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

White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy

Reviewed by Pamela Haines

March 1, 2025

Free Exercise: America’s Story of Religious Liberty

Reviewed by Hope Ascher

March 1, 2025

In Brief: Tears of Gold: Portraits of Yazidi, Rohingya, and Nigerian Women

Reviewed by Rosalie Dance

March 1, 2025

The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer

The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World

Reviewed by Ruah Swennerfelt

February 1, 2025

Environmentalism From Blow by Ashley Dawson

Environmentalism from Below: How Global People’s Movements Are Leading the Fight for Our Planet

Reviewed by Pamela Haines

February 1, 2025

A Journey Through the Refiners - Stephen G. Cary Memorial Lecture

Forging Beloved Community with Friends: A Journey through the Refiner’s Fire

Reviewed by Barbara Birch

February 1, 2025

A Ministry of Rick by Philip Berrigan

A Ministry of Risk: Writings on Peace and Nonviolence

Reviewed by Robert Levering

February 1, 2025

When God Became White by Grace Ji-Sun Kim

When God Became White: Dismantling Whiteness for a More Just Christianity

Reviewed by Alicia McBride

February 1, 2025

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