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Troublemaker for Justice: The Story of Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the March on Washington
By Jacqueline Houtman, Walter Naegle, and Michael G. Long. City Lights Publishers, 2019. 172 pages. $13.95/paperback or eBook. Recommended for [ā¦]
Gail Whiffen is associate editor of Friends Journal.
Posted in: December 2019 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf, Quaker Book Reviews, Quaker Kids
Being Vegetarian is a Climate Issue
A Friendās bumpy path toward a lifestyle thatās lighter on the Earth.
Lynn Fitz-Hugh is a climate activist, parent, psychotherapist, and vegetarian. She belongs to Eastside Meeting in Bellevue, Wash.
Posted in: Quaker Lifestyles
Challenging Conflicts in Our Meeting
A meeting looks for guidance on handling a disruptive member.
This article was written by four longtime members of a Midwestern monthly meeting. The authors have chosen not to identify themselves or their meeting in order to maintain confidentiality.
Editorsā Note: Friends Journal publishes anonymous articles only in rare cases. We have confirmed the basic outlines of this case.
Posted in: Conflict and Controversy, Features
The Transformation of a Small Quaker Library
Bringing a new sense of purpose to an underused meeting library.
Ruth McNeill is a member of Corvallis (Ore.) Meeting. She is a retired preschool and elementary school teacher, an amateur weaver, and an amateur writer.
Posted in: Features, Quaker Libraries
Quaker Bestsellers 2017
The top ten bestāselling books from the 2017 FGC Gathering.
Source: QuakerBooks & More of FGC
Posted in: Features, September 2017, September 2017 Books
Our Drop in the Wave of Liberation
A visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Lauren Brownlee is a member of Bethesda (Md.) Meeting and serves on the Peace and Social Concerns Committee and Growing Diverse Leadership Committee of Baltimore Yearly Meeting. She is a member of Sandy Spring Friends Schoolās board of trustees, the DC Peace Team, and the Quaker PalestineāIsrael Network.
Posted in: Features, Race and Anti-Racism
Quaker Bestsellers 2016
The top ten bestāselling books from the 2016 FGC Gathering.
Posted in: September 2016
Features
I Think I Understand Now by Andrew Huff
Drugs and the Practice of Spiritual Discernment by Joe McHugh
Supporting Recovery Among Friends by Johanna Jackson
Confronting the Challenge of Drugs by Eric E. Sterling
The Liturgy of Me by r. scot miller
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I Met God on a Train Last Week by Elizabeth Bajjalieh
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