Nick Mayhew-Smith is a research associate at the Susanna Wesley Foundation and the author of The Naked Hermit(2019). In this time of enforced isolation he provides a glimpse of the wisdom that the hermit life can offer. Photo of a hermit’s chapel near Roche, Cornwall, taken by Nick Mayhew-Smith. ******** There has rarely been a better […]
A Northern Gospel
Researching Church, Gospel & Culture in the North of England Together with Elli Wort, Nigel Rooms has been sponsored by the Susanna Wesley Foundation to research how the Christian faith is lived out in the North of England. He summarizes his project here. What was the aim of the project? Driven by a desire to […]
A Northern Gospel
Nigel Rooms summarises his research project with Ellie Wort into contextual theology in the north of England. Download or read online the summary here.
Church Consult
Unfortunately, due to the coronavirus situation, Church Consult has had to be cancelled. We hope to re-launch in the autumn, but do follow us via our newsletter and on social media to stay updated. Church Consult is a peer-driven initiative for church-based leaders, facilitated in partnership with the Susanna Wesley Foundation It is a reflective and […]
Mother of the Brontes: meet the author
**Unfortunately, due to coronavirus precautions, this event has been postponed. We hope to reschedule.** The Susanna Wesley Foundation invites you to meet Sharon Wright, author of a new, acclaimed biography of Maria Branwell, the mother of the Brontë sisters. Sharon Wright’s painstaking original research reveals for the first time the astonishing story of a lady of […]
SWF Annual Conference 2020
*Unfortunately we have had to cancel this event due to coronavirus precautions. We will continue to consider the theme of flourishing in our work this year* For plain text versions of the ‘flourishing’ quotes seen on social media, click here The Susanna Wesley Foundation Annual Conference was due to be held on Tuesday 16th June, 2020 […]
MODEM conference reflection
The annual MODEM conference was held on 21-22 November at Sarum College in Salisbury. The theme was ‘Losing Control, Enabling Withness’. ******** What does it mean to walk alongside people, with them rather than only for them? This was the question approached from various directions and disciplines at the MODEM conference. Speakers Sam Wells, Paul Hibbert, Chloe Lynch, Vaughan S. Roberts, […]
What’s in a Word? Strategy
In this post which originally appeared on his blog, SWF-supported PhD student Keith Elford writes about the meaning of ‘strategy’. ******** A strategy should be based on a lot of work, be rational and plausible, but it will, in the end, require you to make an act of faith and probably won’t work out as you […]