January 2013: Privilege

January 2013Focus on Privilege

Among Friends: The Ultimate Privilege: How Shall We Use It?

The Ultimate Privilege: How Shall We Use It?

Forum January 2013

Letters in response to John Coleman's October 2012 feature, "When Quaker Process Fails," and other articles in the special issue…
Q&A

Patience Schenck on Privilege

Q&A with the author of Living Our Testimony on Equality: "Somebody who is committed to these issues can still be… Staff

Medical Problems of the Ghetto (1969)

From the FJ archives. A doctor provides healthcare for the poor. This first appeared November 15, 1969. Joan E. Thomas, M.D.

Lending a Helping Hand

A journey through the world of real estate. "As an agent, I am touched by people from a variety of… Gloria Todor
Features

A Nightshift Education

Learning the value of an honest job. "I had fancied myself a class-conscious progressive. It shouldn't have startled me to… Martin Kelley

Blue-Collar Welcome

Meetings can work to overcome class boundaries. Suggestions for making Quaker communities more welcoming. N. Jeanne Burns

Interview with Charles Murray

The libertarian author explains why Quakerism is a logical home for independent views. Signe Wilkinson

Teaching Gratitude

How do we encourage our children to be grateful? "I'm beginning to recognize that such a large financial shift in…

Caring Too Much to Vote

Is our political process in conflict with peace? "In the past, politics divided me from others when I should have… Tom Adams

Quakers, Culture, and the Transforming Power of Love

Four examples of nonviolence in action. Profiles of Edward Coxere, Joseph Ritter, Anthony Benezet, and Bayard Rustin. Ellen M. Ross

Books January 2013

Ending Cycles of Violence: Kenyan Quaker Peacemaking Response after the 2007 Election By Judy Lumb. Producciones de la Hamaca (Belize)…