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Dispelling Some Myths about Hiroshima

As part of my semester abroad in Tokyo, Japan, my study program took our group of U.S. exchange students on… Toran Katie

Christmas Eve Comments: Why Egypt?

In November 2008, before our communal Christmas cards were displayed at Friends Homes at Guilford, our Art Gallery wall carried… OTheodorBenfey

Finding the Fearsome and the Fearful in Pakistan

By Nancy Kaufmann Before and during my visit to Pakistan, I encountered the question— often with looks of disbelief or… Nancy Kaufmann

S-P-I-C-E-S: The Quaker Testimonies

This model of Friends testimonies is incorporated into the school’s curriculum. Connecticut Friends School

A Perfect Spiritual Work

A perfect spiritual work should fit like a deep breath. It should bring in new life-giving energy and clear out… JohnCalvi

Are We at the Dawn of a New Age of Global Spirituality?

In December 2009, I attended the Parliament of the World’s Religions (PWR) in Melbourne, Australia. This gathering has taken place… AnthonyManousos

Faith and Economics

Three memories from the time when I was about ten are swirling together in the same container. In the first,… PamelaHaines

Living in the Life and Power

I have always been drawn by the words of George Fox, recorded in his Journal, refusing the commissioners’ request of… PattyLevering

On Taking Sides and unwarranted Influences?

When people in the United States remember the attacks of September 11, 2001, we are sometimes told they occurred because… HowardFezell

Close Encounter in the Parking Lot

Dune-like mounds of plowed snow glistened as I wheeled my cart from the supermarket to my car. For almost a… DorothyKinsmanBrown

Concerned about Israel and/or Palestine: Perhaps We Are Part of the Problem

In October 2008, I traveled to the West Bank on behalf of Friends World Committee for Consultation-Europe and Middle East… Lindsey Fielder Cook

Christian Peace Witness for Iraq: The Risks that Faith Asks

On April 29 of this year, I was blessed to attend the Christian Peace Witness for Iraq (CPWI) in Washington,… Stephen Dotson
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