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A Quaker Family in Afghanistan, 1949-51

In 1947 two young Quakers were looking for a way to make a practical contribution to world peace. Like many…

Os Cresson

October 2020 Books

In Brief: It Made My Heart Thump: Rebecca’s Letters from Iran, 1951–1953

Edited by Os Cresson. Morning Walk Press, 2019. 284 pages. $16/paperback. This book is based on the letters and other…

Reviewed by Karie Firoozmand

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Radical Love in the Meetinghouse

Uniting as Friends in Diverse Meetings.

Os Cresson

The Way Forward

My own monthly meeting, Green Street, in Philadelphia, is not talkative during worship, and it is not uncommon for meeting…

Robert Dockhorn

Quakers, from the Viewpoint of a Naturalist

I grew up loving nature and feeling part of it—dirt, bugs, people, and everything. It was, and still is, amazing…

Os Cresson

Forum May 2013

"Listening and Speaking from the Heart," by Os Cresson, plus reactions to our issue on sexuality.

Staff

Thinking about Concepts of God

Poetry

Os Cresson

Books November 2014

Quaker book reviews

Staff

Faith and Discernment

One of the things that first attracted me to Quakerism was the openness of Friends to a variety of spiritual…

Susan Corson-Finnerty

Forum August 2014

Fighting Quakers As the wife of a fight master and convinced Quaker, I thank you for attempting to wade in…

Staff