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

Money Lies and God by Katherine Stewart

Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy

Reviewed by Anthony Manousos

February 1, 2026

The Frontier Chrysalis by Barbara Schell Luetke

The Frontier Chrysalis: The Story of Charity Wright Cook

Reviewed by Gwen Gosney Erickson

February 1, 2026

Little Alleluias by Mary Oliver

Little Alleluias: Collected Poetry and Prose

Reviewed by Bob Dixon-Kolar

February 1, 2026

A Just Cause by Harriet Schley

IN BRIEF: A Just Cause: A Tale of Historical Fiction

Reviewed by Addi Schwieterman

February 1, 2026

Book Cover - White Work and Reparative Genealogy

White Work and Reparative Genealogy: Reckoning with Ancestral Debt as a Path to Racial Reparations

Reviewed by Lucy Duncan

January 1, 2026

Book Cover - Becoming a Good Relative

Becoming a Good Relative: Calling White Settlers Toward Truth, Healing, and Repair

Reviewed by Michele Sands

January 1, 2026

Book Cover - The false White Gospel

The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy

Reviewed by Mark Jolly-Van Bodegraven

January 1, 2026

Book Cover - Alone With God Spiritual Reflections and Essays

Alone with God: Spiritual Reflections and Essays, 2000–2024

Reviewed by Barbara Birch

January 1, 2026

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