February 2024 Books

February 2024 Books

The Creation of Modern Quaker Diversity, 1830–1937

Edited by Stephen W. Angell, Pink Dandelion, and David Harrington Watt. The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2023. 378 pages. $124.95/hardcover;…

Reviewed by Brian Drayton

February 2024 Books

Enlarging the Tent: Two Quakers in Conversation About Racial Justice (Dialogues and Worksheets)

By Jonathan Doering and Nim Njuguna. Christian Alternative Books, 2023. 192 pages. $17.95/paperback; $8.99/eBook. Have you ever enjoyed eavesdropping on…

Reviewed by Patience A. Schenck

February 2024 Books

Being White Today: A Roadmap for a Positive Antiracist Life

By Shelly Tochluk and Christine Saxman. Rowman & Littlefield, 2023. 272 pages. $35/hardcover; $33.50/eBook. Being White Today: A Roadmap for…

Reviewed by Michael S. Glaser

February 2024 Books

Dancing in the Darkness: Spiritual Lessons for Thriving in Turbulent Times

By Otis Moss III, with Gregory Lichtenberg. Simon & Schuster, 2023. 144 pages. $25/hardcover; $16.99/paperback; $12.99/eBook. In my search for…

Reviewed by Lauren Brownlee

February 2024 Books

Can You Just Sit with Me?: Healthy Grieving for the Losses of Life

By Natasha Smith. InterVarsity Press, 2023. 192 pages. $18/paperback; $17.99/eBook. Following the dedication page, this book opens with a poem…

Reviewed by Carl Blumenthal

February 2024 Books

Coming Up to the Sacred Hilltop: A History of Woolman Hill Quaker Retreat Center

By Mary Lee Morrison. Levellers Press (Off the Common Books), 2023. 97 pages. $20/paperback. Woolman Hill, a Quaker retreat and…

Reviewed by Marty Grundy

February 2024 Books

Brightening My Corner: A Memoir of Dreams Fulfilled

By Ruth Lor Malloy. Barclay Press, 2023. 316 pages. $25/paperback. Quaker practices, divine directives, and innate curiosity guided Ruth Lor…

Reviewed by Judith Wright Favor

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The Creation of Modern Quaker Diversity, 1830–1937

February 1, 2024

Enlarging the Tent: Two Quakers in Conversation About Racial Justice (Dialogues and Worksheets)

February 1, 2024

Being White Today: A Roadmap for a Positive Antiracist Life

February 1, 2024