2021

March 2021 Books

Prison by Any Other Name: The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms

By Maya Schenwar and Victoria Law. The New Press, 2020. 320 pages. $26.99/hardcover; $17.99/eBook. Prison by Any Other Name turns…

Reviewed by Patience A. Schenck

March 2021 Books

When Truth Is All You Have: A Memoir of Faith, Justice, and Freedom for the Wrongly Convicted

By Jim McCloskey, with Philip Lerman. Doubleday, 2020. 320 pages. $26.95/hardcover; $17/paperback (available June 1); $13.99/eBook. Jim McCloskey was an…

Reviewed by Beth Taylor

March 2021 Books

A Cord of Three Strands

By Christy Distler. Avodah Books, 2020. 444 pages. $14.99/paperback; $3.99/eBook. “Entwined, the strands are stronger. That reminded me of us,…

Reviewed by Barbara Luetke

Mary Ann Bacon

Bacon—Mary Ann Bacon, 66, on May 4, 2020, of brain cancer at her home in Medford, N.J. Born in Chalfont,… Staff

Frances Elizabeth “Beth” Binford

Binford—Frances Elizabeth “Beth” Binford, 91, on January 4, 2020, at Foulkeways retirement community in Gwynedd, Pa., following a brief illness.… Staff

John Gordon Mackinney

Mackinney—John Gordon Mackinney, 86, on September 3, 2018, peacefully in his sleep at Timber Ridge senior living facility in McKinleyville,… Staff

John Douglas Perry

Perry—John Douglas Perry, 83, on June 17, 2020, of natural causes at Sharon Hospital in Sharon, Conn. John lived with… Staff

Walter Hinchman Sangree

Sangree—Walter Hinchman Sangree, 93, on August 31, 2019, peacefully at home in Wellesley, Mass., surrounded by family. Walter was born… Staff

Harry Lamborn Smith

Smith—Harry Lamborn Smith, 98, on January 17, 2020, at Brittany Pointe Estates retirement community in Lansdale, Pa. Harry was born… Staff
QuakerSpeak

QuakerSpeak, March 2021

Have you seen the one of Tenaja Henson talking about how their Quaker faith influences their calling to do Spirit-led… Staff
Among Friends

Questioning Our Authority

Introduction to our February issue. Gabriel Ehri
Features

The Day I Removed the Meeting for Worship Clock

Protecting sacred silences from incessant tick tocks. Amos Smith
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