June 2001

U.S. Quakers: Hybrid Corn?

Are the branches of Friends like crop varieties: more productive when cross-fertilized?

Emily Greene Balch, Pioneering Peacemaker

Balch's advocacy of nonviolence was tested and honed by two world wars.

Dilemmas of Our Peace Testimony

A paradox awaits anyone who tries to work for peace.

The Unbowed Head

Friends' "upright waiting" does not deny our dependence on a greater power.

Being Silent

"Stilling the mind" is more than just being quiet.

Grieving in the Light: Friends' Ministry to the Divorced

By Lynn Johnson

From the magazine

A meeting can do many things to alleviate feelings of aloneness.