Pioneering the Possibilities

A year has passed since the devastating attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. This month there will… Susan Corson-Finnerty

Can Friends Come Together in the Search for Peace?

I am writing this because I was very moved by the articles of Mary Lord and Arthur Rifkin in the… George Rubin

Essay on War

At the onset of the American Revolution, a group of New Jersey and Pennsylvania Quakers issued a four-page broadside declaring… Cameron McWhirter

Peaceable Communities in a Time of Conflict

Between 1993 and 1996 I lived in Jerusalem, where I did peace work for the Mennonite Central Committee. Recent events… Chip Poston

Authority

In a meeting for worship in the early 1940s a young woman, fairly new to Friends, felt the irresistible urge… Marty Paxson Grundy

Mystical or Not at All

Throughout history, some men and women have been opened morefully than others to the mystery of creation, to a deeper… Richard W. Siebels

Of Odds and Gods

Three in our meeting community have been struck by tragedy: Sandy Mershon, John Ball, and Laura Murphy. Sandy died after… Laura Murphy

Friends Don't Let Friends Drive

I applaud Keith Helmuth’s thorough essay, "Ecological Integrity and Religious Faith" (FJ Aug. 2001), and offer this piece to put… Anne Felker
Features

My Car Died in Toronto

My car died in Toronto, three days before Christmas, 2000. Desperate to get to Ottawa, my home for over a… Caroline Balderston Parry

A Global Nonviolent Peaceforce

People are discovering the power of active nonviolence," began seasoned peace activist and Friend David Hartsough at the start of… Amber Gravett

The Meaning of "Bless You"

I once wrote a report about what it was like to stand in vigil alone for the initial minutes. On… John Gallery

Reconsidering "I Approve"

Friends have a unique way of conducting business in which unity of all those assembled is sought on decision items.… Stan Becker

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