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Nozuko's Story
Fall 1999, Singisi, South Africa It’s an ordinary autumn day. The chilling wind announces the impending arrival of winter, snapping…
Friends Neighborhood Guild: A Quaker Presence in Philadelphia
The Beginnings In 1879, as an expression of concern for their new immigrant neighbors, Friends in the Northern Liberties section…
A Visit to Kamenge AIDS Clinic
On January 19, 2005, I visited the Kamenge aids clinic in Bujumbura, Burundi. The program is run by Friends Women’s…
There are alternatives to giving up meat
I feel the need to speak up in response to Gracia Fay Ellwood’s article "Are Animals Our Neighbors" (FJ April).…
Watu Wa Amani Conference
I was invited to attend the Watu Wa Amani (People of Peace) conference in Limuru, Kenya, at the Brakenhurst Baptist…
Recollections of a World War II Conscientious Objector
During World War II, 12,000 men from as many as 200 religious groups received the conscientious objector classification, “4-E,” under…
The Second Ohio Separation
Author’s note: Throughout this article, the terms "Gurneyite" and "Wilburite" will be used to refer to two groups of Friends,…
Hiroshima/Nagasaki Unresolved: A Present Danger
On August 19, 2003, the Washington Post carried a front-page story and picture headlined “Enola Gay, Waiting in the Wings…
Gentle Persuader and Loyal Friend: Mary Stone McDowell
In December 1955 the New York Times published an obituary, titled "Mary McDowell, Peace Crusader." The subtitle read: "Teacher Dismissed…
Kathleen Lonsdale
Kathleen Yardley Lonsdale (1903-1971) may be just the spiritual companion you need. Though she is a person of breathtaking energy…
Margaret Fell
My abiding goal in these columns is to direct readers’ attention to important spiritual resources within the Quaker tradition. Margaret…
The AFSC and School Desegregation
Prince Edward County, Virginia, 1959-1964 The involvement of the Religious Society of Friends in Prince Edward County dates back to…
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