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Interview with Nathan Alling Long, Author of “Holy Day”

This month, we feature a short fiction piece about a couple resolving a disagreement about the meaning of Christmas. Nathan… Nathan Alling Long

Viewpoint: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Responds

A response to John Coleman's "When Quaker Process Fails" Arthur M. Larrabee

Thoughts on Wanting Less

Every year Americans throw out or recycle more than 250 tons of garbage. Only about 14 percent of this waste… Elizabeth Helen Spencer

A Fundamentalist’s Journey Toward Simplicity

Daniel Suelo, now widely known as “the man who quit money,” had a long, sometimes frustrating spiritual journey toward understanding…

Reviewed by Book Club Moderator, Jana Llewellyn

Understanding The Man Who Quit Money

Right around the time I started reading The Man Who Quit Money, I was obsessed with buying shoes. I had…

Reviewed by Book Club Moderator (Jana Llewellyn)

The Man Who Quit Money: Interview with Book Club Author

Over a decade ago, a man named Daniel Suelo decided to live without money. He had wrestled under its tyranny…

Reviewed by Jana Llewellyn and Mark Sundeen

Online Forum: Pacifism and Peace

One of the most important testimonies of the Quaker faith is peace. In times of war, Quakers have a long… Discussion moderator: Jana@FJ

More Money, More Problems

Or so the saying goes. In our next Friends Journal book club installment, we’ll talk about the effect of money…

Reviewed by Jana Llewellyn

September 2012 Forum

Letters from Martin Melville, Muriel Strand, Ellen Michaud, Dirk Davenport, and David Borg. Misc.

Interview with Susan Cain

Author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking. Jana Llewellyn

Soie Mountain and the Miltary

Witness Kathryn Munnell

Milestones, September 2012

Obituaries for Martin Michael Beer, Richard Sternoff Beyer, Elizabeth Koop Buck, Walter Henry Glass, Dale K Miller, and Armin Louis… Staff
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Free Exercise: America’s Story of Religious Liberty

March 1, 2025

Sweet Home Monteverde and A Long Walk, a Gradual Ascent: The Story of the Bolivian Friends Church in Its Context of Conflict

November 1, 2020

Quakers: The Quiet Revolutionaries

February 1, 2019