Reconciling the Irreconcilable

I am deeply grateful to the staff of Friends Journal for doing another arts issue—the first since 1979—and for involving… Esther Greenleaf Mürer

Vigilance is Necessary

For one of us, it was difficult to accept the Peace Testimony when first a member of the Religious Society… Doris A, Ashley and Margrit Meyer

Art as Soul's Sanctuary: The Making of a Leading

The stuff of the world is there to be made into images that become for us tabernacles of spirituality and… Jennifer Elam

An Interview with Chuck Fager

Chuck Fager is clerk of the Fellowship of Quakers in the Arts (FQA). He has recently been appointed director of… Robert Dockhorn

Quakers' and Everyones' Need for the Arts

It is quite clear that Quakers need the fine arts. Efforts to make up for the slights that the arts… Janet Mustin

Quakers on the Arts, 1658-1995

All ye poets, jesters, rhymers, makers of verses and ballads, who bend your wits to please novelties, light minds, who… Esther Mürer

Reflections on the Life and Art of Asa Watkins

Asa Watkins died in June 2001 at age 84. After reflecting for some time on the news of his passing,… Manuel Macarrulla

Music and the Spirit of Creativity

My musical saga began at the age of ten. I had heard and was moved by music all my life,… Jim Dragoni

A Celebration of Life and Death

Nothing heals grief but grieving, a truth that is illustrated in Cathy Weber’s Grief Series, 20 paintings that she began… Robert C. Murphy

Jack's Last Day

The morning before Jack died I drew the death card and knew without question its symbolic as well as literal… Pansy Bradshaw

Reflections on My Creative Journey

Contemplating "Friends in the Arts" has drawn me into thinking about Quakers and creativity, and how this vital force has… Caroline Balderston Parry

Light Made Tangible

Friends often seem to me not only puritanically suspicious of beauty, unless it occurs in nature—trees, landscapes, sunrises—but actually disapproving… Phyllis Hoge
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