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Recognizing that of God in each other

I was distressed by Marty Grundy’s review of Godless for God’s Sake (FJ Nov. 2006). I hear echoes of 1827…

Susan Furry

A Call to Friends: Faithful Living in Desperate Times

By Marty Grundy. Inner Light Books, 2020. 57 pages. $25/hardcover; $15/paperback; $10/eBook. A Call to Friends begins with a look…

Reviewed by Paul Buckley

The New Big Book of Christian Mysticism: An Essential Guide to Contemplative Spirituality

By Carl McColman. Broadleaf Books, 2023. 402 pages. $25.99/paperback; $23.99/eBook. Although there is no succinct explication of mysticism, Carl McColman…

Reviewed by Marty Grundy

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

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On Vocal Ministry: Nurturing the Community through Listening and Faithfulness

By Barry Crossno and J. Brent Bill. Pendle Hill Pamphlets (number 460), 2019. 34 pages. $7/pamphlet. This excellent pamphlet should…

Reviewed by Marty Grundy

Faith After Doubt: Why Your Beliefs Stopped Working and What to Do About It

By Brian D. McLaren. St. Martin’s Essentials, 2021. 256 pages. $26.99/hardcover; $13.99/eBook. Although this book is clearly written for disillusioned…

Reviewed by Marty Grundy

We Do This ’Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice

By Mariame Kaba. Haymarket Books, 2021. 240 pages. $45/hardcover; $16.95/paperback or eBook. This collection of essays and interviews was not…

Reviewed by Marty Grundy

Memoir of the Life and Religious Labors of Lloyd Lee Wilson

By Lloyd Lee Wilson. Inner Light Books, 2021. 598 pages. $55/hardcover; $40/paperback; $12.50/eBook. Written in the tradition of older journals…

Reviewed by Marty Grundy

The Winds of Homecoming: Transforming Loss and Loneliness into Solitude

By Christopher Goodchild. Christian Alternative Books, 2021. 168 pages. $16.95/paperback; $7.99/eBook. Christopher Goodchild is on the autism spectrum, which contributed…

Reviewed by Marty Grundy

Open for Liberation: An Activist Reads the Bible

By Tim Gee. Christian Alternative Books, 2022. 96 pages. $11.95/paperback; $9.99/eBook. If you are a social activist who wonders if…

Reviewed by Marty Grundy