Rebecca joined the Friends Publishing team in December 2019, and will be taking on the duties of producing the QuakerSpeak [âŠ]
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Meet Rebecca HamiltonâLevi, the new producer of QuakerSpeak
Gail Whiffen is associate editor of Friends Journal.Â
Posted in: Blogs, Unfeatured
New York Yearly Meeting adopts yearly meeting membership
New York Yearly Meeting (NYYM) approved âat large membershipâ (membership through the yearly meeting instead of through a local [âŠ]
Pacific Yearly Meeting joins Friends General Conference
In October, Pacific Yearly Meetingâs request to join Friends General Conference (FGC) was accepted by the FGC Executive Committee. âWe [âŠ]
The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope for, and Believe
By Richard Rohr. Convergent Books, 2019. 272 pages. $26/hardcover; $12.99/eBook.
Ken Jacobsen and his wife, Katharine, until her death in 2017, served as teachers and co-directors in Quaker communities such as Olney Friends School and Pendle Hill. Ken has taught theology and healing at Chicago Theological Seminary and has led retreats on Jesusâs teachings at Friends Center in Barnesville, Ohio. He keeps his home in Wisconsin as a poustinia, a retreat house for spiritual travelers.
Posted in: Gambling, November 2019 Books, Quaker Book Reviews
What Is Justice?: A Personal Exploration
By Bill Denham. Fernwood Press, 2019. 70 pages. $14/paperback.
Tom Paxson, a retired philosophy professor, is a member of Kendal Meeting in Kennett Square, Pa.
Posted in: Gambling, November 2019 Books, Quaker Book Reviews
Healing Earth: An Ecologistâs Journey of Innovation and Environmental Stewardship
By John Todd. North Atlantic Books, 2019. 200 pages. $24.95/paperback; $17.99/eBook.
Pamela Haines is a member of Central Philadelphia (Pa.) Meeting.
Posted in: Friends in Africa, October 2019 Books, Quaker Book Reviews
Selling Out to Niceness
The Religious Society of Friendsâ witness is hidden when we elevate niceness over kindness.
Ann Jerome is a member of Orlando (Fla.) Meeting in Southeastern Yearly Meeting. She has twice helped to found worship groups where she lives in Deland, Fla. Recently she served for two years as a Friend in residence at Pendle Hill study center in Wallingford, Pa.
Posted in: Features, September 2019
So You Want to Talk About Race
By Ijeoma Oluo. Seal Press, 2018. 256 pages. $27/hardcover; $16.99/paperback; $10.99/eBook. When I attend my monthly meeting, I am one [âŠ]
Lori Patterson lives in Portland, Ore., where she teaches womenâs studies at the local college, attends Multnomah Meeting in Portland (where she serves on the Racial Justice Committee), and runs an independent yarn and fiber dyeing business out of her home.
Posted in: Quaker Book Reviews, September 2019, September 2019 Books
A History of Cadbury
By Diane Wordsworth. Pen and Sword History, 2018. 176 pages. $39.95/hardcover; $24.95/paperback (available in September); $19.17/eBook. In 1824 John Cadbury [âŠ]
Beth Taylor is a member of Westerly (R.I.) Meeting and teaches in the Nonfiction Writing Program of Brown Universityâs English Department.
Posted in: August 2019 Books, Quaker Book Reviews, QuakerSpeak at Five
The Great Food Transformation
Earthcare activism is a natural fit for Friends.
Elizabeth Root lives in the heart of the Finger Lakes with her family of three poodles. A retired social worker, she authored a book on childrenâs mental health in 2009. She is a member of the Perry City (N.Y.) Meeting in the Finger Lakes region of New York State.
Posted in: June/July 2019: Food Choices, Online Features
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I Think I Understand Now by Andrew Huff
Drugs and the Practice of Spiritual Discernment by Joe McHugh
Supporting Recovery Among Friends by Johanna Jackson
Confronting the Challenge of Drugs by Eric E. Sterling
The Liturgy of Me by r. scot miller
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I Met God on a Train Last Week by Elizabeth Bajjalieh
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