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 […]
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Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living
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
Discovering Humor in the Bible: An Explorer’s Guide
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
The Storyteller
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
The Art of Gratitude
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]​sbcglobal.​net.
Daniel Lee is a member of Indianapolis First Friends.
Posted in: Online Features
Visual Ministry in Response to War
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
Lorie Dodge Leininger
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
The Power of Goodness: Art and Stories for a Culture of Peace
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
Ethel Anna Goerlich Trefsger
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
Learning from Old Masters
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
Shirley Marie Bramkamp Olmstead
Olmstead—Shirley Marie Bramkamp Olmstead, 97, on July 29, 2015, in Centennial, Colo. Shirl was born on April 13, 1918, in […]
Posted in: Milestones
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