Tag Archives | April

Barbara Cooper Rosen

By Staff on September 1, 2019

Rosen—Barbara Cooper Rosen, 89, on December 19, 2018, peacefully, at home in Ashland, Ore. Barbara was born on April 10, […]

Posted in: Milestones, September 2019

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RuthEmma Hare Hancock

By Staff on June 1, 2019

Hancock—RuthEmma Hare Hancock, 93, on August 9, 2018, in Greensboro, N.C. Ruth was born on April 3, 1925, in Johnson […]

Posted in: June/July 2019: Food Choices, Milestones

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Salamander Sky

By Reviewed by Alison James on May 1, 2019

By Katy Farber, illustrated by Meg Sodano. Green Writers Press, 2018. 32 pages. $17.95/hardcover. Recommended for ages 4–12. This unusual […]

Alison James is a member of South Starksboro (Vt.) Meeting.

Posted in: Friendly Competition?, May 2019: A Young Friends Bookshelf, Quaker Book Reviews

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Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968

By Reviewed by Jerry Mizell Williams on May 1, 2019

By Alice Faye Duncan, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. Calkins Creek, 2018. 40 pages. $17.95/hardcover. Recommended for ages 9–12. The […]

Jerry Mizell Williams worships at Green Street Meeting in Philadelphia, Pa. He is the author of numerous books, articles, and book reviews on colonial Latin America.

Posted in: Friendly Competition?, May 2019: A Young Friends Bookshelf, Quaker Book Reviews

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April 2019 Full Access

By Staff on April 1, 2019

Friends Journal members can download the full PDF or read any article online.

Posted in: Full Access, Humor in Religion, Unfeatured

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Quaker Works April 2019

By Staff on April 1, 2019

This semiannual feature highlights the recent works of Quaker organizations in eight categories.

Posted in: Humor in Religion, Quaker Works

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Surprised by Joy

By Kat Griffith on February 1, 2019

A family tragedy unleashes a flood of unexpected emotions and lessons.

Kat Griffith is a member of Winnebago Worship Group in east central Wisconsin, a high school teacher, and former homeschooler. She has previously written for Friends Journal about Northern Yearly Meeting's relationship with Salvadoran Friends and "Conversations from the Heartland," a series of discussions with conservative Christian homeschooling friends.

An earlier version of this article appeared in the November 2016 issue of What Canst Thou Say?

Posted in: Features, February 2019

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