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William P. Taber

Steven Lamar Woodall

Woodall—Steven Lamar Woodall, 69, on June 1, 2020, at home in Stone Mountain, Ga., from pancreatic cancer. Steve (“Woody” to…

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Donald William Mott

Mott—Donald William Mott, 96, on December 18, 2020, of COVID-19, at the Village, a WesleyLife retirement community in Indianola, Iowa.…

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William Penn’s name removed from room in London’s Friends House

Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) announced on April 10, “In a step towards becoming an actively anti-racist church, Quakers will cease…

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William Penn’s “Holy Experiment”: Quaker Truth in Pennsylvania, 1682–1781

By James Proud. Inner Light Books, 2019. 522 pages. $50/hardcover; $35/paperback. James Proud, a retired attorney and an Episcopal priest,…

Reviewed by Thomas Hamm

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

Mary Penington (1625-1682)

Mary Penington’s name is usually mentioned first because she was married to Isaac, and secondarily as mother of Gulielma, William…

Brian Drayton

New Beginnings and Gratitude

Every New Year arrives with its promise of things to come, fresh starts, new opportunities. In reality, we are always…

Susan Corson-Finnerty

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 Life of Japanese Quaker Inazo Nitobe

At Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, numerous epistles are read from other yearly meetings throughout the world. Likewise Philadelphia sends its annual…

Samuel M. Snipes