A semiannual feature to connect Friends Journal readers to the good works of Quaker organizations* in the following categories: Advocacy Consultation, Support, and Resources Development Education Environmental and Ecojustice Investment Management Retreat, Conference, and Study Centers Service and Peace Work *Editors’ note: We invite all explicitly Quaker-founded and/or Quaker-run groups and organizations to submit to the Quaker […]
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Prophetic Witness, Pragmatic Action
What does it mean to be prophetic in a time of political division?
Diane Randall is the executive secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation. A lifelong advocate for peace and social justice, Diane is a fierce proponent for citizen engagement that advances policies and practices to create a better society for all.
Posted in: Features, February 2018
Quaker Works October 2017
A semiannual feature to connect Friends Journal readers to the good works of Quaker organizations* in the following categories: Advocacy Consultation, Support, and Resources Development Education Environmental and Ecojustice Investment Management Retreat, Conference, and Study Centers Service and Peace Work *Editors’ note: We invite all explicitly Quaker-founded and/or Quaker-run groups and organizations to submit to the Quaker […]
Posted in: Conscience, Quaker Works
David Marshall Culp Jr.
Culp—David Marshall Culp Jr., on February 6, 2017, in his apartment on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. David was born on March 15, 1950, in Huntington, Ind., and during his time in Indiana he lobbied the state legislature to preserve the environment. He moved to Washington in the late ’80s and worked tirelessly on reducing […]
Posted in: Milestones, September 2017
Grounding Friends Presence on Capitol Hill
Creating a space where all people are welcome, heard, and respected.
Beth Henricks is a member of Western Yearly Meeting and Indianapolis First Friends Meeting (Ind.), where she also serves as director of Christian Education and Family Ministries. Beth is a long-serving member of FCNL’s governance and clerk of the capital campaign committee. Beth is a divinity student at Earlham School of Religion.
Posted in: August 2016: Quaker Spaces, Features
Quakers Respond to Orlando Shooting (Updated)
Around the web and within Friends organizations and communities, Quakers are responding to the tragic news of a mass shooting that occurred early morning on Sunday, June 12, at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla. Friends Journal sees its role as an amplifier of these Quaker voices. Please let us know of other statements […]
Posted in: Online Features, Unfeatured
Why Friends Are Needed in Politics
We can avoid partisan rhetoric to speak and act on the truth we know.
Diane Randall serves as executive secretary of Friends Committee on National Legislation and worships with Friends across the country. She is a member of Hartford (Ct.) Meeting, sojourning with her husband, Roger Catlin, at Langley Hill Meeting in McLean, Va.
Posted in: Features, January 2016: Quakers and the Political Process
Political Change through the Power of Stories
A Friend finds new confidence in her voice as a citizen. 🔒 Friends Journal Member? Sign in here! Not an FJ member? To read this piece, please join us today! For $28, you’ll get: A year of Friends Journal delivered to your mailbox (11 issues) and email Full, instant access to the world’s largest online library of […]
Joey Hartmann-Dow is an artist and activist living in Philadelphia, Pa. She is an organizer with FCNL’s Advocacy Corps, bringing community members together to communicate with members of Congress about the urgent need for bipartisan climate action. Joey is a member of Lehigh Valley Meeting in Bethlehem, Pa. Follow her work for climate change at earth4president​.tumblr​.com.
Posted in: Features, January 2016: Quakers and the Political Process
A Quaker Voice in Indiana
An interview with Grace Miller of Indiana Friends Committee on Legislation.
Grace Miller was born and raised in Indianapolis, Ind., (“Hoosier true through and through”) and grew up attending Irvington Meeting in Indianapolis. She believes that folks from Indiana are kind, loving, and warm people who are also serious and hard working. Grace was interviewed by Friends Journal associate editor Gail Whiffen Coyle.
Posted in: Features, January 2016: Quakers and the Political Process
A Quaker Meme Project
What are the deep patterns that underpin contemporary Quaker culture? 🔒 Friends Journal Member? Sign in here! Not an FJ member? To read this piece, please join us today! For $28, you’ll get: A year of Friends Journal delivered to your mailbox (11 issues) and email Full, instant access to the world’s largest online library of Quaker information: […]
Keith Helmuth is a founding board member of Quaker Institute for the Future, a member of the Commission on Justice and Peace of the Canadian Council of Churches, and a member of New Brunswick Meeting in Canada. He can be contacted at [email protected]​gmail.​com.
Posted in: Features, November 2015: Books and Pop Culture
April 2018: Healing
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Nurturing Growth and Healing through Stories
by Astuti Bijlefeld
Balancing Acts
by Ruthe Schoder-Ehri
Meeting for Worship for Healing
by Richard K. Lee and Sarah M. Lloyd
The Cost of a Healing Gift
by John Jeremiah Edminster
April 2018 Book Reviews
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