June/July 2022 Books

June/July 2022 Books

The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together

By Heather McGhee. One World, 2021. 448 pages. $28/hardcover; $18/paperback; $12.99/eBook. In the United States, one of the most vital…

Reviewed by Jerry Mizell Williams

June/July 2022 Books

In STEP with Quaker Testimony: Simplicity, Truth, Equality and Peace—Inspired by Margaret Fell’s Writings

By Joanna Godfrey Wood. Christian Alternative Books (Quaker Quicks), 2021. 88 pages. $10.95/paperback; $5.99/eBook. As Quakers, lifelong or convinced, how…

Reviewed by Claire J. Salkowski

June/July 2022 Books

The Women’s Lectionary: Preaching the Women of the Bible throughout the Year

By Ashley M. Wilcox. Westminster John Knox Press, 2021. 326 pages. $45/paperback; $32/eBook. Ashley Wilcox is a Quaker and a…

Reviewed by Lauren Brownlee

June/July 2022 Books

Memoir of the Life and Religious Labors of Lloyd Lee Wilson

By Lloyd Lee Wilson. Inner Light Books, 2021. 598 pages. $55/hardcover; $40/paperback; $12.50/eBook. Written in the tradition of older journals…

Reviewed by Marty Grundy

June/July 2022 Books

A Feast of Prayers: Liturgy to Holy Mystery

By Beverly Lanzetta. ‎Blue Sapphire Books, 2021. 100 pages. $12/paperback; $7.99/eBook. A Feast of Prayers: Liturgy to Holy Mystery by…

Reviewed by Erik Cleven

June/July 2022 Books

Advocating for the Environment: How to Gather Your Power and Take Action

By Susan B. Inches. North Atlantic Books, 2021. 368 pages. $19.95/paperback; $13.99/eBook. Have you lost hope, or do you find…

Reviewed by Tom and Sandy Farley

June/July 2022 Books

Winning the Green New Deal: Why We Must, How We Can

Edited by Varshini Prakash and Guido Girgenti. Simon & Schuster, 2020. 384 pages. $18/paperback; $13.99/eBook. Revolutionary as the Green New…

Reviewed by Phila Hoopes

June/July 2022 Books

Power: Limits and Prospects for Human Survival

By Richard Heinberg. New Society Publishers, 2021. 416 pages. $24.99/paperback or eBook. Looking back on cultural history, it’s clear that…

Reviewed by Ruah Swennerfelt

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The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together

June 1, 2022

In STEP with Quaker Testimony: Simplicity, Truth, Equality and Peace—Inspired by Margaret Fell’s Writings

June 1, 2022

The Women’s Lectionary: Preaching the Women of the Bible throughout the Year

June 1, 2022