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Jesus Was a Working Class Hero-For as long as there has been ‘civilisation’ there have been systems of class inequality. Many in working-class movements have concurred with the view that the history of society is the history of struggle between oppressor and oppressed. When we study the Bible, there’s little doubt as to Jesus’ economic position. In common with Joseph, his … Continue reading Jesus Was a Working Class Hero
Some Quaker writings summarised-During the first Coronavirus lockdown Quaker socialists read and shared summaries of Quaker texts. As the UK returns to significant restrictions, here’s an easy introduction to some books that you might enjoy. The World Turned Upside Down, Christopher Hill “Popular revolt was for many centuries an essential feature of the English tradition and the middle … Continue reading Some Quaker writings summarised
Video: Heaven on Earth (Salter Seminar 2020)-The Quaker Socialist Society Salter event for 2020 took place in the form of a seminar given by Woodbrooke tutor Stuart Masters. Ahead of the talk he said “I hope to be able to convey something of the Spirit-empowered fearlessness and radicalism of the early Quaker movement, which very nearly turned the world upside-down. We’ll … Continue reading Video: Heaven on Earth (Salter Seminar 2020)
Top 5 books for Quaker socialists-During the 2020 coronavirus lockdown we posted summaries of more than 30 Quaker, socialist and left wing writings to social media. The following were the most popular: 1. Race and Privilege in Europe by QCEA “One cannot be passively non-racist in a society whose very economy has been structured on a racist past” The 2019 … Continue reading Top 5 books for Quaker socialists
