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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 Douglas Perry

Perry—John Douglas Perry, 83, on June 17, 2020, of natural causes at Sharon Hospital in Sharon, Conn. John lived with…

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A Tender Time: Quaker Voices on the End of Life

By Patricia M. Nesbitt and Kristin Camitta Zimet. Baltimore Yearly Meeting, 2024. 212 pages. $18/paperback. “What happens when we die?”…

Reviewed by Brad Sheeks

Friends Journal Reviewer Survey

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

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Books February 2015

Our books column.

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Jeanne Kallmeyer Snyder

Snyder—Jeanne Kallmeyer Snyder, 97, on April 6, 2023, in Louisville, Colo. Jeanne was born on March 31, 1926, in Cincinnati,…

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Milestones, January 2016

Marriages, births, and deaths.

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Sifting Through the Rubble: The 9/11 Controversies

Friends are advised to minister to those in need but also to seek to know the facts and the causes…

Steve Chase

The Leveller Revolution: Radical Political Organisation in England, 1640–1650

By John Rees. Verso, 2016. 512 pages. $34.95/hardcover; $19.95/paperback; $9.99/eBook. Some Friends hold that the first generation of Quakers belong…

Reviewed by Brian Drayton

Memories of My Father’s Memories

The humanity and inhumanity of the Manhattan Project.

Ralph G. Steinhardt