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Quakerism Today

Are We Christian?

In his book Why Friends are Friends, Jack Willcuts claims that the first thing to say about us Quakers is… Newton Garver

Transitioning in the Light: A Quaker Community's Journey across the Gender Divide

I was feeling terribly alone on that cold February evening as I placed the call to Carole Hoage. Muscles knotted… Chloe Schwenke

Three Quakers and Jesus: Excerpts From a Quaker Quest Session

At the Friends General Conference Gathering in Johnstown last June, Mary Jo Clogg and Elaine Crauderueff facilitated a weeklong Quaker… Christina Repoley

A Model for Growth and Rejuvenation of Monthly Meetings

Growing up in Moorestown (N.J.) Meeting, I remember being in awe of a meetinghouse that was, at least to a… Larry Van Meter

25 Years of Quaker Universalism

In May 2008, Quaker Universalist Fellowship turned 25 years old. Many Friends would argue that what we usually call Quaker… Rhoda R. Gilman

Yo! Are You Amish?

Driving down Philadelphia’s South Street a few years ago, I was asked by a person who had pulled up next… Max Carter

Kindling a Spark: Young Friends Voicing a Need for a Radical, Spiritual Quakerism

You know what time it is, how it is now the moment for you to wake from sleep. . .… Anna Obermayer

FWCC and Affluent and Impoverished Friends

The October issue on the 70th anniversary of Friends World Committee for Consultation was a wonderful celebration of how Friends… Newton Garver

On Being a Catholic Quaker

Thirty years ago, driving home from a Catholic charismatic prayer meeting, I heard the inner words, "I want you to… John Corry

Quaker Quest

What exactly is Quaker Quest? This question arose time and time again at the FGC Gathering, where it was making… Mary Jo Clogg

Clearness Committees at the Crossroads of Our Working Lives

The fork in the road—it’s an experience that affects many of us at one time or another in the course… William A. Charland Jr.

Can Friends of diversified thinking remain united?

What a great week the Gathering was! I felt like a country boy attending his first county fair. There were… Eldon Morey
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