By John G. Macort. Self-published, 2016. 231 pages. $9.50/paperback. John Macort, formerly an Episcopalian priest but long acquainted with Friends […]
Tag Archives | Rufus Jones
A Seeker’s Theology: Christianity Reinterpreted as Mysticism
Brian Drayton worships with the new Souhegan Meeting, allowed by Weare (N.H.) Meeting.
Posted in: April 2018 Books, Healing, Quaker Book Reviews
Meeting with Friends in an Old Library
A visitor settles down at the library table at Beacon Hills Friends House. 🔒 Friends Journal Member? Sign in here! […]
Sheilah Hill has conducted mental health programs at such organizations as Bronx Lebanon Hospital; Allegheny University; and the Learning Annex, New York City. Her books include, Somewhere on the Edge of Dreaming; They That Sow in Tears; and La Verde de la Vida, Wisdom for the Abortion War.
Posted in: Features, Quaker Libraries
Robert H. Tollefson
Tollefson—Robert H. Tollefson, 91, on January 27, 2017, in Tipp City, Ohio. Bob was born on May 17, 1925, in […]
Posted in: Conscience, Milestones
We Answered with Love: Pacifist Service in World War I
Edited by Nancy Learned Haines. Pleasant Green Books, 2016. 412 pages. $19.95/paperback. In 1917 Mary Peabody and Leslie Hotson were […]
Beth Taylor is a member of Westerly (R.I.) Meeting and is the co-director of the Nonfiction Writing Program at Brown University and the author of The Plain Language of Love and Loss: A Quaker Memoir.
Posted in: AFSC Centennial, April 2017 Books, Quaker Book Reviews
Being Rufus Jones
Life in the meeting. 🔒 Friends Journal Member? Sign in here! Not an FJ member? To read this piece, please […]
Daniel Lee is a member of Indianapolis First Friends Meeting. A longtime bike rider and writer, he credits cycling with helping to lead him to Indiana and then to Quakerism. Daniel lives with his wife and three children in Carmel, Ind.
Posted in: Life in the Meeting, May 2016: Gender and Sexuality
Personality and Place: The Life and Times of Pendle Hill
By Douglas Gwyn. Plain Press, 2014. 512 pages. $20/paperback; $15/eBook. Buy on FJ Amazon Store Querencia (from the Spanish verb “querer”) is a metaphysical […]
Valerie Brown is a member of Solebury Meeting in New Hope, Pa., and a long-time Pendle Hill teacher and retreat leader. She is principal of Lead Smart Coaching, LLC (leadsmartcoaching.com), specializing in leadership and mindfulness training.
Posted in: November 2015 Books, November 2015: Books and Pop Culture, Quaker Book Reviews, Uncategorized
60th Anniversary: Books
A look back at 60 years of Quaker reading. 🔒 Friends Journal Member? Sign in here! Not an FJ member? […]
Trevor Johnson is the editorial fellow at Friends Journal through Quaker Voluntary Service’s second year Alumni Fellows program.
Posted in: From the Archives, November 2015: Books and Pop Culture
Reflections of a Quaker: A Blank Slate Theology (Books in Brief)
By Warren L. Treuer. 338 pages. Self-published, 2014. $24.99/paperback. Sometimes those with long experience give the gift of sharing insights […]
Karie Firoozmand is the Friends Journal books editor.
Posted in: April 2015 Books, April 2015: Mentorship: Teaching Our Values, Quaker Book Reviews
Paths of Faith in the Landscape of Science: Three Quakers Check Their Compass (Books in Brief)
By George M. Strunz, Michael R. Miller, and Keith Helmuth. Chapel Street Editions, 2014. 121 pages. $15/paperback. In this collection […]
Karie Firoozmand is the Friends Journal books editor.
Posted in: April 2015 Books, April 2015: Mentorship: Teaching Our Values, Quaker Book Reviews
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