June/July 2019 Books

June/July 2019 Books

Remember the Ladies: Celebrating Those Who Fought for Freedom at the Ballot Box

By Angela P. Dodson. Center Street, 2017. 448 pages. $26/hardcover; $15.99/paperback; $9.99/eBook. The upcoming 2020 centennial of women’s suffrage in…

Reviewed by Reviewed by Gwen Gosney Erickson

June/July 2019 Books

Faith and Experience in Education: Essays from Quaker Perspectives

Edited by Don Rowe and Anne Watson. Trentham Books, 2018. 256 pages. $41.95/paperback or eBook. As an early childhood teacher,…

Reviewed by Reviewed by Sharlee DiMenichi

June/July 2019 Books

Becoming a Welcoming Church AND Scrappy Church

Becoming a Welcoming Church By Thom S. Rainer. B&H Publishing Group, 2018. 128 pages. $12.99/hardcover; $9.99/eBook. Scrappy Church: God’s Not…

Reviewed by Reviewed by David Etheridge

June/July 2019 Books

The Monk Within: Embracing a Sacred Way of Life

By Beverly Lanzetta. Blue Sapphire Books, 2018. 400 pages. $19/paperback; $9.99/eBook. One of the more noteworthy movements in current spirituality…

Reviewed by Reviewed by William Shetter

June/July 2019 Books

Still, in the City: Creating Peace of Mind in the Midst of Urban Chaos

Edited by Angela Dews. Skyhorse Publishing, 2018. 288 pages. $21.99/hardcover; $14.99/eBook. Conscience or consciousness? While the demands of conscience and…

Reviewed by Reviewed by Carl Blumenthal

June/July 2019 Books

Lens on Syria: A Photographic Tour of Its Ancient and Modern Culture

By Daniel Demeter. Just World Books, 2016. 304 pages. $49.99/hardcover; $29.99/paperback. While I do know a fair amount about photography,…

Reviewed by Reviewed by Brent Bill

June/July 2019 Books

How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals

By Sy Montgomery, illustrated by Rebecca Green. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018. 208 pages. $20/hardcover; $9.99/eBook. A memoir has the power…

Reviewed by Reviewed by Pamela Haines

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Remember the Ladies: Celebrating Those Who Fought for Freedom at the Ballot Box

June 1, 2019

Faith and Experience in Education: Essays from Quaker Perspectives

June 1, 2019

Becoming a Welcoming Church AND Scrappy Church

June 1, 2019