Eoin Stephenson comes from a Roman Catholic home where thinking and reflection on religion were as normal as regular attendance at Mass. He studied Philosophy at NUIG, and later studied Theology at Trinity College Dublin. Between the degrees he spent eleven years as a monk in the Trappist community of Mount Melleray Abbey. He worked for a period on social projects and in adult religious education in inner city Dublin. He is married with three adult children, and a brand new beautiful granddaughter. He came to Quakers in Limerick in 1992 and has served on Inter Church and Interfaith Committees for Irish Quakers. He has just returned to Limerick following six years in England where he was a sojourner member of Surrey and Hampshire Border Area Meeting. He lives in Limerick where he serves as an Elder.

This talk will give Eoin's personal reflections on this topic. It is our tradition not to have questions after the talk, although there will be a chance for those registered for Ireland Yearly Meeting 2021 to talk with Eoin at a "Meet the Public Lecturer" session on Sunday afternoon.