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Rufus Jones and the Presence of God

By Helen Holt. Christian Alternative Books (Quaker Quicks), 2023. 96 pages. $10.95/paperback; $5.99/eBook. Rufus M. Jones (1863–1948) was a Haverford…

Reviewed by Tom Cameron

From the Archives: Book Reviews of Young Adult Friends’ Picks

Out of the 14 books (and 1 blog) recommended by young adult Friends in the November 2013 issue, 5 titles…

Staff

The Quakers, 1656–1723: The Evolution of an Alternative Community

By Richard C. Allen and Rosemary Moore, with specialist contributors. Pennsylvania State University Press, 2018. 360 pages. $39.95/hardcover. The century…

Reviewed by Brian Drayton

Quaker Conception of Man

Rufus M. Jones

What Will Get Us Ready

If we are to reach and garner the present day seekers who exist in every neighborhood, persons who are disillusioned over the effectiveness and value of the ordinary run of church service, our Quaker meetings must become unique centers of spiritual life, where there is felt a thrill of reality.

Rufus M. Jones

A Portrait of Two Founders

I earnestly believe our Society will serve the Kingdom [of God] better as we are unified. —J. Passmore Elkinton, in…

Steven Elkinton

Staff Picks

A look at the formative books for staff members.

FJ Staff

AFSC and the Terrorist War

American Friends Service Committee was created in war, and it has nearly as much experience and—I would say—more wisdom in…

J. William Frost

Whither the Wider Quaker Fellowship?

When I took a position as Program Secretary of the Wider Quaker Fellowship (WQF) in 1998, I was only somewhat…

Vicki Hain Poorman

Rufus M. Jones

Mary Hoxie Jones