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

Persuade, Don’t Preach: Restoring Civility Across the Political Divide

Reviewed by Tom and Sandy Farley

November 1, 2021

Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics and Beyond the Two-State Solution

Reviewed by Steve Chase

November 1, 2021

Dispatches from the Race War

Reviewed by Patience Schenck

November 1, 2021

Quakerism in the Atlantic World, 1690–1830

Reviewed by Brian Drayton

November 1, 2021

The Agitators: Three Friends Who Fought for Abolition and Women’s Rights

Reviewed by Gwen Gosney Erickson

November 1, 2021

Messengers of Encouragement: Stories to Help Us Listen, Support, and Believe in One Another and Pax

Reviewed by Michael S. Glaser

November 1, 2021

The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People’s Economy

Reviewed by J. E. McNeil

October 6, 2021

A Rhythm of Prayer: A Collection of Meditations for Renewal

Reviewed by William Shetter

October 1, 2021

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