Plenna’s Chair David Sunderland was Resident (Henry J. Cadbury) Scholar at Pendle Hill, Philadelphia, between September and December 2025. He drafted the book The Punctuation of Loss during this time. In this presentation on YouTube (with these slides) on Wednesday 3 December 2025 he spoke about his experience and the [...]

Plenna’s Chair David Sunderland was interviewed by Katt Cullen of WRS (World Radio Switzerland) on 21 October 2025. Listen to the podcast here.

This webinar launching Plenna and its new website took place on 24 September 2025 It addressed three themes addressing death and dying: – Its value as part of life – Navigating differences across languages, cultures, and borders – Making it accessible and engaging using digital tools   See the recording: [...]

Plenna seeks to inform and help equip individuals to accept, consider and proactively plan for dying and death, whether for themselves or their loved ones and whatever their situation or age. The Die Wise Questionnaire is a key additional feature, which allows users to rapidly assess the degree to which [...]

This is the text of an article appearing in The Friend on 25 July 2025.   We are all participants in the journey of living and dying. As Quakers, we bring an important perspective on how to travel this road in a thoughtful, engaged, and spiritual way – in our [...]