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Becoming Fully Human: Writings on Quakers and Christian Thought

By Reviewed by Paul Buckley on October 1, 2019

By Michael Langford. Friends of the Light, 2019. 456 pages. $19.14/paperback; $4.99/eBook.

Paul Buckley is a member of Community Friends Meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is the author of numerous articles and books on Quakerism and travels in the ministry urging revival among Friends. His most recent book is Primitive Quakerism Revived: Living as Friends in the Twenty-First Century.

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The Forgotten Gospel of Jesus

By Reviewed by Max L. Carter on October 1, 2019

By Charles W. Heavilin. Christian Faith Publishing, 2018. 118 pages. $13.95/paperback; $9.99/eBook.

Max L. Carter is a member of New Garden Meeting in Greensboro, N.C., and the retired William R. Rogers director of Friends Center and Quaker studies at Guilford College.

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Choosing Peace: The Catholic Church Returns to Gospel Nonviolence

By Reviewed by Steve Chase on October 1, 2019

Edited by Marie Dennis. Orbis Books, 2018. 272 pages. $25/paperback; $20.50/eBook.

Steve Chase is a member of Friends Meeting of Washington (D.C.) and the manager of Academic Initiatives at the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict (ICNC).
An earlier version of this review was published in the September 2019 issue of International Journal on World Peace.

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Climate Church, Climate World: How People of Faith Must Work for Change

By Reviewed by Ruah Swennerfelt on October 1, 2019

By Jim Antal. Rowman & Littlefield, 2018. 242 pages. $56/hardcover; $25/paperback; $23.50/eBook.

Ruah Swennerfelt is a member of Middlebury (Vt.) Meeting. She and her husband live in a solar-powered house where they grow most of the vegetables and fruits they consume. They are active with the Transition Town Movement in their town and nationally.

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Healing Earth: An Ecologist’s Journey of Innovation and Environmental Stewardship

By Reviewed by Pamela Haines on October 1, 2019

By John Todd. North Atlantic Books, 2019. 200 pages. $24.95/paperback; $17.99/eBook.

Pamela Haines is a member of Central Philadelphia (Pa.) Meeting.

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The Kidnapped: A Collection of Short Stories

By Reviewed by Jim Hood on October 1, 2019

By Dwight L. Wilson. Running Wild Press, 2018. 182 pages. $16.99/paperback; $7.99/eBook.

Jim Hood teaches English and environmental studies at Guilford College in Greensboro, N.C. He is a member of Friendship Meeting, North Carolina Yearly Meeting (Conservative).

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Our Child of the Stars

By Reviewed by Rausie Hobson on October 1, 2019

By Stephen Cox. Jo Fletcher Books, 2019. 496 pages. $26.99/hardcover; $15.92/paperback; $3.99/eBook.

Rausie Hobson is a member of Rocky River Meeting in Siler City, N.C., Friends Church of North Carolina. She is a retired ESL teacher and public librarian, a member of Quakers Uniting in Publications, and was publications board clerk of North Carolina Yearly Meeting (FUM) for many years.

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