Vidana—Maria Elena Vidana, 76, on June 1, 2016, in San Diego, Calif. Maria Elena was born on February 9, 1940, […]
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Milestones August 2015
Deaths, births, and marriages among Friends.
Posted in: August 2015: The Effects of War, Milestones
Filling a Toolkit
Arriving Earlham School of Religion (ESR) and I were both born in the autumn of 1960. We intersected in our […]
Della Stanley-Green is a member of Plainfield (Ind.) Meeting and is recorded as a minister of the Gospel in Western Yearly Meeting. She is executive director of Indiana Network for Higher Education Ministries.
Posted in: FeaturesWhat I Really Learned at ESR
They look a lot like me. That was one of my first thoughts when I arrived at Earlham School of […]
J. Brent Bill, a member of Friends Memorial Church in Muncie, Ind., attends West Newton Meeting in Indianapolis. A Friends minister, retreat leader, photographer, and author, his recent books include Holy Silence: The Gift of Quaker Spirituality and Sacred Compass: The Way of Spiritual Discernment. He graduated from ESR in 1980 with an MA in Quaker Studies. He blogs at http://holyordinary.blogspot.com and can be reached through http://www.brentbill.com.
Posted in: FeaturesLearning about the Real World of Ministry
Any change in one’s life has the potential to be transformative. Going to Earlham School of Religion was certainly so […]
Rex Jones is pastor of West River Friends Meeting in Economy, Ind.
Posted in: Features“Teachable Moments” at ESR
I look back with gratitude on how ESR prepared me for pastoral ministry among Friends, especially in the area of […]
Scott Wagoner, a pastoral minister at Deep River Meeting in High Point, N.C., has served in pastoral ministry for over 25 years. His blog, "New Kind of Quaker," can be found at http://www.newkindofquaker.blogspot.com.
Posted in: FeaturesWielding Thor’s Hammer: What It Means to Write as Ministry
According to an old Norse legend of the early days in the time before this time, the god Thor patrolled […]
Susan Yanos is director of the Ministry of Writing Program at Earlham School of Religion.
Posted in: FeaturesNotes from an Access Pioneer
Recently I was asked to provide a six‐word autobiography. I chose: “Child of God, Wife, Mother, Friend.” Had I been […]
Susan Kaul, a member of Bethesda (Md.) Meeting, was a member of the first— "pioneer"—Access graduating class of Earlham School of Religion.
Posted in: FeaturesHome Training
Mama sometimes stayed home from church on Sunday, saying, “I can worship God just fine right here in the kitchen […]
Mary Ann Downey is a member of Atlanta (Ga.) Meeting
Posted in: FeaturesProviding a Warm Welcome
My husband, Adam, and I were blessed to serve as co‐directors of Powell House, New York Yearly Meeting’s retreat and […]
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Spiritual Simplicity by Andrew Huff
My Year of Living Eschatologically by Muriel Edgerton
Selling Out to Niceness by Ann Jerome
A Quaker School’s Response to Allegations of Sexual Abuse by Erik Hanson
Slavery in the Quaker World by Katharine Gerbner
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