Celebrating 50 Years

This month we begin a yearlong celebration of Friends Journal. Our first issue was published on July 2, 1955, a… Susan Corson-Finnerty

How would George Fox respond to terrorism?

William Hanson’s excellent article "Police Power for Peace" (FJ Aug. 2004), brought to mind the thinking and views of George… John Spears

The Gift of Thinking Differently

Larry was a jerk. Everyone thought so, though we never used that word. We called him eccentric, cantankerous, or rough… James Mulholland

Our Theological Illiteracy

We have heard a good deal of late about our theological illiteracy as Friends, and we are likely to hear… Henry J. Cadbury

The Bible and Same-Sex Relationships

We Quakers have been wrestling with the issue of same-sex relationships for some time, at least since Alastair Heron and… Catherine Griffith

Giving of Self

Several months ago, my spiritual path led me to an operating table where I donated a kidney to a recipient… Michael Resman

Police and Community: Building Peace

Late one night in March 2001, in Hackensack, New Jersey, two young men—reputed gangsters and lifelong buddies—got into an argument.… Paul Hamell

A Response to a Mugging

The morning was Friday, hot and muggy; the month July. I was in the parking lot of Friendship House, a… Sharon A. Buttry

A Quaker Network for the Prevention of Violent Conflict

From April 1 to 5, 2004, around 50 representatives of international Quaker organizations met in Kakamega, Kenya, for the fifth… Bridget Moix

Peace in the World, Peace among Friends

Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another; love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: not… Mary Ellen McNish

Some Thoughts on Mystical Experiences

Yesterday I went for a walk by the lake, and I had a mystical experience—that’s what I am calling it… Amy Kesegich

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