The Local Side of Globalization

I’ve traveled quite a bit this spring—to Idaho, Wyoming, North Carolina, New York, passing through Georgia, Utah, and Nevada. In… Susan Corson-Finnerty

A Quaker Response to Economic Globalization

We must identify the seeds of violence that are scattered in the wake of U.S.-style hypercapitalism when it is forced… David Morse

Lillian's Choices

A family council took place in a large Manhattan loft on December 26, 2003. George and Lillian Willoughby were discussing… Gregory A. Barnes

Images of God

ur ways of imaging God are related to the ways in which we image ourselves—and our relationships with each other,… Keith R. Maddock

Exploring and Discovering a Friends School Meeting

When I first began teaching at a Friends school seven years ago, what I knew of Quakers derived mostly from… Matt Glendinning

Learning Peace in Time of War: A Classroom Retrospective

For four years I’ve been teaching a required interdisciplinary course on violence and nonviolence, called Peace and War, at Johnson… Judith Yarnall

Garden

"Who loves a garden still his Eden keeps." —Bronson Alcott In one of the most remarkably out-of-character statements ever made… John Morgan

Simplifying Life in Our Corner of the World

In June 2003, our Friends Meeting in Klamath Falls, Oregon, held a "Simplify Your Life" yard sale and raised $3,200… Beth Murphy

Full Circle

A circle of Quakers gathers on a bright, crisp April morning in the meetinghouse on Orrong Road. We sit on… Liz Sinclair

Margaret Fell

My abiding goal in these columns is to direct readers’ attention to important spiritual resources within the Quaker tradition. Margaret… 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