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February 2016

Quaker Thought and Life Today

Guns and Pepper Spray
Seres Kyrie
How Quaker War Tax Resistance Came and Went, Twice
David M. Gross
Peace is Possible
Altvater, Girouard, Patch & Koopman
Let's Grow Together
FJ Books February 2016

Features

Peace Is Possible

Truth, healing, and reconciliation in Maine. Denise Altvater, Maria Girouard, Arla Patch, and Elizabeth Koopman
Unfeatured

Stewardship of the Earth Print

About the print featured in "Peace is Possible" Staff
Poetry

A Couplet

FJ Poetry: "My grandfather is at the tea-table picking a sugar cube for his tea..." Saima Afreen
Poetry

The Parable of the Yeast

FJ Poetry: "I keep the Kingdom of God in a small mason jar on a shelf..." Rachel Miller
Service

A Decade of Tsunami Relief

Friends in service. Nadine Hoover
Reflection

The S Word

"You could tell he was pissed off." Whit Young
Let's Grow Together

Let’s Grow Together Interview with Maire Moriarty

Interviews with those relatively new to Friends. Trevor Johnson
Faith and Practice

The Zen of Quakerism

Faith and Practice. Peter Taylor
News

News, February 2016

News of Friends Staff
February 2016 Books

Between the World and Me

By Ta-Nehisi Coates. Spiegel & Grau, 2015. 152 pages. $24/hardcover; $11.99/eBook. I came to this slim but important book, this…

Reviewed by Reviewed by Dave Austin

February 2016 Books

Tracking Down Ecological Guidance: Presence, Beauty, Survival

By Keith Helmuth. Chapel Street Editions, 2015. 243 pages. $20/paperback. In the first chapter of Tracking Down Ecological Guidance, Keith…

Reviewed by Reviewed by Pamela Haines

February 2016 Books

GreenFaith: Mobilizing God’s People to Save the Earth

By Fletcher Harper. Abingdon Press, 2015. 178 pages. $19.99/paperback or eBook. In the glut of supposedly “eco-friendly” products, it’s tempting…

Reviewed by Reviewed by Rob Pierson

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