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Personalities

No Greater Degradation: Jonathan Dymond on the Moral Costs of War

Few Friends know the name of Jonathan Dymond (1790-1828), who labored in obscurity, manufacturing linen drapes in Exeter, England. In…

Quaker Profiles: Carole and Ray Treadway

Friends from birth, Ray and Carole Treadway each have a different Quaker family history. Carole looks back to many generations…

The Power of Fearful Faithfulness: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy For Friends

In March, I received an invitation to this summer’s Friends General Conference Gathering in Johnstown, Pa. Pulling the flyer from…

Mary Dyer: Courageous Witness and My Foremother

"It’s not fair! My name is Mary Dyer and I’m younger than that girl! I should have been the one…

John Greenleaf Whittier: A Bicentennial Reflection

The birthday of one of the United States’ most popular Quakers was once a national event. Around the firesides and…

Kent Thornburg

Quaker scientist? That’s how Kent Thornburg describes himself. He was born into a Quaker family, and his parents recognized and…

My History with FWCC

In 1937, when I was nine years old, my father attended the Friends World Conference in Pennsylvania, which is when…

A Portrait of Two Founders

I earnestly believe our Society will serve the Kingdom [of God] better as we are unified. —J. Passmore Elkinton, in…

Being a Friendly Adult Presence in the Lives of Young Friends: What Would Tom Fox Do?

My 15-year-old son Jonathan dragged his tired body in the door, trailing his sleeping bag and pillow, exhausted but with…

”What We Have Lost

My morning walks along Main Street in Moorestown, New Jersey, take me past former workcamp director David Richie’s place where…

Happy Anniversary, Barbara!

In this column I sometimes introduce new staff and volunteers or bid farewell to folks who are departing. I’m very…

Julien Davies Cornell: Gentle Quaker, Determined Litigator

In December 1994, the New York Times published an obituary titled "Julien Cornell, 83, The Defense Lawyer in Ezra Pound…
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