September 2019 Archives - Friends Journal

The Mighty Salem Oak

Remembering a tree that has seen much Lenape and Quaker history over its 600-year lifespan. Jessica Waddington, edited by Mary Julia Street

Authentic Friends

Our introduction to the September Issue. Martin Kelley

Spiritual Simplicity

There’s more to simplicity than tidying up our physical spaces. Andrew Huff

My Year of Living Eschatologically

Awareness of end times comes to a Friend diagnosed with a terminal illness. Muriel Edgerton

Selling Out to Niceness

The Religious Society of Friends’ witness is hidden when we elevate niceness over kindness. Ann Jerome

A Quaker School’s Response to Allegations of Sexual Abuse

Transparency and integrity are put to the test when a decades-old scandal is revealed. Erik Hanson

Slavery in the Quaker World

Christian slavery and White supremacy. Katharine Gerbner

Sabbath

FJ Poetry: "Spent the day preparing the way..." Jessie Brown

Ancestry

FJ Poetry: "Three sisters sitting outside..." Anna Murphey

Forum, September 2019

Letters from our readers. Staff

Life in the Meeting

Community Dinner at Brooklyn’s Quaker Diner

Three decades of monthly dinners have done more than just feed the hungry. Carl Blumenthal

News, September 2019

News of Friends. Staff

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