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A Novel
BY MARILYNNE ROBINSON Twenty-four years after her first novel, Housekeeping, Marilynne Robinson returns with an intimate tale of three generations from the Civil War to the twentieth century: a story about fathers and sons and the spiritual battles that still rage at America's heart. Writing in the tradition of Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman, Marilynne Robinson's beautiful, spare, and spiritual prose allows "even the faithless reader to feel the possibility of transcendent order" (Slate). In the luminous and unforgettable voice of Congregationalist minister John Ames, Gilead reveals the human condition and the often unbearable beauty of an ordinary life.
Picador 2006 256 PP. Paper
$14.00 (in stock)
BY NATHALIE ABI - EZZI In her peaceful town outside Beirut, Ruba is slowly awakening to the shifting contours within her household: hardly speaking and refusing to work, her father has withdrawn from his family; her once-youthful mother looks so sad that Ruba imagines her heart has withered like a fig in the heat; and Ruba's brother is secretly meeting with older boys, some of whom carry guns. This is a coming-of-age story sparked, but not consumed, by violence and loss. This poetic debut captures both a country and a childhood plagued by a conflict that even at its most threatening, carries the promise of healing and retribution.
Grove 2008 236 PP. Cloth
$24.00 (low stock)
KIMMEL, HAVEN When Quaker author and graduate of Earlham School of Religion Haven Kimmel was born in 1965, Mooreland Indiana was a sleepy little hamlet of three hundred people. Nicknamed "Zippy" for the way she would bolt around the house, this small girl was possessed of big eyes and even bigger ears. In this witty and lovingly told memori, Kimmel takes readers back to a time when small-town American was caught in the amber of the innocent postwar periond - people helped their neighbors, went to church on Sunday, and kepy barnyard animals in their backyards.
2005 6.5 HOURS Disk
$12.00 (low stock)
Growing Up Small In Mooreland, Indiana
BY HAVEN KIMMEL When Quaker Haven Kimmel was born in 1965, Mooreland, Indiana, was a sleepy little hamlet. Nicknamed "Zippy," she possessed big eyes and even bigger ears. In this loving memoir, Kimmel takes readers back in time to when small-town America was still in the innocent postwar period and treats readers to an appealing, and knowing, heroine.
Broadway Books 2002 304 PP. Paper
$13.95 (in stock)
BY DEMI One day a young girl named Feng Huang finds a phoenix feather that has fallen from the sky. When she tries to draw the magical bird and share her inspiration, no one is able to tell what it is. Luckily for Feng Huang, the Queen Phoenix sees her troubles and swoops down from the heavens to offer her help. A phoenix's powers are not easily revealed, however, and Feng Huang embarks on a journey of thought, wonder, and self-discovery. Wisdom, Clear Sight, Equality, Generosity, and Right Judgment are worthy qualities indeed, but Feng Huang finds that they are only truly powerful when shared.
Margaret McElderry 2008 52 PP. Cloth
$21.99 (low stock)
A Child's Daybook Of Prayers (board Book)
BY CYNTHIA RYLANT Cynthia Rylant is able to approach spiritual issues for children in a joyous but not precious way. Here her prayers are deceptively simple rhymes for each day of the week. For example. "Monday make me/good and kind/to all creatures/that I find." Combined with vibrant, innocent, childlike art they give pause for thought and a framework of right action for children.
Simon and Schuster 2002 12 PP. Cloth
$5.99 (in stock)
Open The Door To A Lifetime Of Giving
BY ELLEN SABIN A book for Children 6-11 inspiring teaching and engaging them to give back to the world. Designed to be fun and interactive it helps children think about their wishes and dreams for the world and the power of their actions to make those dreams come true! The 64 page, spiral-bound, hardcover book combines colorful illustrations and entertaining narrative with fun learning activities---making the children the author of their story and creating a 'scrapbook' of their journey into compassion and giving.
Kids Can 2004 64 PP. Cloth
$19.95 (low stock)
BY JONATHAN LONDON, ILLUSTRATED BY GREGORY MANCHESS How can a young boy ever show his gratitude for all the beauty he sees? He will learn from his father, who thanks the earth and the sky, the frogs and the crickets, the hawk and the deer, even the trees that wave their arms in the breeze. Majestic as the most beautiful autumn day and filled with glimpses of favorite woodland animals, Giving Thanks is truly a gift to readers from nature lover Jonathan London and master painter Gregory Manchess.
Candlewick 2005 32 PP. Paper
$6.99 (low stock)
The Survival Guide For Queer And Questioning Teens
BY KELLY HUEGEL All teens face many challenges. For gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (GLBTQ) teens, these challenges may include prejudice, discrimination, homophobic remarks, and violence in their communities, schools, and sometimes their own families. In this frank, sensitive book, Kelly Huegel offers practical advice, knowing encouragement, accessible resources, and first-person comments from GLBTQ teens. Topics include coming out, facing prejudice and pressure, getting support, staying safe and healthy, surviving and thriving in high school, and more.
Free Spirit 2003 224 PP. Paper
$15.95 (low stock)
Facing Our World's Crises And Challenges
BY THE WORLD BANK Not all Friends are fans of the World Bank but this book does have authoritative statistics on current global challenges such as AIDS, poverty, migration, CO2 emissions, and population pressures. Country comparisons, key social development indicators, including economic growth, life expectancy, infant mortality, safe water, population below the poverty line, and energy efficiency They are presented in clear maps, graphs, and photographs, the hard facts you need to know about the critical issues of our time and the consequences of inaction.
Collins 2007 144 PP. Paper
$6.00 (low stock)
EDITED BY PETER HESLAM Globalization is the buzzword of the moment. But what exactly does it mean? Is globalization primarily a force for good or a force for evil? In this edited collection of papers - deriving from events organized by the Capitalism Project at the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity - leading business people, academics and theologians explore the contours of a Christian response. Although the authors represent a variety of perspectives, all are agreed that ethical and economic concerns cannot and should not be separated.
Eerdmans 2004 137 PP. Paper
$6.00 (in stock)
A Startling Account Of The Meaning Of Jesus And The Origin Of Christianity Based On Gnostic Gospels And Other Secret Texts
BY ELAINE PAGELS "The first major and eminently readable book on gnosticism benefiting from the discovery in 1945 of a collection of Gnostic Christian texts at Nag Hammadi in Egypt." - The New York Times Book Review
Random House 2005 224 PP. Cloth
BY ELAINE PAGELS A provocative study of the gnostic gospels and the world of early Christianity as revealed through the Nag Hammadi texts.
Random House 1989 182 PP. Paper
$13.00 (in stock)
Gnostic Exegesis Of The Pauline Letters
BY ELAINE PAGELS In this highly original work, Elaine Pagels demonstrates how evidence from gnostic sources may challenge the assumption that Paul writes his letters to combat "gnostic opponents" and to repudiate their claims to secret wisdom. Drawing upon evidence from a variety of gnostic sources Pagels demonstrates how gnostic writers not on ly failed to grasp the whole point of Paul's writings, but dared to claim his letters as primary source for their anthropology, Christology, and sacramental theology.
Trinity Press International 1992 180 PP. Paper
$22.95 (in stock)
BY SUE GLOVER, FOREWORD BY REX AMBLER This book is about "traveling in the ministry," both past and present. It challenges Friends to think about the future and how to best communicate our truth to a wider world. Quakers, in various parts of the world, involved in travelling and exprimenting with different kinds of ministry, have helped shape this book into a helpful and practical guide.
Sessions of York 1997 76 PP. Paper
$10.00 (in stock)
A Centennial Celebration Of Friends In East Africa
EDITED BY HERBERT & BEATRICE KIMBALL There is little in print on Quakers in Africa, so this large format book of Friends in East Africa makes a useful basic introduction and valuable addition to any Meeting's library. The book includes a brief description of the current 19 yearly meetings in the area, as well as history and biographies of notable African Quakers in the past 100 years.
Friends United Press 2002 140 PP. Paper
$18.00 (low stock)
Stories
EDITED BY MICHAEL CURTIS In a fresh approach to an age-old discussion, an editor of the Atlantic Monthly collects twenty-five short stories by eminent writers about spiritual experiences of all sorts. With works by John Updike, Philip Roth, Louise Erdrich, James Joyce, Flannery O'Connor, James Baldwin, Alice Munro, and more, God: Stories offers insight, solace, and pleasure not only to the faithful but to seekers - and to those who simply love fine stories. "Challenging the mind and exhilarating the soul . . . [this] rare and precious collection" (Susannah Heschel) explores the human dimensions of spirituality from the comic to the passionate, the skeptical to the mystical and beyond.
Mariner Books 2003 416 PP. Paper
$15.00 (low stock)
BY PAUL DAVIES The most profound questions of existence, for centuries the focus of religion and philosophy, may soon be answered through the science known as "new physics". In this illuminating work, Paul Davies writes that the discoveries of 20th century physics, relativity and the quantum theory, are now pointing the way to a new appreciation of man and his place in the universe. The new physics, says Davies, offers a surer path to God than religion. We have the same book with two different covers.
S & S 255 PP. Paper
$8.00 (in stock)
Jesus Against Rome, Then And Now
BY JOHN DOMINIC CROSSAN At the heart of the Bible is a moral and ethical call to fight unjust superpowers, whether they are Babylon, Rome, or even America. From the divine punishment and promise found in Genesis through the revolutionary messages of Jesus and Paul, John Dominic Crossan reveals what the Bible has to say about land and economy, violence and retribution, justice and peace, and, ultimately, redemption. In contrast to the oppressive Roman military occupation of the first century, he examines the meaning of the non-violent Kingdom of God prophesized by Jesus and the equality advocated by Paul to the early Christian churches. Jesus preached a different kind of peace and a kingdom of God.
HarperOne 2008 257 PP. Paper
Tales From The Old Testament
BY MARCIA WILLIAMS In the beginning there was only God . . . and then S/He started creating! The last and most troublesome of all God's creations were men and women -- and, as these wondrous tales reveal, God was forever having to give them a helping hand. Energetic narratives, voluminous illustrations, and gently humorous details, make these Old Testament tales vibrantly accessible to young readers.
Candlewick Press 2004 37 PP. Paper
$15.99 (in stock)
BY ALEX SANCHEZ High school senior Paul has dated Angie since middle school, and they're good together. They have a lot of the same interests, like singing in their church choir and being active in Bible club. But when Manuel transfers to their school, Paul has to rethink his life. Manuel is the first openly gay teen anyone in their small town has ever met, and yet he says he's also a committed Christian. Talking to Manuel makes Paul reconsider thoughts he has kept hidden, and listening to Manuel's interpretation of Biblical passages on homosexuality causes Paul to reevaluate everything he believed.
Simon & Schuster 2009 272 PP. Paper
$8.99 (in stock)
A Vision For Hope For Our Times
BY DESMOND TUTU This book is what Tutu calls "a cumulative expression of my life's work.", and is drawn largely from his sermons and lectures. He begins each chapter "Dear Child of God," and goes on to reflect on some aspect of the human condition illustrating his thoughts with anecdotes from his personal and public life. The book is written in his deceptively simple style and with great humor.
Doubleday 2004 144 PP. Cloth
$16.95 (low stock)
A Curriculum For K Through Adult.
BY RE EXECUTIVE CONCERNS GROUP lessons for all ages to assist in exploring their Quakerfaith.
PYM 2000 20 PP. Looseleaf
$11.25 (in stock)
A Collection Of Inspirational Writings And Drawings
BY NANCY MCCORMICK AND ELLEN THOMAS A collection of inspirational thoughts, prayers, stories, poems, pictures and songs from Nancy McCormick of Good News associates, an organization supporting individuals, who are called to non-institutional ministries in the arts and religion. Connected to North Western Evangelical Friends. Comes with a CD of thirteen songs.
Good News Associates 2006 48 PP.50 MIN Disk
$6.50 (in stock)
BY PIRRE LACOUT Translated from the French by John Kay. The author, a French priest, with a deep sympathy for Quakerism speaks about preparing for silence, obstacles to silence, the psychology of silence, stages of silence, silence and Jesus, and silence and pacifism. In print in many different editions since 1969.
Britain Yearly Meeting 2008 27 PP. Paper
$8.00 (backorder)
BY JAROSLAV VAJDA, ILLUSTRATED BY PRESTON MCDANIELS These are the words of a modern day hymn by a Lutheran pastor. The words and pictures together convey the beauty of the world, which in turn shows the love of God for man, the earth and the whole universe. For ages 4-8.
Morehouse 2001 32 PP. Paper
$8.95 (in stock)
Parenting As A Spiritual Practice-php 396
BY EILEEN FLANAGAN When Eileen Flanagan became a mother, her spiritual world was dramatically discomposed. Bringing children into her life required her to find new ways to discern God's leadings; her ways of experiencing connection to the Divine were transformed; and her personal spiritual practices were tried, tested, and ultimately reinvented. In telling her own story - the challenges faced, the lessons learned - she calls on Friends to recognize parenthood as a phase of spiritual development with special gifts and needs, and suggest ways that we may begin to support the faith lives of parents and help our meetings be more fully multigenerational. Discussion questions are included.
Pendle Hill Pamphlet 2008 31 PP. Paper
Beyond Dogmatic Religion To A More Authentic Contemporary Faith
BY MARCUS BORG By tracing his own spiritual journey, Borg reveals how to embrace an authentic view of God that is fully compatible with good science, critical thinking and religious pluralism.
HarperSanFrancisco 1998 182 PP. Paper
$14.95 (in stock)
The Mystical Tradition Of Northern Europe
BY OLIVER DAVIES This new edition of a classic book from 1988 sheds light again on a neglected spiritual tradition. It conveys the essence of writers whose works still resonate with contemporary seekers of authentic theological insight: Fenelon, Jan van Ruusbroec, Johannes Tauler, Henry Suso and Walter Hilton, John of the Crossin addition to more familiar figures such as Meister Eckhart and Julian of Norwich.
New City Press 2006 224 PP. Paper
$8.50 (in stock)
The Art Of Soul Tending For Youth Ministry
BY KENDA CREASY DEAN AND RON FOSTER Here is a book that deals directly with the concept and need for God and spirituality in the lives of adolescents and those who minister to them. The language and approach is more overtly Christain than many Friends are used to, but this is a helpful look at this issue.
Upper Room Books 2004 221 PP. Paper
$15.00 (in stock)
Fit For Freedom, Not For Friendship - Paperback
Faith And Practice Of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (paper)
Celebrating The Quaker Way
Friends For 350 Years
Four Doors To Meeting For Worship
Einstein's God
Amish Grace
The Florist's Daughter
Early Zimbabwe
The Aeneid
