Social Concerns

Strengthening Interfaith Connections Locally

My experiences visiting and living abroad have been a major influence on what I hope, as a Quaker, to emphasize…

A Spiritual Journey

The term "Earthcare" gained general acceptance beginning in the late 1980s to distinguish Spirit-led concern for living in right relationship…

A Perspective on the Quaker Sweat Lodge

I am responding to Chuck Fager’s recent letter on Friends General Conference and the Quaker Sweat Lodge ("Finding a Way…

The Iraq War and its Implications for Quakers

Every day, the war in Iraq gets more deadly and less defensible. Regardless of what the U.S. government says, the…

Questions for Quakers about Cars

On a cold, rainy day in Maine around Thanksgiving 2005, I got rid of my car. Bright yellow maple leaves…

Making the Journey North (Again)

A senior Friend says, half-jokingly, that every time the United States goes to war, the Canadians get to deal with…

The Possibility of Transformation

As Christmas approaches, it is common to focus our attention increasingly on children. That celebration is, after all, about the…

On Answering Terror: Responses to War and Peace after 9/11/01

Answering Terror is an anthology of articles and reflections, largely drawn from Friends Journal, that deal with Quaker reactions to…

Counting Our Blessings

Here in the U.S., we celebrate Thanksgiving in November. It’s a four-day weekend that sees one of the highest travel…

Finding a Way Forward

The most remarkable event in the long, sad saga of the Quaker Sweat Lodge (QSL) controversy took place at the…

Post-Katrina Reflections

It is difficult to know where to begin; the catastrophe is of huge proportions and ranges from the most intimate…

Challenging Certainty

I believe that Friends are called to reflect anew on our relationship with animals. This concern dates back at least…
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