By Ross Gay. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2019. 288 pages. $23.95/hardcover; $11.99/eBook. I was introduced to Ross Gay when […]
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The Book of Delights: Essays
Lauren Brownlee is a member of Bethesda (Md.) Meeting and keeps her own daily journal of joy and justice.
Posted in: Quaker Book Reviews, September 2019, September 2019 Books
When Poets Pray
By Marilyn McEntyre. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2019. 160 pages. $19.99/hardcover or eBook. “In prayer, as in so many […]
Judith Favor of Claremont Meeting in Southern California values true prayer and true poetry. Both are essential nutrients for her contemplative soul.
Posted in: Quaker Book Reviews, September 2019, September 2019 Books
The Ministry of Quaker Farmers
How can we support the work of our local organic and regenerative farmers?
Rachel Van Boven is a student at Earlham School of Religion. She has been a regular attender of Quaker meetings for eight years. Her home is Bellingham, Wash., 15 miles from the land her grandfather farmed.
Posted in: Features, June/July 2019: Food Choices
A Critique of Health Consciousness
The possible ill effects of worrying too much and talking too much about our food choices.
Caroline Morris wrote a thesis on the connection between anorexia and asceticism and is a student at Earlham School of Religion.
Posted in: June/July 2019: Food Choices, Online Features
Skirting Around the Competition
Our introduction to the May issue on “Friendly Competition?”
Gail Whiffen is associate editor of Friends Journal. [email protected]
Posted in: Among Friends, Friendly Competition?
Competing as a Quaker
Competition requires a great deal of hard work and effort. When you begin to compete at a higher level it […]
James Bradley, Grade 9, Westtown School in West Chester, Pa., member of West Chester Meeting
Posted in: Friendly Competition?, Student Voices Project, Student Voices Project 2019
Loosening Our Blindfolds
The main point of a competition is to see who is better in a certain arena. Equality is emphasizing and […]
Tara Prakash, Grade 6, Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C.
Posted in: Friendly Competition?, Student Voices Project, Student Voices Project 2019
What Page Are You On?
Competition surrounds my life. In almost everything I do there is some sort of a competition involved even when there […]
Nicole Sosnik, Grade 6, Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C.
Posted in: Friendly Competition?, Student Voices Project, Student Voices Project 2019
Competition Who?
There was a girl named Kesha. She was 13 years old, and she was exceptionally good at running. She had […]
Taleah Dixon, Grade 6, Greene Street Friends School in Philadelphia, Pa.
Posted in: Friendly Competition?, Student Voices Project, Student Voices Project 2019
The Value of Intense Competition
As my dirty, sweaty palm makes contact with my opponent’s, I look him in the eye. He was their striker […]
Jack Davis, Grade 11, Friends Academy in Locust Valley, N.Y.
Posted in: Friendly Competition?, Student Voices Project, Student Voices Project 2019
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Spiritual Simplicity by Andrew Huff
My Year of Living Eschatologically by Muriel Edgerton
Selling Out to Niceness by Ann Jerome
A Quaker School’s Response to Allegations of Sexual Abuse by Erik Hanson
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