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James Backhouse Lectures

The annual Lecture presented by Quakers in Australia, the James Backhouse Lecture, often touches on themes pertinent to the Asia-West Pacific Section.

The entire list of lectures is catalogued here.

One of these lectures on the subject of Quaker encounters with other religions, including those of Africa and Asia was delivered in 1997 by Richard G. Meredith. It is available on pdf (974Kb) here.

Other lectures of possible interest to the AWPS section are:

  • 1986 - Looking for Meanings of my A-Bomb Experience in Nagasaki, Susumu Ishitani
  • 1994 - As the Mirror Burns : Making a Film about Vietnam, Di Bretherton
  • 1995 - Emerging Currents in the Asia-Pacific, Donna Kyle Anderton and Barbara Baker Bird
  • 2002 - To Do Justly, And to Love Mercy: Learning from Quaker Service, Mark Deasey

To obtain copies of these lectures look here.

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