Newness to Quakerism

Is it only the newcomer among us who needs the welcoming and orientation within our meetings? Doesn’t any Quaker experience… David and Virginia Wood

Quaker Religious Education for Adults

Adult Quaker religious education can be problematic. For such a well-educated group it is odd that we would disdain organized… Gene Hillman

FGC Services for Orienting New Friends

Friends General Conference offers many programs and services helpful for meetings in welcoming and orienting new Friends. Here are a… Lucy Duncan

Inquirers' Weekend at Pendle Hill

A Friends meeting community has so much to offer: rich silence in an era of noise, deep worship growing from… Shirley Dodson

Barbara Mays

Barbara Mays, a musician, writer/editor and mother, describes herself first as a Hoosier. She returned to Richmond, Indiana, in the… Kara Newell

Transforming War, One Peace Activist at a Time

When I found myself on 59th Street in New York City on February 15, hundreds of protesters on Third Avenue… Elizabeth Claggett-Borne

Some Thoughts on Membership

Membership issues are one of those items that Ministry and Counsel keeps putting off discussing. There are many issues surrounding… Teddy Milne

Clerking

Having a good process is the way that organizations I’ve been part of have been able to function. Having realized… Andrew Esser-Haines

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