Quakers and Capitalism

Season 6, Episode 3

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News, August 2016

News of Friends.

Hanneliesel Reeves

Reeves—Hanneliesel Reeves, 88, on March 29, 2016, peacefully, at home in Mendocino, Calif. Hanneli was born on November 1, 1927,…

Interview with Peter Moretzsohn, author of “Are You a Friend?”

FJ Podcast: As a 25-year-old “almost Quaker,” I am standing at the edges of the faith and in the dead center of a sort of predictable uncertainty. Questions of how to honestly present my whole self to the world occupy my mind daily. A good part of this uncertainty, for me and perhaps for many others, is the conundrum of identity and the intersection of its social aspect with the personal. Somewhere in that intersection falls my religious identity.

Interview with Lina Blount, author of “Half a Quaker”

FJ PODCAST SUBSCRIPTION: ITUNES | DOWNLOAD | RSS | STITCHER On the FJ Podcast. From the article: That walk further…

Interview with Andrew Glazier, author of “The Billboard”

FJ Podcast: As I was passing a billboard near a Quaker meeting, I saw a hand-painted scene of a farm worker picking oranges next to a Bible passage: “You shall not oppress the sojourners who are in your land. —Deut. 24:14” I cannot emphasize enough how daring that is here in a conservative, rural county. I was intrigued and decided at once to attend the meeting.

Author reading of “Embracing Kindred Spirits in Friends Schools”

FJ PODCAST SUBSCRIPTION: ITUNES | DOWNLOAD | RSS | STITCHER FJ Podcast: If you’ve ever been in a Friends school, chances…

Author Andrew Glazier reads “The Billboard”

FJ Podcast: About eight years ago, I was driving on the main road near my new home in California’s Central Valley. I live near Sequoia National Park. The valley below the park has some of the largest citrus groves and vineyards in the state. This is one of the places John Steinbeck visited early in his career.

Among Friends: The Quaker Handshake

An introduction to the June/July issue, "Almost Quaker."

Forum: June/July 2016

A resource for Quakers to connect Your feature “Quaker Works” (FJ Apr.) serves a very current need. In their reorganizations,…

Viewpoint: Finding Quakerism on My Own

An ongoing journey from Catholicism to free-range spirituality to Quakerism.

Hospitality in a Quaker Kitchen

The welcoming environment of a Quaker community created space for spiritual formation.

Half a Quaker

An activist learns from the spiritual practices of her colleagues.

Embracing Kindred Spirits in Friends Schools

Friends schools can be a Quaker pipeline for students and families.

The Billboard

A hand-painted sign along a highway starts a slow path to Friends.

No One Place for Home

A restless Friend finds fellowship and service opportunities with spiritual neighbors.

I Wish I Were a Quaker

A seeker with Quaker values struggles to find community in a local Friends meeting.

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