The Work of Many Hands

This issue arrives with an innovation—a removable cover wrap giving readers advance notice of our forthcoming special issue on "Friends… Susan Corson-Finnerty

Palm Beach (Fla.) Meeting Minute of Grave Concern

On November 13, 2004, Palm Beach Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends in Lake Worth, Florida, sponsored a meeting… Joan M. Carney

Wait and Watch: Meeting for Worship as Spiritual Practice

When I first began attending meeting for worship I did not know what to expect. I knew that Quaker meetings… John Andrew Gallery

Contemplating Torture

When U.S. political leaders debate the ethics and efficacy of torture, we need to consider how our country arrived at… William Nichols

The Heart of My Enemy: Rwandan Friends Rebuilding after Genocide

If, for example, you see your children being killed by machetes and that stays in your mind, that can cause… Laura Shipler Chico

Speaking across the Divide: Cecile Nyiramana at St. Louis Meeting, June 29, 2005

Cecile Nyiramana, secretary to the legal representative (akin to general secretary) of Rwanda Yearly Meeting, visited the United States as… Thomas Paxson

Consolations of Light

My daughter Alice’s life was changed forever last summer when we returned home from an idyllic vacation in upstate New… Kirk D. Read

The Importance of Language–Or: Why I Threw My Teenage Son's CDs into the Trash Can

The language kids hear and use certainly has changed since I was a youngster. What would have seemed shocking and… Mary Ray Cate

A Day Off in the Life of an Intern

It’s spring in Washington, D.C. There is a war on. I’m walking down the National Mall, surrounded by people, flags,… Janaki Spickard-Keeler

Zen and the Quakers: A Meditation

At Friendship Meeting in Greensboro, N.C., a few years ago, our Friend DeWitt Barnett told of the time he was… Theodor Benfey

Parenting and 'Childing'

When we say "Our Father who art in heaven," we involve the image of parenting, an image that unites us… William Morris

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