Dwight Dunston: Finding a Quaker Spiritual Home

About this episode

Dwight Dunston shares his personal Quaker journey and reflections on communal worship in this intimate episode.

In this intimate mini-episode of The Seed: Conversations for Radical Hope, the roles are briefly shifted as host Dwight Dunston shares his own Quaker journey with guest John Calvi. From an antsy teenager in a Quaker high school to finding his "spiritual home" as an adult, Dwight reflects on the power of silence, memory, and the "upper room" of communal worship. Dwight recalls the bittersweet grief of his final high school meeting for worship, a moment where he realized the profound value of "...

People in this episode

Host: Dwight Dunston

Guest: John Calvi

Topics covered

• Quaker spirituality
• personal journey
• communal worship
• silence
• memory
• high school experience

Keywords

• Quaker
• spiritual home
• silence
• communal worship
• high school
• journey
• memory

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