October 2020 Books

October 2020 Books

Quakers, Creation Care, and Sustainability (Quakers and the Disciplines, Volume 6)

Edited by Cherice Bock and Stephen Potthoff. Friends Association for Higher Education, 2019. 478 pages. $19.95/paperback; $9.95/eBook. This comprehensive history…

Reviewed by Ruah Swennerfelt

October 2020 Books

Spiritual Gifts, the Beloved Community, and Covenant

By Emily Provance. Pendle Hill Pamphlets (number 461), 2020. 30 pages. $7/pamphlet. Picture an equilateral triangle—let’s call it a “covenant…

Reviewed by Bob Dixon-Kolar

October 2020 Books

Wild Mercy: Living the Fierce and Tender Wisdom of the Women Mystics

By Mirabai Starr. Sounds True, 2019. 264 pages. $17.95/paperback; $16.95/eBook. Mirabai Starr’s Wild Mercy is a vibrant companion for homebound…

Reviewed by Judith Favor

October 2020 Books

Mary Dyer’s Hymn and Other Quaker Poems

By Stanford Searl. The Poetry Box, 2019. 48 pages. $12/paperback. In Mary Dyer’s Hymn and Other Quaker Poems, Stanford Searl…

Reviewed by Michael S. Glaser

October 2020 Books

Wellsprings of Life: Quaker Wisdom in Chant

By Paulette Meier. Self-released (paulettemeier.com), 2020. 19 tracks. $15/CD; $10/digital download. After ten years, Quaker vocalist Paulette Meier is back,…

Reviewed by William Shetter

October 2020 Books

The Silence Diaries

By Jennifer Kavanagh. Roundfire Books, 2019. 176 pages. $13.95/paperback; $7.99/eBook. British Quaker Jennifer Kavanagh’s new novel, while not overtly Quaker,…

Reviewed by Diane Reynolds

October 2020 Books

In Brief: Good News to the Oppressed: Friends’ Witness in the 21st Century

By Eden Grace. Southeastern Yearly Meeting Michener Lecture, 2019. 39 pages. $6/pamphlet. In case you are wondering about the title…

Reviewed by Karie Firoozmand

October 2020 Books

In Brief: Passing the Torch: When Quaker Lives Speak

Edited by Chuck Fager. Kimo Press, 2019. 204 pages. $9.95/paperback; $3.99/eBook. When I was a child, I could never understand…

Reviewed by Karie Firoozmand

October 2020 Books

In Brief: Living into the Faith: A Quaker Diary, 2007–2015

By Gregory A. Barnes. Friends Press, 2019. 255 pages. $10/paperback; $6.99/eBook. There will be a lot more storytelling in this…

Reviewed by Karie Firoozmand

October 2020 Books

In Brief: A Quaker Conscientious Objector: Wilfrid Littleboy’s Prison Letters, 1917–1919

Edited by Rebecca Wynter and Pink Dandelion. Handheld Press, 2020. 197 pages. $17.99/paperback or eBook. The Quaker storytelling goes on…

Reviewed by Karie Firoozmand

October 2020 Books

In Brief: A Quaker Behind the Dream: Charlie Walker and the Civil Rights Movement (Volume I, 1920–1955)

By Brenda Walker Beadenkopf. EA Books, 2019. 322 pages. $20/paperback; $9.50/eBook. The stories continue, this time by a loving daughter…

Reviewed by Karie Firoozmand

October 2020 Books

In Brief: It Made My Heart Thump: Rebecca’s Letters from Iran, 1951–1953

Edited by Os Cresson. Morning Walk Press, 2019. 284 pages. $16/paperback. This book is based on the letters and other…

Reviewed by Karie Firoozmand

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Quakers, Creation Care, and Sustainability (Quakers and the Disciplines, Volume 6)

October 1, 2020

Spiritual Gifts, the Beloved Community, and Covenant

October 1, 2020

Wild Mercy: Living the Fierce and Tender Wisdom of the Women Mystics

October 1, 2020