Commemoration

2 Oct 2014 | by Michael Bartlet

Michael Bartlet on affirming the significance of each individual death

How can we commemorate the scale of loss involved in industrial slaughter in a way that affirms the individual significance of each death? | Photo: Paul Arps / flickr CC.

The centenary of the start of the first world war poses a dilemma for many Quakers. Should we ignore the commemorations, out of a fear that they might encourage militarism? Should we respond, in an authentic way, to the tragic loss of a generation and accept the risks of being part of an agenda set by others?

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