Being 'Of the World'

This month Friends Journal brings you a selection of articles that deal with engagement in the world. Some authors may… Robert Dockhorn

Questions Surrounding Abortion

Abortion is a tragic and divisive issue in our country and in our Religious Society. Much of our lack of… Mary Beth Keiter

Letter to My Grandchildren

Dear grandchildren, Ever since the bombing of the World Trade Center in New York over two years ago, I have… Margaret Hope Bacon

An Iconoclast's View of Quaker Outreach

While I am honored to be giving the Rufus Jones lecture this evening, by choosing to invite me, Haverford College… Signe Wilkinson

Sit Down, Thee's Rockin' the Boat

An attender has been speaking in meeting for ten minutes. He reaches in his pocket, pulls out a newspaper article,… Robert A. Callard

Interpreting Religious Experience

Quakers do not get religion secondhand, but aim always to be experiential, to wait upon the Light, and then to… Patricia A. Williams

How I Learned to Mind My Own Business and Get Out of God's Way

She walks into the classroom. Her hair hangs carelessly like a curtain around her face. She is wearing blue jeans… Shari Dinkins

The Conflict over Abolition Activism: What Can We Learn from It?

In 2002, Westbury (N.Y.) Meeting celebrated 300 years of meetinghouses on its site. As coordinator of the celebration, part of… Gretchen Haynes

Selecting a Committee Clerk

Over the years in the life of monthly meetings in which I have participated, it has been a usual practice… Margery Mears Larrabee

Douglas Steere: The Mystical in the Everyday

A conviction has slowly grown upon me over the years that Douglas Steere is the most sustaining of 20th century… Brian Drayton

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