Members & Non-Members of QUG)
The Roots of Peace and Justice
· Is seeking peace and justice an expression of our spirituality?
· Should we just accept that lasting peace and justice can be achieved only when enough people have become sufficiently spiritually enlightened – or should we be taking a more urgent, active approach?
· Can a holy person be unconcerned about the living conditions of the poorest people in the world, or should s/he be striving to change them?
These are some of the questions we shall be considering at this year’s QUG Conference.
There will be three main speakers, and opportunities to explore and share, in small group sessions, our personal experiences and concerns.
The Speakers
Chris Starbuck - "Re-Membering the One Body" (A workshop)
Christopher Zangtsal Starbuck, is national coordinator for the Zen Peacemaker Circles in the UK and also facilitates a meditation training circle in the Zen Peacemaker family called the "Great Heart Community". In addition to Zen training, he's practiced widely in the Buddhist tradition, especially in Tibetan Buddhism. For over 10 years he's been closely associated with several Islamic Sufi schools, especially the Mevlevi tradition of Rumi and the Jerrahi tradition from Istanbul. With the encouragement of his teachers in these lineages he includes elements of both Buddhist and Sufi teaching in his group activities.
Professor David Cadman - "Holiness in the Everyday"
David is a birthright Quaker who will be talking about holiness and its relationship to our search for peace and justice. He will speak about what he calls "practical mysticism" and will ask questions about the balance between reflection and action.
Joseph Milne - "Justice and The Good"
Joseph will explore the meaning these concepts once held in
Greek and medieval thought. He will touch on the ancient understanding of
Providence and Natural Law, and how these were seen reflected in the natural
world and in human society. He will try to show how these fundamental
qualities are wholly relevant in our modern world which struggles to find
any real basis for ethics or living in harmony with the laws of Nature or
the Divine. He believes that these universal principles will resonate with
most people intuitively.
His book "Metaphysics and the Cosmic Order" has the following
foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales: "These
essays have struck a chord with me and confirm, in a scholarly way, what I
have intuitively felt for many years and tried to apply in practical ways"
A brief profile of Joseph Milne, including details of his research and teaching activities can be found on his website: http://www.kent.ac.uk/secl/thrs/staff/milne.html
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The Annual General Meeting of QUG will take place during the conference.
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HOW TO BOOK
Click here for a booking form and details of the conference fees.
NOTE. If you are able to travel daily from home to the conference you can book on a day rate basis at
a cost of £32.40 per day plus, if required, £16.50 for dinner. Early booking is advised
with cheques sent to David Robbins (See booking form), made out to QUG.
For further information contact Andrew Cowan on 01788
562252.
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Report on the 2006 Residential Conference
Click here to read the report and view photographs of the event.
Report on the 2008 Residential Conference
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