April 2016 Books

April 2016 Books

Rise Again Songbook: Words & Chords to Nearly 1200 Songs

Edited by Peter Blood and Annie Patterson. Hal-Leonard, 2015. 300 pages. $22.50 (7×10) or $25 (9×12)/spiral bound. Discount for 15… Reviewed by Patricia Morrison
April 2016 Books

With a Tender Hand: A Resource Book for Eldership and Oversight

By Zélie Gross. Quaker Books, 2015. 432 pages. $20/paperback. This is a thorough and useful resource book for Friends in… Reviewed by Marty Grundy
April 2016 Books

Intimacy with God: Real Life Stories from What Canst Thou Say?

Edited by Mariellen Gilpin, Earl Smith, and Judy Lumb. Producciones de la Hamaca, 2015. 181 pages. $20/paperback. $9.99/eBook. What Canst… Reviewed by William Shetter
April 2016 Books

Unlacing the Heart: Connecting with What Really Matters

By Henry B. Freeman. John’s Press, 2015. 130 pages. $14.95/paperback. Unlacing the Heart: Connecting with What Really Matters is Henry… Reviewed by Ann Venable
April 2016 Books

Confessions of a Prison Chaplain

By Mary Brown. Waterside Press, 2014. 136 pages. $19.99/paperback. $9.99/eBook. When I read about Quakers in the prison environment, I… Reviewed by William H. Mueller
April 2016 Books

This We Can Do: Quaker Faith in Action through the Alternatives to Violence Project

By Sally Herzfeld and Alternatives to Violence Project members. James Backhouse Lecture, 2015. 63 pages. $5/pamphlet. “Never doubt that a… Reviewed by Martha Baer
April 2016 Books

A Quietness Within: The Quiet Way as Faith and Spirituality

By Elaine Pryce. Pendle Hill Pamphlets #434, 2015. 33 pages. $7/pamphlet. For Friends who have spent decades practicing quietude, or… Reviewed by Judith Favor
April 2016 Books

You Are My Witnesses: Witness and Testimony in the Biblical and Quaker Traditions

By Thomas Gates. Pendle Hill Pamphlets #435, 2015. 36 pages. $7/pamphlet. The use of eyeglasses spread rapidly in Europe following… Reviewed by Paul Buckley

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Rise Again Songbook: Words & Chords to Nearly 1200 Songs

April 1, 2016

With a Tender Hand: A Resource Book for Eldership and Oversight

April 1, 2016

Intimacy with God: Real Life Stories from What Canst Thou Say?

April 1, 2016