A Warm Welcome to New Staff

Small Quaker organizations strongly reflect the individuals who do their work, hence finding good staff is of primary importance. Last… Susan Corson-Finnerty

On Taking People to Court

I believe that it is contrary to the basic tenets of our Religious Society to take people to court over… Lee B. Thomas Jr.

Firbank Fell's Challenge for 21st Century Quakerism

Sunday, June 13, 1652, about 1,000 people gathered on an isolated hillside in rural northern England to listen to a… Peter Blood-Patterson

Conflict Resolution as a Sacred Practice

As a nurse educator with 25 years of clinical experience in mental health, I had long considered myself proficient in… Pamela Minden

My Father's Peace

I am a member of the baby-boom generation, born after the GIs and G-gals came home from the Second World… Robin Mello

Lilah

I saw the secret police downtown today," Lilah says. "How do you know they were secret police?" I ask. "A… Lucy Aron

A Story about Grace

I have been reading and hearing a lot about God’s grace. What is meant by grace? I thought maybe you… Mariellen O. Gilpin

True Celebrity

The best thing that happened to me at South Central Yearly Meeting (of which I am not a member) was… Phyllis Hoge

Steve and Marlene Pedigo

He’s a city boy from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the second of five children who learned early to work and be self-sufficient.… Kara Newell

Wind and Sun

I was listening in on a heated e-mail interchange about the American Friends Service Committee’s Afghan blanket project. Someone was… Pamela Haines

2001 State of the Meeting Reports

In the shadow of September 11 and the ensuing war against terrorism, Friends in their monthly meetings have experienced a… Robert Marks

Book Reviews

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The Quaker Faith: Friends of Love and Truth

June 1, 2026

Is Peace Possible?

June 1, 2026

Turning Toward the Victim: The Bible, Sacred Violence, and the End of Scapegoating in Quaker Perspective

June 1, 2026