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Why Friends Are Needed in Politics

We can avoid partisan rhetoric to speak and act on the truth we know.

Diane Randall

Friends Journal Reviewer Survey

Our volunteer reviewers share some of their all-time favorite books for Quakers.

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Diane Randall presenting the 2015 Edward F. Snyder Peace Award for National Legislative Leadership to Senator Richard Durbin (IL). Photo courtesy of FCNL.

Quaker Organizations Welcome New Leaders

In recent months there have been numerous changes in the executive leadership of several Quaker organizations. Some observers have even…

Diana Allinger

A Term At Pendle Hill

In 1992, my husband, John, and I came from England to be Friends-in-residence at Pendle Hill for the fall term.…

Diana Lampen

Torture a Few to Save Many?

Should the United States resort to torture in defending against terrorism? Suppose a man is in custody who knows where…

Malcolm Bell

Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm

By Robin DiAngelo. Beacon Press, 2021. 224 pages. $24.95/hardcover; $16/paperback; $12.99/eBook. Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm…

Reviewed by Lauren Brownlee

Meditation, Prayer, and Worship

It wasn’t a burning bush or a lightning bolt from heaven—not common occurrences on subway trains where Cynthia was reading.…

Susan Davies

Grounded: Finding God in the World—A Spiritual Revolution

By Diana Butler Bass. HarperOne, 2015. 336 pages. $26.99/hardcover; $14.99/paperback; $10.99/eBook. “Where is God?” Answer: “In the neighborhood.” This question-and-answer…

Reviewed by Tom Paxson

Recognizing Racism, Seeking Truth

Making amends, not excuses, for unintended racism.

Inga Erickson