News May 2019

Friends dual-language immersion school; Matthew Hisrich named ESR dean.

Staff

Among Friends

Abbotts to the World’s Costello

Our introduction to the April issue on Humor in Religion.

Gabriel Ehri

Features

Fox News: George Fox Speaking

Our favorite news anchor goes on location with Will "The Quill" Penn and an assortment of dubiously fact-checked historical figures.

Donald W. McCormick

Features

Laughing for the Wary

Humor can help build religious community but it can also hurt and cause division.

Howard R. Macy

Features

Finding Lightness in the Light

We Quakers have an image problem when it comes to fun and frivolity.

Kerry O'Regan

Features

Satire, Peace, and the Mennonite Tradition

What's the difference between a Mennonite and a Quaker?

Andrew J. Bergman

Poetry

I Have Learned

FJ Poetry: All these months I have made progress…

Marion Goldstein

Poetry

Blessing

FJ Poetry: To have lived some of my lifetime / consonant with great souls…

Ken Gibble

Forum

Forum April 2019

Letters from our readers.

Staff

Witness

An American Casualty of U.S. Economic Sanctions on Iran

A Quaker activist learns first-hand about the medical costs of U.S. sanctions.

David Hartsough

Lives of Friends

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.

Sister Alegría del Señor

Viewpoint

Pacifism Revisited

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

Katherine HawkerSelf

Quaker Works April 2019

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

Staff

Poetry

After a Quote by William Penn

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

Maggie Hess

Full Access

March 2019 Full Issue Access

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

Staff

Among Friends

Among Friends: Opening up the Doors

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

Martin Kelley

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…