How Much Diversity?

When Friends Journal announced last fall our intention to publish a special issue on Diversity among Friends, we gave the… Susan Corson-Finnerty

The Common Source of Law and Religion

We often think of law and religion as very different in nature, and in many ways they are. Religion finds… Daniel Clark

Why Do Friends Need Diversity?

The discernment of God’s will is not easy. A person’s hearing of the "still, small voice" in silent worship is… Patience A. Schenck

Towards a Peaceable Community: An Invitation to Co- Creation

Being a Quaker is my primary identity, and I consider my monthly meeting to be my primary community. My devotion… La Verne Shelton

Moving toward Wholeness: Addressing Race among Friends

George Fox admonished Friends "to know one another in that which is eternal." In building our communities and in providing… Patricia McBee and Vanessa Julye

Addressing Race in Red Cedar Meeting

In the early 1990s I began attending Red Cedar Meeting in East Lansing, Michigan, with my then partner Deborah, an… Theo Mace

Nine Suggestions to White Friends for Addressing Racism

Acknowledge your own racism and the racism in the Religious Society of Friends. Acknowledge your own goodness and that of… Gale Rohde

Racial Inequality: Painfully Present among Friends

We believe there is that of God in every person, and thus we believe in human equality before God. Friends… Vanessa Julye

Discovering Fellowship among African American Friends

In 1992, shortly after I joined Sandy Spring (Md.) Meeting and officially became a Quaker, it was announced on public… Elmyra Powell

The Role of White Quakers in Ending Racism

I know of at least three people who believe it is possible to end racism in this century. Most of… Dorothy H.L. Carroll

A Workshop Experience

It was the first day. We were going around the group, each sharing feedback. I was feeling shy about my… Melanie Sax

Friends, Race, and Systemic Change

In preparation for being a part of your discussion on the important work against racism, I have read the material… Andrea Ayvazian
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