James Backhouse
This is a complete list of Backhouse Lectures, from the first in 1964 to the most recent in January 2011. Full text of these lectures may be downloaded from http://www.quakers.org.au/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=29
1964, Kenneth Boulding, The evolutionary potential of Quakerism
1965, Clive Sansom, The shaping Spirit,
1966, Rudolph Lemberg, Seeking in an age of imbalance
1967, Douglas V. Steere, On being present where you are
1968, William N. Oats, In the spirit of the family
1969, A. Barrie Pittock, Toward a multi-racial society
1970, Keith A. W. Crook, Security for Australia?
1972, L. Hugh Doncaster, The Quaker message
1973, Otto van der Sprenkel, Friends and other faiths
1974, Yukio Irie, Pilgrimage toward the fountainhead: Quakerism and Zen Buddhism today
1975, W. A. McNaughton, A time to reap, a time to sow: retirement
1976, Charlotte and Stewart Meacham, Imperialism without invading armies
1977, Mary Woodward, Papua New Guinea: third world on our doorstep
1978, Margaret Wilkinson, Wisdom: the inward teacher
1979, J. Duncan Wood, Quakers in the modern world: the relevance of Quaker beliefs to problems of the modern world
1980, (not published),
1981, Roger C. Wilson, What Jesus means to me: Jesus as the liberator
1982, Ormerod Greenwood, Celebration: a missing element in Quaker worship
1983, Sabine Willis, An adventure into feminism with Friends
1984, Peter Jones, Pilgrims for justice and peace
1985, Gerald Priestland, For all the saints
1986, Susumu Ishitani, Looking for meanings of my A-bomb experience in Nagasaki
1987, Carol and Dougald McLean, The vision that connects
1988, David Purnell, Creative conflict,
1989, Erica Fisher, A new-born sense of dignity and freedom
1990, Jo Vallentine and Peter Jones, Quakers in Politics: Pragmatisn or Principle
1991, David James and Jillian Wychel, Loving the distances between: racism, culture and spirituality
1993, Ursula Jane O'Shea, Living the way: Quaker spirituality and community
1994, Di Bretherton, As the mirror burns: making a film about Vietnam
1995, Donna Kyle Anderton and Barbara Baker Bird, Emerging currents in the Asia-Pacific
1996, Elise Boulding, Our children, our partners - a new vision for social action in the 21st century
1997, Richard G. Meredith., Learning of one another. The Quaker encounter with other cultures and religions
1998, Charles Stevenson, Embraced by other selves: enriching personal nature through group interaction
1999, Norman Talbot, Myths and stories, truth and lies
2000, Susannah Kay Brindle, To learn a new song. A Quaker contribution to real reconciliation with the earth and its peoples
2001, Hendrik W. van der Merwe, Reconciling opposites: Reflections on peacemaking in South Africa
2002, Mark Deasey, To do justly, and to love mercy: learning from Quaker service
2003, Helen Bayes, Respecting the rights of children and young people: a new perspective on Quaker faith and practice
2004, Ute Caspers, A friendship garden
2005, David Johnson, Peace is a struggle
2006, Polly Walker, One heart and a wrong spirit
2007, Jenny Spinks, Support for our true selves, nurturing the space where leadings flow
2008, George Ellis, Faith, hope & doubt in times of uncertainty, combining the realms of scientific and spiritual enquiry
2009, Helen Gould, The Quaking Meeting
2010, Young Friends, Finding Our Voice, Our Truth, Community and journey as Australian Young Friends