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Student Voices Project

Competing as a Quaker

Competition requires a great deal of hard work and effort. When you begin to compete at a higher level it… James Bradley
Student Voices Project

Wrestling with Defeat

I am not a perfect Quaker. My family discovered Quakerism when I was two years old. I grew up with… Clay Lewis

Phyllis Hoge

Hoge—Phyllis Hoge, 91, on August 26, 2018, in Albuquerque, N.M. Phyllis was born on November 15, 1926, in Elizabeth, N.J.,… Staff

Joseph Soloman Levinger

Levinger—Joseph Soloman Levinger, 96, of Slingerlands, N.Y., on October 25, 2018. Joe was born on November 14, 1921, in New… Staff
Among Friends

Abbotts to the World’s Costello

Our introduction to the April issue on Humor in Religion. Gabriel Ehri
Features

Fox News: George Fox Speaking

Our favorite news anchor goes on location with Will "The Quill" Penn and an assortment of dubiously fact-checked historical figures. Donald W. McCormick
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Finding Lightness in the Light

We Quakers have an image problem when it comes to fun and frivolity. Kerry O'Regan
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Satire, Peace, and the Mennonite Tradition

What's the difference between a Mennonite and a Quaker? Andrew J. Bergman

Quaker Works April 2019

This semiannual feature highlights the recent works of Quaker organizations in eight categories. Staff
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Never Having Set Foot in the Meetinghouse

When the meetinghouse is on the other side of state prison walls. Yohannes "Knowledge" Johnson
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Experiments with Worship

Quaker worship takes to the streets. Elizabeth Claggett-Borne
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Holding Unite the Right to the Light

Holding a public meeting for worship in a maelstrom of political anger. Debby Churchman
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