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God, Jesus, Christianity, and Quakers

By Jim Cain on December 1, 2018

A nontheist Friend on the role of Jesus and Christianity in his life.

Jim Cain is a member and former clerk of Atlanta (Ga.) Meeting, currently attending Collective Church, a "misfit faith community" in DeLand, Fla. He's recently retired from a long career in public mental health. He has co-led Friends General Conference Gathering workshops on "Nontheism Among Friends" and "Reclaiming the Sacred" and made a presentation on the evolution of God to nontheist Friends at this summer's Gathering.

Posted in: Features, Quakers and Christianity

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Learning from John Woolman, as a Christian Quaker

By Helene Pollock on December 1, 2018

On a fateful day 20 years ago, events were set in motion that pushed me to immerse myself with great […]

Helene Pollock has participated in all branches of Friends during her 40 years of association with Friends. Her primary Quaker community at this time is the extended worship community that meets in the Philadelphia area. She is the former director of Quaker Affairs at Haverford College.

Posted in: Online Features, Quakers and Christianity

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Meet Me at the Well: The Girls and Women of the Bible

By Reviewed by Paul Buckley on December 1, 2018

By Jane Yolen and Barbara Diamond Goldin, illustrated by Vali Mintzi. Charlesbridge, 2018. 112 pages. $18.99/hardcover; $10.99/eBook. Recommended for ages […]

Paul Buckley is a member of the Community Friends Meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is the author of numerous articles and books on Quakerism. His most recent book is Primitive Quakerism Revived.

Posted in: December 2018 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf, Quaker Book Reviews, Quakers and Christianity

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To Imagine Change through Many Voices

By Detmer Kremer on November 1, 2018

The pages of a book can unpack the truths and realities of those we do not know.

Detmer Kremer is a writer and reader based out of the Netherlands and London, where he is currently attending graduate school. He is a former participant of Quaker Voluntary Service in Atlanta, and considers Atlanta (Ga.) Meeting one of his homes.

Posted in: Books That Have Changed Us, Features

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How We Win: A Guide to Nonviolent Direct Action Campaigning

By Reviewed by Steve Chase on November 1, 2018

By George Lakey. Melville House, 2018. 224 pages. $16.99/paperback; $13.99/eBook (title available December 2018). In June 1934 Quaker biblical scholar […]

Steve Chase is a member of Friends Meeting of Washington (D.C.), the manager of Academic Initiatives at the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict (ICNC), and an organizer with the Occupation Free DC anti-police brutality campaign. He is a published author and a regular contributor to ICNC's Minds of the Movement blog.

Posted in: Books That Have Changed Us, November 2018 Books, Quaker Book Reviews

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Treading Water at the Shark Café: A Memoir of the Yugoslav Wars

By Reviewed by Robert Dockhorn on November 1, 2018

By Lyndon Back. Open Books Press, 2018. 248 pages. $17.95/paperback; $3.99/eBook. In the early 1990s, Lyndon Back was living in […]

Robert Dockhorn is a member of Green Street Meeting in Philadelphia, Pa.

Posted in: Books That Have Changed Us, November 2018 Books, Quaker Book Reviews

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A Living Tension

By Jeffery W. Perkins on October 1, 2018

Quaker values and money.

Jeffery W. Perkins is executive director of Friends Fiduciary Corporation, a Quaker nonprofit providing cost-effective, professional, socially responsible investment services to Quaker meetings, churches, and organizations. He serves on the board of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility and is a member of Chestnut Hill Meeting in Philadelphia, Pa.

Posted in: Features, Meetings and Money

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Forum, October 2018

By Staff on October 1, 2018

Letters from our readers. 🔒 Friends Journal Member? Sign in here! Not an FJ member? To read this piece, please […]

Posted in: Forum, Meetings and Money

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News, September 2018

By Staff on September 1, 2018

Alan Price resigns as Earlham College President; Baltimore Yearly Meeting approves minute on transgender rights

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This Child of Faith: Raising a Spiritual Child in a Secular World

By Reviewed by Claire J. Salkowski on September 1, 2018

By Sophfronia Scott and Tain Gregory. Paraclete Press, 2017. 196 pages. $16.99/paperback; $11.99/eBook. How timely that this deeply personal memoir […]

Claire J. Salkowski is a member of Stony Run Meeting in Baltimore, Md. She has worked in both public and private schools and was founder, teacher, and head of Free State Montessori School. She is currently an Alternative Dispute Resolution specialist and an educational consultant.

Posted in: Quaker Book Reviews, September 2018, September 2018 Books

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