Stuart Masters is a teacher and writer with a focus on the Quaker faith, its history, theology, spirituality and relationship with other traditions. For fifteen years, he worked for Woodbrooke, an international Quaker learning and research organization based in Britain, and, following his retirement, continues to offer courses and events as an Associate Tutor. His book The Quaker Faith: Friends of love and Truth will be published by T&T Clark in October. A previous book, The Rule of Christ: Themes in the Theology of James Nayler, was published by Brill in June 2021. He is a Regional Representative for the Anabaptist Mennonite Network, and a member of the Advisory Council for the American Journal, Quaker Religious Thought. Stuart will be delivering the Centre for Anabaptist Studies Annual Lecture in 2025, and the Swarthmore Lecture in 2026 (see the Speaking page for more information).

Publications

The Quaker Faith: Friends of Love and Truth (T&T Clark, 2025)

The Rule of Christ: Themes in the Theology of James Nayler (Brill, 2021)

Responding to Ecological Crisis: Quaker Spiritual Insights (Woodbrooke, 2021)

Blog Archive

The A Quaker Stew blog contains an archive of material about early Quakers and related matters.

Books

“The Religious Roots of the Quaker Way” in C. Wess Daniels and Rhiannon Grant, eds. The Quaker World (Routledge, 2022)

“The Economic and Political Theology of James Naylor” in C. Wess Daniels and Rhiannon Grant, eds. The Quaker World (Routledge, 2022)

Chapters in Books

“Christianity is not a Notion but a Way”: Quaker Perspectives on John 14:6. Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, Interfaith Theology Advisory Group (2023).

“A New Creation Where God is All: The Vision of James Nayler” in The Friends Journal, December 2022.

“The Quaker Spiritual Journey: Towards a New Creation” in Friends Quarterly, Issue 4 (2022).

“A Glimpse of Heaven on Earth: The First Quaker Communities” in The Friends Journal, June 2021.

“Atonement in Early Quakerism: The Work of Christ in the Writings of James Nayler” in Quaker Studies, Volume 25, Issue 1, (2020).

“The Spirit of Christ and the Renewal of the Creation: James Nayler’s Eco-Theology” in Friends Quarterly, Issue 1 (2020).

“The Sword, Separation and Nonviolence in Early Quakerism: The Testimony of James Nayler (1618–1660)” in Anabaptism Today, Volume 1, Number 2, (2019).

“The Radical Political and Economic Vision of James Nayler” in Friends Quarterly, Issue 4 (2018).

“Ancient and Modern: Exploring the Links Between Eastern Orthodox and Quaker Spirituality” in Friends Quarterly, Issue 2 (2018).

“Guided by the Light, Living God’s Justice: The Theological and Spiritual Writings of John Punshon” in Quaker Studies, Volume 22, Issue 2, (2017).

“Show Us Our Darkness and Lead Us to New Life: Reflections and Queries in the Context of Ecological Crisis” in Friends Quarterly, Issue 2 (2017).

“The Early Quaker Movement: Pauline Christianity Revived” in Friends Quarterly, Issue 2 (2016).

“Abraham’s Offspring, Heirs According to the Promise: Quakers and Jews” in Friends Quarterly, Issue 4 (2015).

“The Transformative Power of God: The Cross in Quaker Faith and Practice” in Friends Quarterly, Issue 2 (2014).

Articles