Non-violence

Time to Mind the Light

Recently I’ve had ample opportunity to reflect on the difference one person can make. My daughter has just undergone necessary… Susan Corson-Finnerty

Can Love Really Overcome Violence and Hate? Reflections on the Friends Peace Testimony

Dear Friends, when you first invited me to speak on the Peace Testimony last summer, I was working at Friends… Mary Lord

Terrorism and the Practical Idealist

When I encountered Quakerism for the first time as a young man, I was struck by the sheer boldness of… George R. Lakey

Queries for Activist-Minded Quakers

Queries: In contemplation on our inner guidance toward action, do we search the Bible and other sources of spiritual wisdom… David Trumper

Courage and Compassion

It is a joy and a challenge, but also often a frustration, to prepare issues of Friends Journal months in… Susan Corson-Finnerty

The Challenge of Terror: A Traveling Essay

So here I am, a week late arriving home, stuck between Colombia, Guatemala, and Harrisonburg, Virginia, when our world changed.… John Paul Lederach

A Lesson from the Ashes

If every community had a young person who cared enough about his brothers and sisters who were hurting—and who started… Harold B. Confer

Nonviolence: The Law of Love

Mention the Middle East, the Congo, or Northern Ireland, and eyes roll, shoulders rise, and expressions of helplessness take over… Cynthia Fisk