England

Poetry

Old Bunhill Fields Burial Ground

"What's left of George Fox / is somewhere nearby..." Bartholomew Barker

Elizabeth Jackson Leighton Lamborn

Lamborn—Elizabeth Jackson Leighton Lamborn, 81, on May 27, 2019, at home in Cumru Township, Berks County, Pa. Betty was born…
Faith and Practice

What Did Easter Mean to Early Quakers?

Early Friends’ understanding of the resurrection was colored by their experience of the presence of God in their midst. David K. Leonard

David Keogh and Peter Allan Cartwright

Keogh-Cartwright—David Keogh and Peter Allan Cartwright married on November 2, 2019, in Stockport Meeting (Greater Manchester, England): the first same-sex…
News

English ecumenical group blocks Quaker in same-sex marriage from president position

Churches Together in England (CTE) announced on November 22, 2019, its decision to have British Quaker nominee Hannah Brock Womack… FJ News Editor

Ruth Iris Clark Ingram

Ingram—Ruth Iris Clark Ingram, 104, on January 11, 2019, in Annapolis, Md. Iris was born on November 1, 1914, in…
News

FWCC secretary to lead world ecumenical organization

  retchen Castle was named the next chair of the Conference of Secretaries of Christian World Communions at its meeting… Staff

Barbara Cooper Rosen

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

Kathleen Brookhouse Schmitz-Hertzberg

Schmitz-Hertzberg—Kathleen Brookhouse Schmitz-Hertzberg, 102, on January 29, 2019, peacefully, in her sleep, in Stouffville, Ontario, Canada. Kathleen was born on…
Unfeatured

How Quakerism Began

First Season's Featured Video Max Carter
Features

Vegetarianism in Quaker History

Food ethics has long been an important part of the tradition of Friends. John Sniegocki

Edward Kenneth Hawkins

Hawkins—Edward Kenneth Hawkins, 90, on December 8, 2018, at Collington Continuing Care Retirement Community in Bowie, Md. Ted was born…
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