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By David Wood. Little, Brown and Company, 2016. 291 pages. $28/hardcover; $14.99/eBook. “War is Hell.” —General William Tecumseh Sherman, 1879 War has probably existed as long as humankind has existed. And contrary to what some believe, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and moral injury have existed as well. There are records of Roman soldiers after 30 […]

J.E. McNeil is a member of Friends Meeting of Washington (D.C.) and, as an attorney, a longtime supporter of those who say no to war. She spent 11 years as the executive director of the Center on Conscience & War and longer as part of the GI Rights Hotline. She participated as a vetting attorney of military members testifying at the Winter Soldier event organized by Iraq Veterans Against the War in 2008.

Posted in: September 2017, September 2017 Books

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Colette Jackman Miller

By Staff on September 1, 2017

Miller—Colette Jackman Miller, 81, on February 15, 2017, in Seasons Hospice House in Rochester, Minn., of bile duct cancer. Colette was born on July 26, 1935, in Rochester, Minn., the only daughter of Lois Hovenden and Raymond Jackman. She attended Edison Elementary and Central Junior High, taking up family responsibilities at 12 when her mother […]

Posted in: Milestones, September 2017

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Beauty; Beauty Everywhere

By Geoff Knowlton on August 1, 2017

The sound of machines, monitors, and people in the hallway evaporated; it felt like being in meeting for worship when the gathered center down.

Geoff Knowlton grew up Quaker and was later ordained in the United Church of Christ. He returned to the Friends and joined Worcester (Mass.) Meeting. He worked for a small hospice in New Hampshire and is currently a psychotherapist specializing in trauma and attachment-related disorders.

Posted in: Online Features, The Art of Dying

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Life, Death, and Resilience

By Gabriel Ehri on June 1, 2017

Among Friends: Our introduction to the June/July issue.

Gabriel Ehri is executive director of Friends Journal.

Posted in: Among Friends, Reimagining the Quaker Ecosystem

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Membership as Commitment and Belonging

By Marisa Johnson on June 1, 2017

Is membership a pragmatic arrangement or a spiritual experience?

Marisa Johnson has been serving as secretary to Friends World Committee for Consultation Europe and Middle East Section since 2008, and this has given her the opportunity of seeing many forms of Quaker worship and community building. Membership is often a central theme in becoming and maintaining community.

The article is taken from thoughts from an address that Johnson gave to Britain Yearly Meeting Gathering in 2014.

Posted in: Online Features, Reimagining the Quaker Ecosystem

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The Peace Class: A Study of Effective Cheek-turning, Neighbor-loving and Sword-to-plowshare Conversion

By Reviewed by Sandy and Tom Farley on June 1, 2017

By Diana Hadley and David Weatherspoon. Self-published, 2015. 220 pages. $12.99/paperback; $5.99/eBook. Both Diana Hadley and David Weatherspoon write well, and each brings a different background and experience to teaching a semester course in peace studies. The book is not a course outline or curriculum for would-be emulators of their project. What it does offer […]

Sandy and Tom Farley are members of Palo Alto (Calif.) Meeting and coauthors of Earthcare for Children. Both participated in a peace studies seminar taught by Philip Wogaman in 1965 (Sandy) and 1966 (Tom) at the University of the Pacific. Both Sandy and Tom have trained as Alternatives to Violence Project facilitators.

Posted in: June/July 2017 Books, Reimagining the Quaker Ecosystem

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I think it says something about our country that even the smallest of voices were recognized

By Daniela Uribe on May 1, 2017

Student Voices: ” I believe that every voice should be heard, but some are silenced by society. As the next president, you should help to give everyone, rich or poor, a chance to voice their opinions.”

Posted in: Quaker Summers, Student Voices Project, Uncategorized

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I urge you to look past your empire of business and riches, and ask yourself a question

By Brinlea La Barge on May 1, 2017

Student Voices: ” All that said, I have a few pieces of final advice for you: Be kind. Build bridges, not walls. Rather than tearing others down, build others up. And remember, love always trumps hate.”

Posted in: Quaker Summers, Student Voices Project, Uncategorized

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