2016

November 2016 Books

The Ecology of Care: Medicine, Agriculture, Money, and the Quiet Power of Human and Microbial Communities

By Didi Pershouse. Mycelium Books, 2016. 301 pages. $19.95/paperback. “When we stand in the center and look at the whole,… Reviewed by Ruah Swennerfelt
November 2016 Books

Popular Protest in Palestine: The Uncertain Future of Unarmed Resistance

By Marwan Darweish and Andrew Rigby. Pluto Press, 2015. 211 pages. $28/paperback; $21.99/eBook. As a Quaker who believes in both… Reviewed by Richard Taylor
November 2016 Books

A Seal upon the Heart: Quaker Readings in the Song of Songs

By Michael Birkel. Pendle Hill Pamphlets (number 438), 2016. 34 pages. $7/pamphlet. “Kisses Sweeter Than Wine”—some of us can remember… Reviewed by Brad Sheeks
November 2016 Books

Marking the Quaker Path: Seven Key Words Plus One

By Robert Griswold. Pendle Hill Pamphlets (number 439), 2016. 34 pages. $7/pamphlet. Robert Griswold offers this brief pamphlet in an… Reviewed by Marty Grundy
November 2016 Books

Queer Virtue: What LGBTQ People Know About Life and Love and How It Can Revitalize Christianity

By Reverend Elizabeth M. Edman. Beacon Press, 2016. 181 pages. $25.95/hardcover; $24.99/eBook. Before we begin, let us pause for a… Reviewed by Mitchell Santine Gould
November 2016 Books

Two Dogs and a Parrot: What Our Animal Friends Can Teach Us About Life

By Joan Chittister. BlueBridge Books, 2015. 185 pages. $18.95/hardcover; $17.99/eBook. In the book of Genesis, God brought the animals to… Reviewed by Phila Hoopes
November 2016 Books

Starting Something New: Spiritual Direction for Your God-Given Dream

By Beth A. Booram. InterVarsity Press, 2015. 181 pages. $16/paperback; $15.99/eBook. Discerning, supporting, and following our leadings while helping each… Reviewed by Patricia Morrison
November 2016 Books

Learning from Old Masters

By Jane Elkington Wohl. Fithian Press, 2016. 76 pages. $14/paperback. This book is aptly titled. The author, a member of… Reviewed by Catherine Wald

Judith Coffey and Michael Hirtle

Coffey-Hirtle—Judith Coffey and Michael Hirtle, on August 13, 2016, in a joyful ceremony at the Providence (R.I.) Meetinghouse under the care…

Susanna Maendel Black

Black—Susanna Maendel Black, 79, at home in Cookeville, Tenn., on August 31, 2015, surrounded by her family. Born in a…

Frances Montague Gillham Caldwell

Caldwell—Frances Montague Gillham Caldwell, 78, on August 7, 2016, at home in Crosswicks, N.J., after a yearlong illness. Monty was…

Eleanor Cross Harrison

Harrison—Eleanor Cross Harrison, 81, on July 3, 2015, in Long Beach, Calif. Onnie was born on August 22, 1933, in…
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