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Wanted: A Network of Soul Connection
Francine Brocious attends Schuylkill Meeting in Phoenixville, Pa. Her interests include singing, psychology, spirituality, dance, improv, lifelong learning, and sharing her voice through writing. She cherishes and seeks more authentic, repeated human connections; deep talks; and spontaneous expressions of laughter, play, and joy. She can be reached at [email protected].
Posted in: Features, The State of Quaker Institutions
How to Be an Inclusive Quaker
The unwritten norms of speech and silence.
Valerie Brown is a Buddhist and Quaker teacher, retreat leader, leadership coach, and writer. She is the founder of Lead Smart Coaching. She leads an annual pilgrimage to walk the Camino de Santiago in Spain to celebrate the power of sacred places.
Posted in: Features, Unnamed Quaker Creeds
How Far Have You Traveled?
By John Calvi. True Quaker Press, 2019. 236 pages. $14.95/paperback.
Bob Dixon-Kolar is an associate professor of English at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Ill. He and his family are members of Evanston (Ill.) Meeting.
Posted in: March 2020 Book Reviews, Quaker Book Reviews, Unnamed Quaker Creeds
Noticing Patterns of Oppression and Faithfulness
Special Web Feature: New England Yearly Meetingās experiment with paying attention.
Lisa Graustein is a member of Beacon Hill Meeting in Boston, Mass. She wrote this article in consultation with the members of New England Yearly Meetingās Noticing Patterns of Oppression and Faithfulness Working Group.
Posted in: Online Features, The State of Quaker Institutions
Teilhardās Struggle: Embracing the Work of Evolution
By Kathleen Duffy. Orbis Books, 2019. 176 pages. $20/paperback; $16.50/eBook.
Carl Blumenthal is a member of Brooklyn (N.Y.) Meeting.
Posted in: February 2020, February 2020 Book Reviews, Quaker Book ReviewsPatricia Rae Stansky Lucas
LucasāPatricia Rae Stansky Lucas, 87, on July 30, 2019, in Agrace Hospice Center, in Madison, Wis., peacefully, in the company [ā¦]
Posted in: February 2020, Milestones
Among Friends: Drugs, Brokenness, Violence, and Sin
Our introduction to the January Issue.
Martin Kelley is Senior Editor. [email protected]
Posted in: Among Friends, DrugsMargaret Shirley Holmes Fritchoff
FritchoffāMargaret Shirley Holmes Fritchoff, 97, on November 17, 2016, in Tucson, Ariz., after a brief illness. Shirley was born on [ā¦]
Posted in: Drugs, Milestones
This Promise of Change: One Girlās Story in the Fight for School Equality
By Jo Ann Allen Boyce and Debbie Levy. Bloomsbury Childrenās Books, 2019. 320 pages. $17.99/hardcover; $12.99/paperback (available March 2020); $12.59/eBook. [ā¦]
Anna Carolyn McCormally is a member of Herndon (Va.) Meeting. She lives in Washington, D.C., and has a masterās in fiction from the University of Maryland.
Posted in: December 2019 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf, Quaker Book Reviews, Quaker Kids
The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA
By Brenda Woods. Nancy Paulsen Books, 2019. 208 pages. $16.99/hardcover; $8.99/paperback (available January 2020); $9.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 10 and [ā¦]
Jerry Mizell Williams is a member of Green Street Meeting in Philadelphia, Pa. He is the author of numerous books, articles, and book reviews on colonial Latin America.
Posted in: December 2019 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf, Quaker Book Reviews, Quaker Kids
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Wanted: A Network of Soul Connection by Francine Brocious
Facing Hard Truths by Robin Mohr
Quaker Schools Transforming the World by Deborra Sines Pancoe and Elisabeth Torg
Advancing Quaker Spirituality in the Twentyāfirst Century by Barry Crossno
Quaker Meetings Respond to Coronavirus by Katie Breslin
Noticing Patterns of Oppression and Faithfulness by Lisa Graustein
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