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John Dickinson (1732–1808): Quaker Statesman?

John Dickinson, statesman, author. In influential writings 1765-74, argued against British policies. Later, as a member of Continental Congress, 1774-76,…

Alice M. Hoffman

John Roberts Stabler

Stabler—John Roberts Stabler, 89, on January 27, 2022, at the Phoenix at Tucker, an assisted living facility in Tucker, Ga.…

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Another Reflection on Marriage among Friends

Two Friends Journal articles reflecting on marriage—renewing vows and speaking plainly to those divorcing—appeared just as my husband and I…

Georgana Foster

John Kevin Gaffney

Gaffney—John Kevin Gaffney, 70, on April 12, 2020, at home in Providence, R.I. John was born on May 15, 1949,…

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Jeremiah and the Clearness Committee

The clearness committee settled into a hopeful silence. There were only three of them, deliberately a small group. They didn’t…

Eleanor Jo Rodger

John Joseph Beer

Beer—John Joseph Beer, 94, on October 2, 2021, at Kendal-Crosslands in Kennett Square, Pa. Born in St. Ingbert, Saarland (now Germany),…

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June/July Books 2012

A Lively Faith: Reflections on Iowa Yearly Meeting of Friends (Conservative) By Callie Marsh. FGC QuakerPress, 2011. 102 pages. $14.95/paperback. Reviewed…

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John Gordon Mackinney

Mackinney—John Gordon Mackinney, 86, on September 3, 2018, peacefully in his sleep at Timber Ridge senior living facility in McKinleyville,…

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Jesus as a Friend

Many members of the Religious Society of Friends love the ambiguity of the term friend as it shifts between companion…

Paricia A. Williams

An Aspect of Continuing Revelation?

Since the dawn of history, religious traditions have been giving birth to poets and mystics. Quakerism also has had its…

Judith Reynolds Brown