• Anvil Trust is the centrepoint and legal foundation of a radical and inclusive understanding of Christian spirituality whose purpose is to articulate, advocate, and advance a Shalom Quest spirituality , plus resources from Workshop learning, and Peacemeal community.

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  • Shalom Quest explores spirituality for anyone looking to find their own unique personal life path that is true for them. It focuses on those lifegiving values that flow across every global culture. It offers the ancient concept of shalom as a focus because its radical vision of peace is totally inclusive, deeply personal, liberating and empowering.

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  • Workshop used to be the learning sphere of Anvil Trust.  Safe brave spaces to explore a spirituality from a value-focused shalom perspective.
    Workshop is currently being re-imagined, but the original resources continue to be available to download free from the ‘Workshop Source’ portal.

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  • Peacemeal is the community-building sphere of Anvil Trust. It believes every meal can become a portal for nurturing relationship, developing community, spiritual encounter and radical social change. We are a catalyst to reveal and inspire radical table possibilities.

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Anvil Poem

The forge is a workshop, in which the anvil is the centerpiece. A solid block of iron, which becomes a place of transfiguration. The anvil is the focus of energy, explosive force and power, but not violence. It stands close to the furnace, heat and melting, moulding and shaping, but not breaking. The anvil is the point of creativity, where technique and cunning turn unyielding metal into art or implement. An ability that must be learned; craftsman and apprentice sharing skills, miracles born out of sweat and time, the sound of ringing steel alive with joy. The anvil is a place of peace, swords and spears, shaped into sickle and plough essential character transformed. The smith is meekness in motion, stature and strength, under perfect control. The anvil speaks of true gentleness; its ability to receive blows, rather than to strike them, and in so doing, to wear out many hammers. © Noel Moules

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