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Money and Soul

By Reviewed by Diana Roose on October 1, 2018

By Pamela Haines. Pendle Hill Pamphlets (number 450), 2018. 34 pages. $7/pamphlet. Fretting about economics and money is not new […]

Diana Roose is a member of Oberlin (Ohio) Meeting and a Friend in Residence at Friends Committee on National Legislation in Washington, D.C.

Posted in: Meetings and Money, October 2018 Books, Quaker Book Reviews

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Among Friends: Holding in the Light

By Gabriel Ehri on April 1, 2018

Our introduction to the April issue on Healing. 🔒 Friends Journal Member? Sign in here! Not an FJ member? To […]

Gabriel Ehri is the executive director of Friends Journal

Posted in: Among Friends, Healing

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Becoming Curious: A Spiritual Practice of Asking Questions

By Reviewed by Rob Pierson on February 1, 2018

By Casey Tygrett. IVP Books, 2017. 192 pages. $16/paperback; $15.99/eBook. Got faith? Then why question? Now there’s a question, and […]

Rob Pierson is a member of Albuquerque (N.M.) Meeting and a graduate of the Master of Ministry program at the Earlham School of Religion. He enjoys parallel lives in Quakerism and engineering, two fields where questions are at the core of the discipline.

Posted in: February 2018, February 2018 Books, Quaker Book Reviews

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Race & Place: How Urban Geography Shapes the Journey to Reconciliation

By Reviewed by Carl Blumenthal on January 1, 2018

By David P. Leong, IVP Books, 2017. 208 pages. $16/paperback; $15.99/eBook. I couldn’t put down David Leong’s guide because it […]

Carl Blumenthal is a member of Brooklyn (N.Y.) Meeting.

Posted in: January 2018 Books, Quaker Book Reviews, Quaker Lifestyles

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The Obligations of a Quaker Science Teacher in a Post‐fact World

By Mike Mangiaracina on December 1, 2017

Our pursuit of truth should be held in the Light.

Mike Mangiaracina is an attender of Adelphi (Md.) Meeting. He taught for ten years in two Friends schools before being called to teach in Washington, D.C.’s public schools, where he has been teaching elementary school math and science for nine years.

Posted in: Conflict and Controversy, Features

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Tying Up the Cat

By Donne Hayden on December 1, 2017

Have we forgotten the reasons for our practices?

Donne Hayden is a member of Cincinnati (Ohio) Meeting. In 2012, she attended the Friends World Committee for Consultation World Gathering of Friends in Kenya, where she saw the Spirit move in singing and dancing Friends.

Posted in: Conflict and Controversy, Features

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A Letter from James: Essays in Quaker History

By Reviewed by Thomas Hamm on June 1, 2017

By John Lampen. The Hope Project, 2016. 107 pages. Free digital download available at hopeproject.co.uk. Many Friends will be familiar […]

Thomas Hamm is professor of history and director of special collections at Earlham College and a member of West Richmond (Ind.) Meeting. He is putting final touches on a book on Hicksite Friends from 1827 to 1900.

Posted in: June/July 2017 Books, June/July 2017: Reimagining the Quaker Ecosystem

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Preparing for Intimacy with God

By Elliott Robertson on April 1, 2017

Faith and Practice: Leaving worship in a state of discontent. 🔒 Friends Journal Member? Sign in here! Not an FJ […]

Elliott Robertson is a member of Central Philadelphia (Pa.) Meeting. He is a writer, poet, and workshop leader. His article "Grateful for the Light of Christ" was published by Daily Word in August 2016.

Posted in: AFSC Centennial, Faith and Practice

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Two Dogs and a Parrot: What Our Animal Friends Can Teach Us About Life

By Reviewed by Phila Hoopes on November 1, 2016

By Joan Chittister. BlueBridge Books, 2015. 185 pages. $18.95/hardcover; $17.99/eBook. In the book of Genesis, God brought the animals to […]

Phila Hoopes is a freelance copywriter, poet, and blogger (soulpathsthejourney.org). A student of creation spirituality and permaculture, she has a passion for tracking deep connections in the mystical experience of the Divine across faith traditions. She is a member of Homewood Meeting in Baltimore, Md.

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

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