The Strong Silent Type

A thank you to Philadelphia Yearly Meeting's Cookie Caldwell. Sara Waxman

Q&A: Christina Repoley, Founding Executive Director of Quaker Voluntary Service

Service work with young adult Friends. Staff

Why I Work for Social Justice and Healing

A reflection. Lucy Duncan

Milestones December 2012

Marriages, births and obituaries. Staff

November Forum

Letters from our readers. Misc.

Gospel Vibrations

A story of gifts rejected and accepted: "Friends are not always successful at seeing beyond stereotypes and expectations to a… Vonn New

Dazzled and Grateful

A poet shares how prayer connects her with God and nature. Beverly Shepard

Q&A with Judith Brown

A look at the poetry in Friends Journal Judith Brown

Quakerism in a Classic American Novel

Nathaniel Hawthorne's Hester Prynne unexpectedly shares many Quaker values. Kerri D. Schuster

A Talk with Jeffrey Eugenides

How did Friends become a plot device in the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's latest novel? Signe Wilkinson

Interview with Brent Bill, Quaker Author

How do you see as your role as a Quaker writer? Or do you consider yourself a  writer who is… FJ Editors

The Safety of Silence

A reader sinks into the familiarity and safety of silence. Lindsey Mead Russell
Load More

Book Reviews

View All

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