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November 2018 Books
Friends Journal
Books, November 2018
This month’s reviews include
A Gathering of Spirits
by Douglas Gwyn,
Primitive Christianity Revived
and
Primitive Quakerism Revived
by William Penn and Paul Buckley,
The Cambridge Companion to Quakerism
edited by Stephen W. Angell and Pink Dandelion,
Quaker Roots and Branches
and
The One Thing Needful
by Diana and John Lampen,
Unlearning God
by Philip Gulley,
On the Brink of Everything
by Parker J. Palmer,
How We Win
by George Lakey,
Faith and Play
edited by Melinda Wenner Bradley,
The Inner Guide versus the Inner Critic
by Christina Wolff,
Humanity in the Face of Inhumanity
by Sue Williams,
SELF-ish
by Chloe Schwenke,
Treading Water at the Shark Cafe
by Lyndon Back,
The Fox Hunt
by Mohammed Al Samawi, and
Gut it to the Studs
by Letitia VanSant.
November 2018 Books
A Gathering of Spirits: The Friends General Conferences 1896–1950
By Douglas Gwyn. QuakerPress of FGC, 2018. 316 pages. $20/paperback. Doug Gwyn is the ideal writer to tackle this project.…
Reviewed by Gwen Gosney Erickson
November 2018 Books
Primitive Christianity Revived and Primitive Quakerism Revived
Primitive Christianity Revived. By William Penn, translated into modern English by Paul Buckley. Inner Light Books, 2018. 115 pages. $25/hardcover;…
Reviewed by Max L. Carter
November 2018 Books
The Cambridge Companion to Quakerism
Edited by Stephen W. Angell and Pink Dandelion. Cambridge University Press, 2018. 410 pages. $105/hardcover; $34.99/paperback; $28/eBook. This edited volume,…
Reviewed by Brian Drayton
November 2018 Books
Quaker Roots and Branches AND The One Thing Needful
Quaker Roots and Branches By John Lampen. Christian Alternative, 2018. 64 pages. $10.95/paperback; $5.99/eBook. The One Thing Needful: William Shakespeare,…
Reviewed by Mitchell Santine Gould
November 2018 Books
Unlearning God: How Unbelieving Helped Me Believe
By Philip Gulley. Convergent Books, 2018. 224 pages. $22.99/hardcover; $11.99/eBook. The words “unlearning” and “unbelieving” make it plain that this…
Reviewed by William Shetter
November 2018 Books
On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity, and Getting Old
By Parker J. Palmer. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2018. 192 pages. $19.95/hardcover; $9.99/eBook. I rarely read a book with a highlighter in…
Reviewed by Brent Bill
November 2018 Books
How We Win: A Guide to Nonviolent Direct Action Campaigning
By George Lakey. Melville House, 2018. 224 pages. $16.99/paperback; $13.99/eBook (title available December 2018). In June 1934 Quaker biblical scholar…
Reviewed by Steve Chase
November 2018 Books
Faith and Play: Quaker Stories for Friends Trained in the Godly Play Method (Second Edition)
By the Faith and Play Group, edited by Melinda Wenner Bradley. QuakerPress of FGC, 2017. 140 pages. $20/paperback. How do…
Reviewed by Claire J. Salkowski
November 2018 Books
The Inner Guide versus the Inner Critic: The Journey from Judgment to Love
By Christine Wolff. Pendle Hill Pamphlets (number 448), 2017. 34 pages. $7/pamphlet. Christine Wolff, a psychologist using the Diamond Approach,…
Reviewed by Marty Grundy
November 2018 Books
Humanity in the Face of Inhumanity
By Sue Williams. Pendle Hill Pamphlets (number 451), 2018. 34 pages. $7/pamphlet. This refreshing little work introduces us to goodness,…
Reviewed by Rosalie Dance
November 2018 Books
SELF-ish: A Transgender Awakening
By Chloe Schwenke. Red Hen Press, 2018. 260 pages. $17.95/paperback; $9.99/eBook. At Baltimore Yearly Meeting’s Women’s Retreat two years ago,…
Reviewed by Anna Carolyn McCormally
November 2018 Books
Treading Water at the Shark Café: A Memoir of the Yugoslav Wars
By Lyndon Back. Open Books Press, 2018. 248 pages. $17.95/paperback; $3.99/eBook. In the early 1990s, Lyndon Back was living in…
Reviewed by Robert Dockhorn
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A Gathering of Spirits: The Friends General Conferences 1896–1950
November 1, 2018
Primitive Christianity Revived and Primitive Quakerism Revived
November 1, 2018
The Cambridge Companion to Quakerism
November 1, 2018