Reflections on Love

In February it is common to see evidence of Valentine’s Day in every supermarket and drug store. Talk of love… Susan Corson-Finnerty

The 'Quaker sweat' is an important rite of passage

I read with concern the letters in the December 2005 Forum regarding the Quaker sweat lodge and Friends General Conference.… Jennifer Galloway

The Willoughbys on Pacifism

Ironically, few issues have divided Quakers more than war-making and peacemaking. A favorite image of Quakers in the wider world… Gregory A. Barnes

Aikido: The Quaker Martial Art

The Way of Peace The principle object of aikido is to build a paradise on Earth by creating harmony in… Michael Lee Zwiers

Counter-Recruitment in Cookeville, Tennessee

Hector, isn’t it a Quaker thing to be concerned with the influence of the military on our children?" With such… Hector Black

The Quaker Parenting Project: A Report

Quakerism holds a promise and a challenge for parents. The promise is that there is a way of living with… Harriet Heath

Noah's Boat and the Pigeon of Peace

In the Jewish tradition in which I grew up, we have midrashim (the Hebrew plural for midrash.) A midrash is… David H. Albert

A Narrow Escape

I think this excerpt from the Autobiography of Benjamin Hallowell (Philadelphia: Friends Book Association, 1883) makes an interesting story for… Grete S. Carpenter

No One Will Ever Know It

It was June 1935, and the Great Depression had settled over our middle-Indiana town like the heat and humidity in… Henry Swain

Threading Saffron Peace through the Gates

A silent peace walk led by saffron-robed Buddhist monks and interreligious leaders was to pass through Christo’s and Jeanne Claude’s… Tom Goodridge

Moving Inward through Yoga

My spiritual life was nourished abundantly during my pregnancy, in part because of the natural turning inward that this time… Lisa Marie Rand

Thomas Kelly

Thomas Kelly is the first of four activist Friends that I intend to write about in this column over the… 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