Our volunteer reviewers share some of their allâtime favorite books for Quakers.
Reviewed by David Etheridge in Friends Journal
Searching article titles, author names, and full text of all articles since 2002:
The Class of â65: A Student, a Divided Town, and the Long Road to Forgiveness
By Jim Auchmutey. PublicAffairs, 2015. 270 pages. $25.99/hardcover; $17.99/eBook. In the fall of 1960, the school board of Americus, Ga., [âŚ]
David Etheridge is a member of Friends Meeting of Washington (D.C.) and clerk of Baltimore Yearly Meetingâs Working Group on Racism.
Posted in: January 2016 Books, January 2016: Quakers and the Political Process, Quaker Book Reviews
The Pentecost Paradigm: Ten Strategies for Becoming a Multiracial Congregation
By Jacqueline J. Lewis and John Janka. Westminster John Knox Press, 2018. 114 pages. $13/paperback; $10/eBook.
David Etheridge is a member of Friends Meeting of Washington (D.C.) and clerk of the Baltimore Yearly Meeting Working Group on Racism.
Posted in: Gambling, November 2019 Books, Quaker Book Reviews
Becoming a Welcoming Church AND Scrappy Church
Becoming a Welcoming Church By Thom S. Rainer. B&H Publishing Group, 2018. 128 pages. $12.99/hardcover; $9.99/eBook. Scrappy Church: Godâs Not [âŚ]
David Etheridge is a member of Friends Meeting of Washington (D.C.) and clerk of the Baltimore Yearly Meeting Working Group on Racism.
Posted in: June/July 2019 Books, June/July 2019: Food Choices, Quaker Book Reviews
White Fragility: Why Itâs So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
By Robin DiAngelo. Beacon Press, 2018. 192 pages. $16/paperback; $12.99/eBook. Robin DiAngelo, the white woman who wrote this book, has [âŚ]
David Etheridge is a member of Friends Meeting of Washington (D.C.) and clerk of the Baltimore Yearly Meeting Working Group on Racism.
Posted in: Quaker Book Reviews, September 2018, September 2018 Books
Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America
By Michael Eric Dyson. St. Martinâs Press, 2017. 228 pages. $24.99/hardcover; $11.99/eBook. Michael Eric Dyson earned his PhD in 1993, [âŚ]
David Etheridge is a member of Friends Meeting of Washington (D.C.) and clerk of Baltimore Yearly Meetingâs Working Group on Racism.
Posted in: Quaker Book Reviews, September 2017, September 2017 Books
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Written by Ava DuVernay and Spencer Averick, directed by Ava DuVernay. Netflix Documentary, 2016. 100 minutes. Public screenings are free [âŚ]
David Etheridge is a member of Friends Meeting of Washington (D.C.) and clerk of Baltimore Yearly Meetingâs Working Group on Racism.
Posted in: August 2017 Books, Quaker Book Reviews, The Art of Dying
Beyond the Burning Bus: The Civil Rights Revolution in a Southern Town
By Phil Noble. NewSouth Books, 2013. 169 pages. $19.95/paperback; $9.99/eBook. In the April 16, 1963 âLetter from Birmingham Jailâ Martin [âŚ]
David Etheridge is a member of Friends Meeting of Washington (D.C.) and clerk of the Baltimore Yearly Meeting Working Group on Racism.
Posted in: August 2015 Books, August 2015: The Effects of War, Quaker Book Reviews
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