Top Ten Quaker Bestsellers 2018

From the 2018 FGC Gathering at University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio

© Marta Rusek

1. The Third Reconstruction: How a Moral Movement Is Overcoming the Politics of Division and Fear

By William J. Barber II, with Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove. Beacon Press, 2016. 138 pages. $16/paperback. (Hardcover reviewed in FJ Oct. 2016.)

2. Primitive Quakerism Revived: Living as Friends in the Twenty-first Century

By Paul Buckley. Inner Light Books, 2018. 164 pages. $25/hardcover; $15/paperback; $10/eBook. (Review in FJ forthcoming.)

3. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

By Robin Wall Kimmerer. Milkweed Editions, 2013. 384 pages. $18/paperback or eBook. (Reviewed in FJ Nov. 2014.)

4. Seeds That Change The World: Essays on Quakerism, Spirituality, Faith, and Culture

By Debbie L. Humphries. QuakerPress of FGC, 2017. 143 pages. $14.95/paperback; $9.95/eBook. (Reviewed in FJ June/July 2018.)

5. Life Lessons from a Bad Quaker: A Humble Stumble Toward Simplicity and Grace

By J. Brent Bill. Abingdon Press, 2015. 208 pages. $16.99/paperback; $9.99/eBook. (Reviewed in FJ Aug. 2016.)

6. Modern Psalms in Search of Peace and Justice

By Dwight L. Wilson, illustrated by Nancy Marstaller. Friends United Press, 2017. 218 pages. $16/paperback. (Review in FJ forthcoming.)

7. Finding the Light in You: Bright Silent Worship with Young Friends

By Marjorie McKelvey Isaacs, photography by Eugenia M. Mills. Self-published, 2016. 54 pages. $25/paperback.

8. Forward Together: A Moral Message for the Nation

By William J. Barber II, with Barbara Zelter. Chalice Press, 2014. 192 pages. $19.99/paperback or eBook.

9. Hiking Naked: A Quaker Woman’s Search for Balance

By Iris Graville. Homebound Publications, 2017. 260 pages. $17.95/paperback; $2.99/eBook. (Reviewed in FJ Nov. 2017.)

10. Primitive Christianity Revived

By William Penn, translated into Modern English by Paul Buckley. Inner Light Books, 2018. 115 pages. $25/hardcover; $15/paperback; $10/eBook. (Review in FJ forthcoming.)


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