My Troublesome BFFs

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

Margaret Cotton

Our Peace Testimony and Taxes

It takes a village to raise a child, and it takes a community to support a person of any age.

Pacifism Revisited

By avoiding pacifism in the twentieth century, we skirted opportunities to unlearn racism.

Quaker Works April 2019

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

After a Quote by William Penn

FJ Poetry: "Have you ever / met somebody / who carries silence / with them…"

March 2019 Full Issue Access

Friends Journal members can download the full PDF or read any article online.

Among Friends: Opening up the Doors

Our introduction to the March issue, "Outside the Meetinghouse."

Never Having Set Foot in the Meetinghouse

When the meetinghouse is on the other side of state prison walls.

What Does the Outside Say?

The literal surroundings of our meetinghouses can be a public statement of our values and beliefs.

Faces of Addiction

A project to make compassion possible.

Faithful Action on Climate Change

Turning Quaker concerns into mass movements.

Experiments with Worship

Quaker worship takes to the streets.

Holding Unite the Right to the Light

Holding a public meeting for worship in a maelstrom of political anger.

Most Evenings

FJ Poetry: "The road continues up the hill / paved, winding through hot trees…"

Forum, March 2019

Letters from our readers

Occasions for Plain Dress

Are there times we might let our clothes speak?

El Paso Quakers on the Border Today

How Friends along the Mexican border are responding to needs.

Quaker Retreat Information - Earth & Ember

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