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Jude O'Reilley Geisheker

Simple Riches: Reflections on the Work of the Quaker Parent

Judy: When Denis and I were asked to give the Michener lecture, I was daunted by the realization that we…

Judy and Denis Nicholson Asselin

Books October 2014

Book reviews

Staff

The Red Bicycle: The Extraordinary Story of One Ordinary Bicycle

By Jude Isabella, illustrated by Simone Shin. Kids Can Press, 2015. 32 pages. $18.95/hardcover. Recommended for ages 8–12. This large…

Reviewed by Alison James

A Little Book of Unknowing

By Jennifer Kavanagh. Christian Alternative Books, 2015. 57 pages. $9.95/paperback; $3.99/eBook. This very slim book’s title is about mysticism, as…

Compiled by Karie Firoozmand

The Emancipation of B

By Jennifer Kavanagh. Roundfire Books, 2015. 138 pages. $13.95/paperback; $4.99/eBook. When I was a student of literature and theater, one…

Compiled by Karie Firoozmand

Unlacing the Heart: Connecting with What Really Matters

By Henry B. Freeman. John’s Press, 2015. 130 pages. $14.95/paperback. Unlacing the Heart: Connecting with What Really Matters is Henry…

Reviewed by Ann Venable

Testimony: Quakerism and Theological Ethics

By Rachel Muers. SCM Press, 2015. 192 pages. $56/paperback or eBook. Testimony is an exploration of the source, character, and…

Reviewed by Tom Paxson

Coming Home: Ministry That Matters with Veterans and Military Families

By Zachary Moon. Chalice Press, 2015. 79 pages. $14.99/paperback; $7.50 eBook. [button link=”http://www.amazon.com/Coming-Home-Ministry-Veterans-Military/dp/0827205384″]Buy on FJ Amazon Store[/button] If you want to gain insight into what…

Reviewed by Tracey Waite

Early Quakers and Their Theological Thought: 1647–1723

Edited by Stephen W. Angell and Pink Dandelion. Cambridge University Press, 2015. 340 pages. $120/hardcover; $96/eBook. “An institution is the…

Reviewed by Brian Drayton