Adult Spiritual Education
The Adult Spiritual Education (ASE) Committee’s mission is to enrich the spiritual life of Richmond Friends Meeting. The committee offers educational programs that explore Quaker history, testimonies, and values. ASE events are for everyone – seasoned Friends/friends and newcomers. All are welcome.
Each year, ASE uses a portion of a fund, endowed by our late member Jean Jones Andersen, to support adult spiritual education at Richmond Friends Meeting.
June 22, 2024 “History of Quakerism”
Friends Dan Shaw and Scott Selby provide an overview of Quaker history. To view this video presentation, click on the play button below. (The diagonal pop-out up arrow expands the video window.)
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February 24, 2024 “How Margaret Fell’s Writings Speak to Us Today”
Presented live from London, England by Joanna Godfrey Wood author of book, “In Step with Quaker Testimony…Simplicity, Truth, Equality, and Peace,
Inspired by Margaret Fell’s Writings”. To view this video presentation, click on the play button below. (The diagonal pop-out up arrow expands the video window.)
Archived ASE Programs
Here are some archived ASE programs from 2020. We hope you enjoy them. Although we refer to them in the recordings, none of the small or large group discussions were recorded. To expand the box that the video is in, click the Pop-out icon in the upper right corner. To see a presentation, click on the link and scroll down to view.
August 31, 2020 “Strength, Courage, and Hope: The Contemplative Activism of Howard Thurman”
November 7, 2020 “Contemporary Mystics in Action: Richard Rohr and Thich Nhat Hanh”