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History

John Dickinson (1732–1808): Quaker Statesman?

John Dickinson, statesman, author. In influential writings 1765-74, argued against British policies. Later, as a member of Continental Congress, 1774-76,… Alice M. Hoffman

Who's Been Reading George Fox's Journal?

I have been using the edition of George Fox’s Journal edited by John L. Nickalls for years, and it was… Newton Garver

The Christiana Resistance

In the early morning hours of September 11, 1851—ten years before the Civil War and exactly 150 years to the… Brenda Walker Beadenkopf

A Quaker Painter's Challenge

Most everyone has a private challenge. Some are difficult obstacles to overcome, like mountain climbing. Others involve winning races, building… John B. Satterthwaite

German Quakers and the Trial of George Grosz

It was 1930, and in Germany the Weimar Republic was visibly in a state of imminent collapse as an ever-intensifying… Mary Mills

Be Cool, Not Hot

To better understand an adult’s behavior, psychologists often investigate the individual’s childhood experience. Events that take place in the early… Dean Sherwin

Courage Then and Now

As a member of that generation of Friends who used World War II as a springboard for the growth and… Barbara Grant Nnoka

History as Usual?

The world will never be the same again!" Since September 11, 2001, we have heard and read this dozens of… George H. Watson

Visit to Vietnam

On December 11, 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke these words: "Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and… Brynne Howard

The Origins of Lehigh Valley Meeting

As early as 1922 there were a few people worshiping in the manner of Friends in the Lehigh Valley region… Bryn Hammarstrom

Peace and Good Behavior: A Minor Testimony?

In January 1655 a number of the most effective Quaker preachers came to the English Puritan town of Banbury, where… Jack Ross

Singing among FGC Friends

Quaker disciplines in the mid-19th century criticized instrumental and choral music as frivolous, "worldly" recreation that led Friends away from… Peter Blood-Patterson
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