My Troublesome BFFs

Nineteenth-century Quaker troublemakers tumble out of the library stacks.

Margaret Cotton

Advancing Quaker Spirituality in the Twenty-first Century

Preparing for the future of the 100-year-old FGC Gathering.

Servant

FJ Poetry: "In a black transport chair, …"

Psalm 131

FJ Poetry: "Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, …"

Why I Identify as Quaker

The question is not if God exists, but what is the nature of God.

Forum, April 2020

Letters from our readers.

Interview with Jessica Metheringham, creator of Disarm the Base

We talk with the Quaker creator of a new antiwar, direct action board game.

Joel G. Erkenswick

Erkenswick—Joel G. Erkenswick, 73, on August 30, 2019, in St. Louis, Mo. Joel was born on August 8, 1946, in…

Quaker Works April 2020

This semiannual feature highlights the recent works of Quaker organizations in eight categories.

Friends Committee on National Legislation April 2020

fcnl.org In November, Friends Committee on National Legislation’s (FCNL) General Committee approved an updated statement of legislative policy. “The World…

QuakerSpeak, April 2020

During a long Quaker business meeting, Laura Boles stood up and said, “I don’t want to hide behind Quaker process… I want to do something and I want to do something now.” And so she did.

Interview: The 2020 FGC Gathering Goes Online

An interview with Friends General Conference staff and volunteers around the cancellation of the in-person 2020 Gathering.

Author interview with Katie Breslin, of “Quaker Meetings Respond to Coronavirus”

An interview with Katie Breslin about her article on how Friends Meetings are handling coronavirus.

Quaker Meetings Respond to Coronavirus

Friends adapt to the spread of COVID-19.

California Friends church resists denominational takeover

  A legal dispute is taking place between Evangelical Friends Church Southwest (EFCSW) and one of its member churches, Friends…

Friends Ugandan Safe Transport responds to renewed anti-LGBTQ actions in Uganda

Friends Ugandan Safe Transport (FUST) issued a call in December 2019 for increased support to counter renewed anti-LGBTQ pressures in…

Pickett Fund closes after 29 years

  In February, the Clarence and Lilly Pickett Endowment for Quaker Leadership announced that it is closing and moving its…

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