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Frank Rouse Huff Jr.

By Staff on December 1, 2018

Huff鈥擣rank Rouse Huff Jr., 68, on March 4, 2018, after losing his struggle with Parkinson鈥檚 disease. Bo, as he was [鈥

Posted in: Milestones, Quakers and Christianity
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Grace Kyoko Noda

By Staff on November 1, 2018

Noda鈥擥race Kyoko Noda, 98, on March 14, 2018, at her home in Davis, Calif., peacefully. Grace was born on January [鈥

Posted in: Books That Have Changed Us, Poetry
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Among Friends: Is Conscience Coming Back in Style?

By Martin Kelley on October 1, 2017

Our introduction to the October 2017 issue.

Martin Kelley is senior editor of Friends Journal:聽[email protected]

Posted in: Among Friends, Conscience
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How Far Can We Take Thou Shalt Not Judge?

By Rebecca Payne on September 1, 2017

Can we examine our judgements and find reasons to understand?

Rebecca Payne is a member of Red Cedar Meeting in Lansing, Mich. She works for the State of Michigan. She is on the board of the Greater Lansing Peace Education Center and edits the Peace Notes newsletter.

Posted in: Online Features, September 2017
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Stephen Allen Hawk

By Staff on June 1, 2017

Hawk鈥擲tephen Allen Hawk, 73, on March 10, 2017, in Chicago, Ill., after a long illness. Steve was born on July [鈥

Posted in: June/July 2017: Reimagining the Quaker Ecosystem, Milestones
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The Courageous Many

By Lucy Duncan on April 1, 2017

Learn the many ways AFSC engages with Friends today.

Lucy Duncan serves American Friends Service Committee as director of Friends Relations and is a storyteller and member of Green Street Meeting in Philadelphia, Pa.

Posted in: AFSC Centennial, Features
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A Centennial History of the American Friends Service Committee

By Reviewed by Thomas D. Hamm on April 1, 2017

By Gregory A. Barnes. Friends Press, 2016. 498 pages. $24.95/paperback. At the Conference of Quaker Historians and Archivists in 1994, [鈥

Thomas D. Hamm is professor of history and director of special collections at Earlham College and a member of West Richmond (Ind.) Meeting. He has written extensively on Quaker history since 1800.

Posted in: AFSC Centennial, April 2017 Books, Quaker Book Reviews
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The Root of War Is Fear: Thomas Merton鈥檚 Advice to Peacemakers

By Reviewed by Bill Chapman on February 1, 2017

By Jim Forest. Orbis Books, 2016. 224 pages. $25/paperback; $20.50/eBook. Jim Forest was Thomas Merton鈥檚 longtime friend and colleague in [鈥

Bill Chapman is a member of Indianapolis First Friends Meeting in Indiana. Bill is also the clerk of the Indiana Friends Committee on Legislation.

Posted in: February 2017, February 2017 Books, Quaker Book Reviews
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Quaker Works October 2016

By Staff on October 1, 2016

A semiannual feature highlighting the recent works of Quaker organizations.

Posted in: Crossing Cultures, Quaker Works
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The Billboard

By Andrew Glazier on June 1, 2016

A hand鈥恜ainted sign along a highway starts a slow path to Friends.

Andrew Glazier is a nursery manager growing native California plants for restoration projects and has written for various gardening publications. He attended Visalia (Calif.) Meeting for five years before becoming a member.

Posted in: Features, June/July 2016: Almost Quaker
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