Connecting With God

A Spiritual Formation Guide

BY LYNDA GRAYBEAL, JULIA ROLLER
Examines some of the many portrayals of how God has communicated with individuals in the Bible and throughout history. From Adam and Eve in Genesis 1-11 to Jacob wrestling with God, from hearing God through visions and dreams like Teresa of Avila to experiencing communion with God through nature like Francis of Assisi, this guide helps show the different ways God has communicated with people throughout the ages and guides the reader into an experience of individual interaction with God.

HarperOne 2006 144 PP. Paper

$11.95 (in stock)

Connection Parenting

Parenting Through Connection Instead Of Coercion, Through Love Instead Of Fear

BY PAM LEO
"Connection Parenting" is based on author Pam Leo's seven week parenting series, "Meeting the Needs of Children," that she has been teaching for over sixteen years. The premise is that a strong parent-child bond is the key to children's optimal human development and our most effective parenting tool. "Grounded in field-tested experience for three decades, Pam's illuminating insights into the components of creating and preserving the sacred bond between parent and child picks up where basic attachment parenting and Continuum Concept recommendations end. This readable book offers practical, compassionate parenting tools..." - Lisa Reagan

Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing 2007 216 PP. Paper

$15.00 (in stock)

Consensus Through Conversation

How To Achieve High-commitment Decisions

BY LARRY DRESSLER
You have to live with the corporate lingo, but even Quakers (who have been using consensus for 350 years) will find this useful. The book leads managers, consultants, and facilitators through the consensus-building process. It shows how to avoid common pitfalls like false agreement and the " illusion of inclusion." For anyone charged with getting groups to fruitful resolution on important issues, Consensus through Conversation is a useful reference work.

Berrett Kohler 2006 89 PP. Paper

$15.95 (in stock)

A Conservationist Manifesto

BY SCOTT RUSSELL SANDERS
As an antidote to the destructive culture of consumption dominating American life today, Quaker Scott Russell Sanders calls for a culture of conservation that allows us to savor and preserve the world, instead of devouring it. How might we shift to a more durable and responsible way of life? What changes in values and behavior will be required? Ranging geographically from southern Indiana to the Boundary Waters Wilderness and culturally from the Bible to billboards, Sanders extends the visions of Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, and Rachel Carson to our own day.

Indiana University Press 2009 256 PP. Paper

$19.95 (in stock)

Consider The Blackbird

Reflections On Spirituality And Language

BY HARVEY GILLMAN
How can we stand next to another human being and talk to them truthfully about God, religion and the truths that matter to us? Harvey has spent five years reflecting on this topic and is a gifted and inspirational speaker himself. The author contends that the way we speak, the way we search for meaning, the way we declare our truths - these are often at the root of such political and spiritual `dis-ease.' The driving force behind this book is how we can use difference compassionately and with integrity. This is a journey through language, using poetry, philosophy, and insights from different religions.

Britain Yearly Meeting 2007 131 PP. Paper

$25.00 (in stock)

Constructive Spirit

Quakers In Revolutionary Russia

BY DAVID MCFADDEN AND CLAIRE GORFINKEL, OVERVIEW BY SERGEIT NIKITIN
In the chaotic aftermath of WWI, the newly-formed American Friends Service Committee sent a team of six women to join their British counterparts who were helping refugees fleeing from Poland into Russia. Quaker workers stayed on through the famine and the early years of the Bolshevik revolution, providing innovative relief and reconstruction programs, all the while witnessing to Friends testimonies. Constructive Spirit includes dramatic first-hand narratives of their courageous adventures. It examines America's responses to the emerging Communist nation and issues of service, advocacy and witness that Quaker organizations are still trying to balance today. AFSC.

Intentional Productions 2004 232 PP. Paper

$10.00 (in stock)

Contemplative Crochet

A Hands-on Guide For Interlocking Faith & Craft

BY CINDY CRANDALL-FRAZIER
What can you learn about yourself through your crocheting? How can this simple activity help you make your way down a spiritual path? Delve into these questions and more in this imaginative book that will become your spiritual friend, your teacher and your sanctuary. Follow the crochet journeys of the author and other crocheters to discover how they have used their crocheting to explore and strengthen their spiritual selves. The author is a Friend and uses many examples from Quakerism in the book.

Skylight Paths 2008 187 PP. Paper

$16.99 (in stock)

Contemporary Conflict Resolution

The Prevention, Management And Transformations Of Deadly Conflict

BY HUGH MIALL, OLIVER RAMSBOTHAM, TOM WOODHOUSE
All three authors are Quakers working from the Bradford school of peace studies. The third edition of this hugely popular text charts the development of the field from its pioneers to its contemporary exponents and offers an assessment of its achievements and the challenges it faces in today's changed security environment. The book has been thoroughly updated and new chapters added on peacebuilding from below, reconciliation, responses to terror, gender issues, the ethics of intervention, dialogue, discourse and disagreement, culture and conflict resolution, and future directions for the field.

Polity 2011 507 PP. Paper

$34.95 (in stock)

Contemporary Quaker Classics

BY RONALD SELLICK
A simple and helpful study guide with summaries, discussion questions, definitions, and reading lists. This booklet provides study material for three "Quaker classics": The Trustworthiness of Religious Experience by D. Elton Trueblood, Prayer and Worship by Douglas Steere, and The Eternal Promise by Thomas Kelly.

Friends United Press 1988 45 PP. Paper

$3.00 (in stock)

Conversation With Christ

Quaker Meditations On The Gospel Of John

BY DOUGLAS GWYN
The Gospel of John is sometimes known among Friends as "the Quaker Gospel," because it speaks to the Quaker concern for a here-and-now experience of eternal reality in Christ. Conversation with Christ expores this theme through thirteen conversations from the Fourth Gospel in which the history and mystery of Jesus are revealed. Each of these close readings is followed by examples of ways Quakers have grappled with its message and by a guided meditation inviting readers to experience the form Christ takes in our lives. (Also available as an ebook. Enter the title in the search field at left to find electronic editions.) Reduced by 10% from $21.95 till Sept 5th.

Quaker Press of Fgc 2011 152 PP. Paper

$21.95 (in stock)

Conversations With God Book 1 Guidebook

NEALE DONALD WALSCH
SECONDHAND COPY. Fair condition. The perfect, indispensable companion to Conversations with God, Book 1. Material is organized in a format ideal for group or individual study.

Hampton Roads 1997 260 PP. Paper

$10.00 (in stock)

Conversations With Christ, Epub Ebook

Quaker Meditations On The Gospel Of John

BY DOUG GWYN
This is a ePub formatted version of the book. Download to your computer and then upload from there to any E reader device except a Kindle. WE WILL EMAIL YOU A LINK TO DOWNLOAD THE BOOK ON THE NEXT WORKING DAY AFTER RECEIVING YOUR ORDER. The Gospel of John is sometimes known among Friends as "the Quaker Gospel," because it speaks to the Quaker concern for a here-and-now experience of eternal reality in Christ. Conversation with Christ expores this theme through thirteen conversations from the Fourth Gospel in which the history and mystery of Jesus are revealed. (Enter the title in the search field at left to find print and mobi editions.)

Quaker Press of FGC 2011 139 PP. E Book

$11.95 (in stock)

Conversations With Christ, Mobi Ebook

Quaker Meditations On The Gospel Of John

BY DOUG GWYN
This is a mobi formatted version of the book. Download to your computer and then upload from there to a Kindle. WE WILL EMAIL YOU A LINK TO DOWNLOAD THE BOOK ON THE NEXT WORKING DAY AFTER RECEIVING YOUR ORDER. The Gospel of John is sometimes known among Friends as "the Quaker Gospel," because it speaks to the Quaker concern for a here-and-now experience of eternal reality in Christ. Conversation with Christ expores this theme through thirteen conversations from the Fourth Gospel in which the history and mystery of Jesus are revealed. (Enter the title in the search field at left to find print and epub editions.)

Quaker Press of FGC 2011 139 PP. E Book

$11.95 (in stock)

Conversations With God Book 1 (077)

NEALE DAVID WALSCH
SECONDHAND COPY- Gift to George and Elizabeth Watson. I good condition with Dust jacket.Suppose you could ask God the most puzzling questions about existence - questions about love and faith, life and death, good and evil. Suppose God provided clear, understandable answers. It happened to Neale Donald Walsch. It can happen to you. You are about to have a conversation... I have heard the crying of your heart. I have seen the searching of your soul. I know how deeply you have desired the Truth. In pain have you called out for it, and in joy. Unendingly have you beseeched Me. Show Myself. Explain Myself. Reveal Myself. I am doing so here, in terms so plain, you cannot misunderstand

Putnam 1996 211 PP. Cloth

$15.00 USED - availability checked Feb 8th 9:01am EST

Convinced Quakerism

2003 Walton Lecture

BY BEN PINK-DANDELION
"I want to think about convincement, how we may view this term in our Yearly Meetings today, and how understanding its original sense could help us regain a language or a frame in which to better describe some of our experience. I want to begin by looking at the profile of our Quakerism, then the nature of early Quaker language in relation to experience, followed by some reflections on the use of language in relation to experience. I'll end with how I think all this may help us revitalise our part of the Quaker movement." The author, from his Introduction.

Southeastern Yearly Meeting 2003 25 PP. Paper

$5.00 (in stock)

Cooperative Games And Sports

Joyful Activities For Everyone

BY TERRY ORLICK
This classic book, now available again in a new edition. Suitable for teachers, first day schools, almost anyone seeking to work cooperatively. The games in this book aim to build confidence and encourage inclusion, cooperation, empathy and fun. They do not have to be restricted for use with children, but are useful as a basis for teambuilding activities with sport teams, business groups, work teams and older students.

Human Kinetics Group 2006 176 PP. Paper

$24.95 (in stock)

Coretta Scott

BY NTOZAKE SHANGE
A poetic retelling of part of the life of Coretta Scott (King) who with her husband agitated for Civil Rights and an end to legalized racism. Full page painted illustrations.

HarperCollins 29 PP. Cloth

$17.99 (in stock)

The Cosmopolitan Canopy

Race And Civility In Everyday Life

BY ELIJAH ANDERSON
Cosmopolitan canopies are urban spaces that offer a break from the tensions of chafing racial and economic differences, a place for diverse peoples to assemble and rub elbows. Elijah Anderson looks at such spaces in Philadelphia, including Reading Terminal Market and Rittenhouse Square detailing the give-and-take of public interaction. He observes how close and far away people sit, whether they greet each other, how deep or long their interactions are, and whether they break or reinforce barriers. He also chronicles the daily shifting of space used by the homeless, workers, residents, and commuters as they encounter, interact, and evade.

Norton 2011 317 PP. Cloth

$25.95 (in stock)

Cosmopolitanism

Ethics In A World Of Strangers

BY KWAME ANTHONY APPIAH
Ben Pink Dandelion recommends this book strongly in his 2010 Weed lecture, "We are loved let us love". See his comments below. Reviving the ancient philosophy of "Cosmopolitanism," a school of thought that dates to the Cynics of the fourth century BCE, Appiah traces its influence through history to show how Western intellectuals and leaders have wildly exaggerated the power of difference, and neglected the power of one.

Norton 2007 196 PP. Paper

$15.95 (in stock)

Cosmopolitanism

Ethics In A World Of Strangers

BY KWAME ANTHONY APPIAH
Cosmopolitan canopies are urban spaces that offer a break from the tensions of chafing racial and economic differences, a place for diverse peoples to assemble and rub elbows. Elijah Anderson looks at such spaces in Philadelphia, including Reading Terminal Market and Rittenhouse Square detailing the give-and-take of public interaction. He observes how close and far away people sit, whether they greet each other, how deep or long their interactions are, and whether they break or reinforce barriers. He also chronicles the daily shifting of space used by the homeless, workers, residents, and commuters as they encounter, interact, and evade.

Norton 2011 318 PP. Cloth

$23.95 (out of stock but can be backordered)

The Cost Of Privilege

Taking On The Systems Of White Supremacy And Racism

BY CHIP SMITH
White supremacy is more than mere prejudice. The Cost of Privilege tears through the matrix of "race relations" to expose a power structure that has shaped all economic, political and cultural life in the United States, since colonial settler days. On one side of the color line are systematic oppression, super-exploitation and demonization of people of color. On the other, a systematic awarding of privileges, large and small, to everyday working people who cling desperately to "whiteness" and often don't even recognize the role their lives play in a much bigger scheme. "This is the most comprehensive and clear analysis of racism and national oppression that I've seen." - Kozomi

Camino Press 2007 480 PP. Paper

$19.95 (in stock)

Costing Not Less Than Everything

Sustainability And Spirituality In Challenging Times

BY PAM LUNN
The Swarthmore Lecture for 2011. With quiet urgency and deep honesty Pam Lunn addresses the unsustainability of the way we all live in the industrialized West, but this is not a counsel of despair or guilt. Realistic and well informed about the evolutionary basis of cooperation as well as the spiritual dimension, she puts forward and unsentimental argument for the possibility as well as the necessity of community.

Britain Yearly Meeting 2011 147 PP. Paper

$18.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Cotton Patch For The Kingdom

Clarence Jordan's Demonstration Plot At Koinonia Farm

BY ANN LOUISE COBLE
A history of Clarence Jordan and his extraordinary "protestplot" a community and farm which was a center for "radical" ideas like pacifism and racial equality.

Heral d Press 2002 240 PP. Paper

$19.99 (in stock)

Counsel To The Christian-traveler

Also Meditations & Experiences

BY WILLIAM SHEWEN
William Shewen was an early-convinced and prominent member of the Religious Society of Friends in London in the mid to late seventeenth century; he was also the author of a number of tracts and books. His Counsel to the Christian-Traveller was first published in 1683 and frequently reprinted up to 1838. In this new edition this early and important dissertation on Quaker Faith and Practice is made available to those who desire a deeper understanding of the traditional beliefs of the Religious Society of Friends.

Inner Light Books 2005 116 PP. Paper

$15.00 (in stock)

The Courage To Teach - 10th Anniversary Edition

Exploring The Inner Landscape Of A Teacher's Life

BY PARKER J. PALMER
In this book Quaker author Parker Palmer takes teachers on an inner journey toward reconnecting with their vocation and their students and recovering their passion for one of the most difficult and important of human endeavors. Celebrating its 10th anniversary in print and the movement it inspired, this updated volume includes a conversational CD about the book's ideas.

Jossey-Bass 2007 272 PP. Cloth

$27.95 (in stock)

Courage To Teach Guide For Reflection And Renewal

With A 70 Minute Dvd

BY PARKER PALMER
This guide is a welcome resource for those who wish to extend their exploration beyond just reading "The Courage to Teach," individually or within a study group. Includes a DVD featuring an interview with Parker Palmer discussing the crisis in education, the heart of a teacher, ways of knowing, and more.

Jossey-Bass 2007 176 PP. Paper

$18.95 (in stock)

Cousin Ann's Stories For Children

With Color Illustrations By Stevie French

BY ANN PRESTON, EDITED BY RICHARD BEARDS
Ann Preston (1813-1872) is best known as a medical pioneer Quaker activist. Though Cousin Ann's Stories for Children is 162 years old, it still speaks to contemporary concerns. In its address "To My Little Readers" she explains, "I thought I would write a little book, and that would be a good way to speak with you, though I am far away." What Cousin Ann speaks of is eating healthily, avoiding tobacco, abhorring slavery, treating others generously and honestly as well as appreciating the bounty and beauty of God's creation. Edited by Richard Beards of Temple University specializing in Victorian Studies and Children's Literature and Folklore . One of the new Illustrations shown here.

Inner Light 2011 40 PP Paper

$12.00 (in stock)

Cousin Ann's Stories For Children (hardcover)

With Color Illustrations By Stevie French

BY ANN PRESTON EDITED BY RICHARD BEARDS
Ann Preston (1813-1872) is best known as a medical pioneerQuaker activist. Though Cousin Ann's Stories for Children is 162 years old, it still speaks to contemporary concerns.In its address "To My Little Readers" she explains, "I thought I would write a little book, and that would be a good way to speak with you, though I am far away." What Cousin Ann speaks of is eating healthily, avoiding tobacco, abhorring slavery, treating others generously and honestly as wellas appreciating the bounty and beauty of God's creation. Edited by Richard Beards of Temple University specializing in Victorian Studies and Children's Literature and Folklore. One of the new illustrations shown here.

Inner Light 1849 40 PP. Cloth

$20.00 (in stock)

The Covenant Crucified

Quakerism And The Rise Of Capitalism

BY DOUGLAS GWYN
Doug Gwyn has researched and written extensively on early Quakers in 17th-century England. The Covenant Crucified combines the scholarly and prophetic to compare "covenant":- uniting people under the care of a transcendent God, and "contract":- uniting them primarily through secular visions of self-interest. "This book is critical to our understanding of early Friends and how the movement changed during the first decades. He outlines the distinctive nature of the Quaker "Covenant of Light", and how that was transformed within a generation into a more worldly contractual understanding. It is also a call to Quakers today to recover a sense of covenant for the journey ahead." - Ben Pink Dandelion

QHS 2006 404 PP Paper

$36.00 (in stock)

Cradle To Cradle

Remaking The Way We Make Things

BY WILLIAM MCDONOUGH, MICHAEL BRAUNGART
A manifesto for a radically different philosophy and practice of manufacture and environmentalism. Instead of "Reduce, reuse, recycle" why not design Products might so that, after their first useful life, they provide nourishment for something new-either as "biological nutrients" that safely re-enter the environment or as "technical nutrients" that circulate within closed-loop industrial cycles, without being "downcycled" into low-grade uses (as most "recyclables" now are).

North Point Press 2002 208 PP. Paper

$15.00 (in stock)