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Growing Up in Germany During World War II

We had not heard from my Uncle Helmut in years: “lost in action,” we were told. Then one day in…

The Solace of History: Reflections on Quakers and the Environment

Sometimes I feel painfully out-of-step with the world around me. Perhaps I’d have fit in better in some other era,…

Accessibility, Handwork, and Ministry in Meeting for Worship

By Staśa Morgan-Appel In the summer of 2000, I was in a car accident with multiple impacts. I walked away…

Housing Desegregation in a Small Town

An important part of our complicated history turns up in family papers.

Book Reviews

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The Kendal Sparrow: A Novel of Elizabeth Fletcher

June 1, 2020

Mutual Accompaniment and the Creation of the Commons

June 1, 2020

The Following of Jesus: A Reply to The Imitation of Christ

June 1, 2020