Quakers in Germany during and after the World Wars

At the end of the 17th century, groups of German Quakers migrated to North America, leaving only very small, scattered…

HenningMielke

One German’s Response to What My Nation Did in World War II

Two weeks after I first moved from Germany to Los Angeles in 2002 to study theology, a fellow seminarian asked…

Jochen Strack

Who Turned on the Lights? A Reflection from Within

One of my worst recurring nightmares is that when I walk into a room and flick on the light switch,…

KeithRMaddock

The Real Peace Movement

I enjoyed reading a Reflections called "Living Outside the Box" by Fran Palmeri of Sarasota (Fla.) Meeting (FJ Sept. 2007).…

CatherinePrice

What Friends Journal Offers

For the last three months, this "Among Friends" column has focused on Friends Journal’s financial situation, and future columns are…

RobertDockhorn

Do Quaker Testimonies Have an Authentic Historical Dimension?

At first glance, this question may seem rather odd. Of course Quaker testimonies have a historical dimension. However, the inclusion…

KeithHelmuth

Left in Darkness

There was something about the way the new green had sprouted precisely in the middle of my garden. The garden…

HollyCedar

Moving toward Environmental Action

Friends have a defining and mystical method for reaching personal decisions and taking action. Our practice of opening ourselves to…

FredWDoneit

Global Warming: The Need for a Paradigm Shift

In the early years of our country, Friends enslaved other human beings. Thanks to a few Friends such as John…

WilfredCandler

Meditation on the Decalogue

The Decalogue, or Ten Commandments, was written on the stone tablets given to Moses on Mount Sinai as he led…

WilliamHMueller

Clashing with the ‘B’ Word: Homophobia in Liberal Quakerism

Now that we are addressing the issue of same-gender marriages in Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, I think it is pertinent to…

AlvinJFigueroa

Simplicity in Avoiding War Taxes

In 1982 the contradiction of "praying for peace and paying for war" overwhelmed us. We needed to try to live…

HarrisonRoper

Parting Time

The end came early and unexpectedly for my friend Sue, and in a few days I will join her family…

StephenRedding

Thank You

At the risk of trying our readers’ patience with a continuing focus on the affairs of FRIENDS JOURNAL I want…

SusanCorson-Finnerty

On Taking Sides and unwarranted Influences?

When people in the United States remember the attacks of September 11, 2001, we are sometimes told they occurred because…

HowardFezell

The Trail We Leave Behind Us

Learning from My Neighbors It’s a great honor to be together to listen and speak and have a conversation. I…

ShaneClaiborne

Tom Louderback on Quakers and Capitalism

Capitalism is supposed to be an economic system with checks and balances, like democracy, and we…
Steven Davison on Speaking with Spiritual Authority

Thank you, Peter, for this ministry. I share your concern. In fact, Pendle Hill just published…
Ron Braithwaite on Hoopes Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Prison for Assaulting an ICE Agent

At the actual sentencing, Jacob was sentenced to 30 months at the Sheridan, Oregon Federal Minimum…
Kevin Johnson on Hoopes Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Prison for Assaulting an ICE Agent

I would have hoped that Friends would refrain from violent protests in these difficult days. Friends…