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Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living

By Reviewed by William Shetter on November 1, 2017

By Krista Tippett. Penguin Press, 2016. 288 pages. $28/hardcover; $17/paperback; $12.99/eBook. “I’m a person who listens for a living.… This […]

William Shetter is a member of Bloomington (Ind.) Meeting. He is still trying to become wiser, and now and then even succeeds.

Posted in: November 2017 Books, Quaker Libraries

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Discovering Humor in the Bible: An Explorer’s Guide

By Reviewed by Diane Reynolds on September 1, 2017

By Howard R. Macy. Cascade Books, 2016. 140 pages. $19/paperback or eBook. Quakers have a tradition dating back at least […]

Diane Reynolds is a member of Stillwater Meeting in Barnesville, Ohio, and a former member of Patapsco Meeting in Ellicott City, Md.

Posted in: Quaker Book Reviews, September 2017, September 2017 Books

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The Storyteller

By Reviewed by Katie Green on May 1, 2017

By Evan Turk. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2016. 48 pages. $18.99/hardcover; $4.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 4–8. Occasionally a book […]

Katie Green is a member of Worcester (Mass.) Meeting and a professional storyteller. She has told stories at the Friends General Conference Gathering and New England Yearly Meeting annual sessions.

Posted in: Quaker Book Reviews, Quaker Summers, Young Friends Bookshelf

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The Art of Gratitude

By Daniel Lee on April 1, 2017

On the FJ Blog: “A boy’s watercolor depicts a heartwarming scene created amid the misery and starvation of post‐World War […]

Nichole Mathews is part of an art committee at Indianapolis First Friends exploring additional ways and locations to display “Giving Voices to Ghosts.” For more information, contact her at [email protected].

Daniel Lee is a member of Indianapolis First Friends.

Posted in: Online Features

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Visual Ministry in Response to War

By Signe Wilkinson on February 1, 2017

Review of PAFA’s World War I and American Art

Signe Wilkinson is an editorial cartoonist and a member of Chestnut Hill Meeting in Philadelphia, Pa.

Posted in: Arts and Culture, February 2017, Online Features

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Lorie Dodge Leininger

By Staff on January 1, 2017

Leininger—Lorie Dodge Leininger, 89, on July 29, 2016, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Lorie was born on August 9, 1926, in Vienna, […]

Posted in: January 2017: Quakers in the Workplace, Milestones

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The Power of Goodness: Art and Stories for a Culture of Peace

By Reviewed by Dave Austin on December 1, 2016

Edited by Nadine Hoover, forewords by Pete Seeger and Musa Akhmadov. Conscience Studio, 2016. 120 pages, $20/paperback. Recommended for all […]

Dave Austin is a member of Haddonfield (N.J.) Meeting. He teaches middle school world history and Holocaust studies. He is currently at work on a book about the Holocaust.

Posted in: December 2016: A Young Friends Bookshelf, Giving and Philanthropy, Quaker Book Reviews

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Ethel Anna Goerlich Trefsger

By Staff on December 1, 2016

Trefsger—Ethel Anna Goerlich Trefsger, 91, on July 10, 2016, at her son’s home in Auburn, Maine. Ethel was born on […]

Posted in: Giving and Philanthropy, Milestones

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Learning from Old Masters

By Reviewed by Catherine Wald on November 1, 2016

By Jane Elkington Wohl. Fithian Press, 2016. 76 pages. $14/paperback. This book is aptly titled. The author, a member of […]

Catherine Wald is a poet and freelance writer whose first chapbook, Distant, Burned-out Stars, was published by Finishing Line Press. She is a member of Amawalk (N.Y.) Meeting.

Posted in: November 2016 Books, Quaker Book Reviews, Quakers and Social Media

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