Congratulations, Earlham School of Religion

Unprogrammed Friends are fond of saying that we’ve abolished the laity and each of us is called to a ministry.…

I Choose Choice

Rachel MacNair, in "My Personal Journey on the Abortion Issue" (FJ Feb.), has written a moving statement about her personal…

Preparing for Ministry in a Non-Creedal Tradition

"In the beginning. . . ." Good creation stories affirm the origin of those who tell them and intrigue the…

Filling a Toolkit

Arriving Earlham School of Religion (ESR) and I were both born in the autumn of 1960. We intersected in our…

Learning to Speak Community

Last fall in a Quakerism 101 group I facilitated at Cincinnati Friends Meeting, a Friend spoke of a recent conversation…

Bringing the Quaker into Hospital Chaplaincy

Every day I step into a blizzard that has swept in on someone’s life. I’m a chaplain in an acute…

What I Really Learned at ESR

They look a lot like me. That was one of my first thoughts when I arrived at Earlham School of…

Learning about the Real World of Ministry

Any change in one’s life has the potential to be transformative. Going to Earlham School of Religion was certainly so…

“Teachable Moments” at ESR

I look back with gratitude on how ESR prepared me for pastoral ministry among Friends, especially in the area of…

Wielding Thor’s Hammer: What It Means to Write as Ministry

According to an old Norse legend of the early days in the time before this time, the god Thor patrolled…

Notes from an Access Pioneer

Recently I was asked to provide a six-word autobiography. I chose: "Child of God, Wife, Mother, Friend." Had I been…

Book Reviews

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Those Who Stayed: A Vietnam Diary

October 1, 2025

Two Women, One War: An Unlikely Friendship During the Vietnam War

October 1, 2025

Annice Carter’s Life of Quaker Service: Harmonizing Practice with Principle at Home, in Palestine, and in Kenya

October 1, 2025