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Martin-&-Anne

Martin & Anne: The Kindred Spirits of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Anne Frank

By Reviewed by David Austin on December 1, 2019

By Nancy Churnin, illustrated by Yevgenia Nayberg. Creston Books, 2019. 32 pages. $17.99/hardcover. Recommended for ages 8–14.

David Austin is a member of Haddonfield (N.J.) Meeting. He lives in Marlton, N.J., where he teaches middle school world and Holocaust history.

Posted in: December 2019 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf, Quaker Book Reviews, Quaker Kids
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The MK <i>St. Louis</i> surrounded by smaller vessels in the port of Havana, via Wikimedia.

Pacifism Revisited

By Katherine HawkerSelf on April 1, 2019

By avoiding pacifism in the twentieth century, we skirted opportunities to unlearn racism.

Katherine HawkerSelf lives in St. Louis, Mo.

Posted in: Humor in Religion, Viewpoint
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wolfie

Wolfie and the Silver Suit

By Reviewed by Hina Fathima on December 1, 2017

FJ Review: “This book will not only familiarize students with the history of World War II and the Holocaust but also […]

Hina Fathima worked as an editorial assistant at Friends Journal in 2014 while she was studying at Haverford College. She currently works as a multimedia journalist for The Wire in New Delhi, India.

Posted in: Conflict and Controversy, December 2017 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf, Quaker Book Reviews
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Lucy-Joy-Rupertus

One of the many injustices that I am craving for you to change is the death penalty

By Lucy Joy Rupertus on May 1, 2017

Student Voices: “Our world is killing people who might not have even committed the crime they’ve been sentenced for. People […]

Posted in: Quaker Summers, Student Voices Project, Uncategorized
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TheLimits

The Limits of Forgiveness: Case Studies in the Distortion of a Biblical Ideal

By Reviewed by Brad Sheeks on September 1, 2016

By Maria Mayo. Fortress Press, 2015. 253 pages. $39/paperback; $22.99/eBook. Here we have a book that draws us into a […]

Brad Sheeks is a member of Central Philadelphia (Pa.) Meeting and enjoying retirement with his wife, Patricia McBee.

Posted in: Quaker Book Reviews, September 2016, September 2016 Books
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Books March 2015

By Staff on March 1, 2015

Book reviews

Posted in: March 2015, Quaker Book Reviews
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Modern Germany and the Lessons of WWII

By Debbie Zlotowitz on March 1, 2012

I recently spent a fascinating two weeks as part of the Transatlantic Outreach Program’s (TOP) study tour of Germany. Traveling […]

Posted in: Features
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