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June/July 2013: Quaker Testimonies

On the occasion of this, our issue focusing on what have been called “the Quaker testimonies,” I pause to reflect on how radical the Quaker faith is, and how rich our conversation. The topic of “testimonies” hits the sweet spot for Friends Journal. Our stock in trade, after all, is language; it’s how Friends give voice to the inner workings of Spirit. And what are the testimonies if not a linguistic shorthand for a shared spiritual experience? The concept of testimonies is one readers of Friends Journal have seen discussed, often without further explanation, many times in our pages.
—Gabriel Ehri, Among Friends.
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Eric Moon is the author of “Categorically Not the Testimonies” in the June/July 2013 issue of Friends Journal. In our… Eric Moon
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Categorically Not the Testimonies

Pulling the Quaker testimonies from their boxes. Eric Moon

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Reclaiming Our Divine Birthright

Is it easier to talk about the testimonies than about God?

Reviving our Testimonies

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A Simple Life?

A spiritual searcher seeks a simple life. Devan Malore

On Authority, A New Apologia

Can science and morality explain why something is holy?
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Africa, Appalachia, and Arrest

The story of a leading. Eileen Flanagan
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Working for Peace for 96 Years

The witness of the American Friends Service Committee Shan Cretin
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The Mandala

Haddonfield Meeting in New Jersey recently hosted a group of seven Buddhist monks visiting from their monastery in the Karnataka… Edith Roberts

’Tis the Gift to be Simple

The testimony of simplicity goes deeper than song lyrics in a hymnal. I find simplicity to be the most challenging…
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