August 2020 Books

August 2020 Books

Self-Portrait in Black and White: Unlearning Race

By Thomas Chatterton Williams. W.W. Norton & Company, 2019. 192 pages. $25.95/hardcover; $15.95/paperback (available in September). A year before his…

Reviewed by Lauren Brownlee

August 2020 Books

An American Sunrise: Poems

By Joy Harjo. W.W. Norton & Company, 2019. 144 pages. $25.95/hardcover; $15.95/paperback. This must-read book begins with this inscription: For…

Reviewed by Michael S. Glaser

August 2020 Books

Are We Done Fighting?: Building Understanding in a World of Hate and Division

By Matthew Legge. New Society Publishers, 2019. 354 pages. $24.99/paperback or eBook. Matthew Legge, peace program coordinator for Canadian Friends…

Reviewed by Tom and Sandy Farley

August 2020 Books

William Penn’s “Holy Experiment”: Quaker Truth in Pennsylvania, 1682–1781

By James Proud. Inner Light Books, 2019. 522 pages. $50/hardcover; $35/paperback. James Proud, a retired attorney and an Episcopal priest,…

Reviewed by Thomas Hamm

August 2020 Books

On Vocal Ministry: Nurturing the Community through Listening and Faithfulness

By Barry Crossno and J. Brent Bill. Pendle Hill Pamphlets (number 460), 2019. 34 pages. $7/pamphlet. This excellent pamphlet should…

Reviewed by Marty Grundy

August 2020 Books

A Guide to Faithfulness Groups

By Marcelle Martin. Inner Light Books, 2019. 109 pages. $25/hardcover; $12.50/paperback; $10/eBook. If someone pays attention to the part of me…

Reviewed by Patricia McBee

August 2020 Books

On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal

By Naomi Klein. Simon & Schuster, 2019. 320 pages. $27/hardcover; $18/paperback (available in September); $12.99/eBook. I’ve read several of Naomi…

Reviewed by Ruah Swennerfelt

August 2020 Books

Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief

By David Kessler. Scribner, 2019. 272 pages. $26/hardcover; $17/paperback (available in September); $13.99/eBook. You woke up the morning after a…

Reviewed by Brad Sheeks

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Self-Portrait in Black and White: Unlearning Race

August 1, 2020

An American Sunrise: Poems

August 1, 2020

Are We Done Fighting?: Building Understanding in a World of Hate and Division

August 1, 2020