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Why I Identify as Quaker
Kurt H. Parkum lives in Mechanicsburg, Pa.
Posted in: The State of Quaker Institutions, Viewpoint
The Workings of the Spirit of God Within: The Offices of Christ
By David Johnson. Pendle Hill Pamphlets (number 459), 2019. 30 pages. $7/pamphlet or eBook.
Rausie Hobson is a member of Rocky River Meeting in Siler City, N.C., Friends Church of North Carolina. She is a retired ESL teacher and public librarian, a member of Quakers Uniting in Publications, and was publications board clerk of North Carolina Yearly Meeting (FUM) for many years.
Posted in: April 2020 Book Reviews, Quaker Book Reviews, The State of Quaker InstitutionsBruce Ergood
Ergood—Bruce Ergood, 88, of Athens, Ohio, on September 5, 2019, in Rochester, N.Y., while returning from Silver Bay YMCA Conference […]
Posted in: Milestones, The State of Quaker Institutions
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 is a member of Birmingham (Pa.) Meeting, which invited him to share these thoughts as a talk on Easter Sunday in 2019.
Posted in: Faith and Practice, Unnamed Quaker Creeds
California Friends church resists denominational takeover
A legal dispute is taking place between Evangelical Friends Church Southwest (EFCSW) and one of its member churches, Friends […]
Erik Hanson and Windy Cooler are the news editors for Friends Journal. They contributed to the reporting of this story. Do you know about any Quaker news stories we should be covering? Send us tips at [email protected].
Posted in: News, The State of Quaker Institutions
Thou Shalt Wear Comfy Shoes
Do our attitudes toward formal dress push people out the door?
Suzanne W. Cole Sullivan is a convinced Friend who lives and worships in Georgia (mostly), but they can often be spotted at meetings around the country during weekend adventures. Suzanne carries a concern for hospitality and a culture of welcoming. Suzanne is often heard before they are seen.
Posted in: Features, Unnamed Quaker Creeds
The Next Testimony
Can Friends model a new kind of Christian governance?
Andrew Huff served with Quaker Voluntary Service in Boston, Mass., in 2015–16. He attends Central Philadelphia (Pa.) Meeting.
Posted in: Features, Unnamed Quaker Creeds
Uncertainty, an Unnamed Quaker Creed?
Moving beyond belief in the “absolute perhaps.”
Rhiannon Grant is a member of Bournville meeting in Birmingham, UK, and works at Woodbrooke, the Quaker center. Her book on Quaker theology, Telling the Truth about God, came out last year, and her introduction to Quakerism, Quakers Do What! Why? will appear in July 2020. Email: [email protected].
Posted in: Features, Unnamed Quaker Creeds
When Is a Creed Not a Creed?
Revisiting that of God in every man.
Ann Birch is a member of El Paso (Tex.) Meeting, where she is currently the clerk. She is a librarian, a grandmother, and active in local theater.
Posted in: Features, Unnamed Quaker Creeds
Features
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 Twenty‐first 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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Servant by Ruth Naylor
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