Beginning Where We Are

Years ago my husband, Adam, was the national organizer for the Shakertown Pledge. Drafted during the 1970s by a group… Susan Corson-Finnerty

Becoming an Instrument of Peace

To walk a path of peace in a country that is deeply involved in war brings us to our growing… Anne C. Highland

Only the Wounded Can Heal

At a meeting for worship a Friend quoted the Greek philosopher, Heraclitus, as saying: "Only the wounded can heal." My… Elizabeth Watson

Simplicity, Poverty, and Gender in the Indian State of Kerala

Puzzles fascinate me. When the Scientific American labeled Kerala a mystery inside an enigma, I was hooked. In this tiny… William M. Alexander

Meeting God Halfway

One Way to Engage in a Quaker Witness on Economic Justice and Ecological Concern I invite you to consider a… Gray Cox

The Prophecy of Mary Peisley Neale

Mary Peisley was born into a Quaker family in Ballymore, County Kildare, Ireland, in 1717. At age 27, she was… Paul Buckley

God's Way and Human Will

For saith Christ, which is the Word of God, My sheep hear my voice and they follow me; and I… Margery Post Abbott

Reflecting on Coleridge

I find it wise and human to believe, on slight evidence, opinions the contrary of which cannot be proved, and… Spencer Coxe

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