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The Future of Friends

The beginnings of Guilford College’s Quaker Leadership Scholars Program.

Max L. Carter

Friends Journal Reviewer Survey

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

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A Hoosier in Ramallah

Annice Carter's Life in Service

Max L. Carter

Palestine and Israel: A Personal Encounter

By Max L. Carter. Barclay Press, 2020. 150 pages. $16/paperback. There are no easy answers when it comes to alleviating…

Reviewed by Lauren Brownlee

Where Are the Fellows Who Cut the Hay?: How Traditions from the Past Can Shape Our Future

By Robert Ashton. Unbound, 2024. 256 pages. $22.95/hardcover; $11.99/eBook. On a First-day morning in 2016, Robert Ashton sat in the…

Reviewed by Max L. Carter

Samsara: An Exploration of the Hidden Forces That Shape and Bind Us

By Daniel McKenzie. Mantra Books, 2022. 112 pages. $12.95/paperback; $6.99/eBook. A quick Internet search for the word “samsara” typically leads…

Reviewed by Max L. Carter

Hope and Witness in Dangerous Times: Lessons from the Quakers on Blending Faith, Daily Life, and Activism

By J. Brent Bill. Christian Alternative Books (Quaker Quicks), 2021. 88 pages. $10.95/paperback; $5.99/eBook. Prolific author and “public Friend” J.…

Reviewed by Max L. Carter

Befriending the Prophets

By Howard R. Macy. Barclay Press, 2023. 76 pages. $16/paperback. In his brief book Befriending the Prophets, Howard Macy, a…

Reviewed by Max L. Carter

Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire

Edited by Jehad Abusalim, Jennifer Bing, and Michael Merryman-Lotze. Haymarket Books, 2022. 280 pages. $45/hardcover; $24.95/paperback; $9.99/eBook. A plaque in…

Reviewed by Max L. Carter

Books February 2013

Reviewed this month: Embracing Israel/Palestine: A Strategy to Heal and Transform the Middle East. By Rabbi Michael Lerner. Reviewed by…

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