History

Otto Theodor (Ted) Benfey

Benfey—Otto Theodor (Ted) Benfey, 98, peacefully, on January 24, 2024, at Friends Homes at Guilford, a Quaker-affiliated life plan community…

Ruth Jones McNeill

McNeill—Ruth Jones McNeill, 72, on February 14, 2021, in Corvallis, Ore. Ruth was born in Chicago, Ill., on March 13,…

Forum, December 2017

Letters from our readers.
Features

Facing Fascism, McCarthyism, and the New Jim Crow in 2017

The times we find ourselves in are extremely serious. Laura Magnani

Milestones December 2015

Births, deaths, and marriages among Friends.

Friends Journal looks at war

60th Anniversary: Even in its first year, Friends Journal remembered the atomic bombing of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and… Staff

Bayard Rustin at Swarthmore College

Bayard Rustin’s spiritual depth has been widely overlooked and deserves to be brought back to our attention.

Growing Up in Germany During World War II

We had not heard from my Uncle Helmut in years: “lost in action,” we were told. Then one day in…

The Solace of History: Reflections on Quakers and the Environment

Sometimes I feel painfully out-of-step with the world around me. Perhaps I’d have fit in better in some other era,…
It's a 15th-century Italian painting of the Magi on their way to visit the infant Christ. Features

Faith of the Magi

Often overlooked in its importance, God’s revelation of Christ’s birth to the Magi is a significant theological event that provides… Byron Anderson

Extracting Truth from Power: A Tale of Two Quaker Ladies

In March, 1979, Beverly Hess of Lancaster (Pa.) Meeting, along with her husband Dick, was preparing to head to Philadelphia…

Inspiration From Quaker Women of the Past

I have received much inspiration and encouragement from the stories of earlier Quaker women who were willing to take the…
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