Friends Journal Book Reviews

Every issue of Friends Journal includes reviews of recently published books that bring illuminating perspectives to Quakers' spiritual and social concerns. Many of the books we cover can be purchased through FGC'S online Quakerbooks store.

Latest Book Reviews

The Fearless Benjamin Lay: The Quaker Dwarf Who Became the First Revolutionary Abolitionist

Reviewed by Larry Ingle

September 1, 2017

Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America

Reviewed by David Etheridge

September 1, 2017

What Have We Done: The Moral Injury of Our Longest Wars

Reviewed by J.E. McNeil

September 1, 2017

The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate—Discoveries from a Secret World

Reviewed by Ruah Swennerfelt

September 1, 2017

Discovering Humor in the Bible: An Explorer’s Guide

Reviewed by Diane Reynolds

September 1, 2017

Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy

Reviewed by Carl Blumenthal

September 1, 2017

Homegoing: A Novel and The Underground Railroad: A Novel

Two titles reviewed by Lauren Brownlee

September 1, 2017

Face to Face: Early Quaker Encounters with the Bible

Reviewed by Tom Paxson

August 1, 2017

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