Living Gently In A Violent World

The Prophetic Witness Of Weakness

BY STANLEY HAUERWAS, JEAN VANIER
How are Christians to live in a violent and wounded world? Rather than contending for privilege by wielding power and authority, we can witness prophetically from a position of weakness. The church has much to learn from an often overlooked community -those with disabilities. In this fascinating book, Hauerwas collaborates with Jean Vanier, founder of the L'Arche communities. For many years, Hauerwas has reflected on the lives of people with disability, community, and how the experience of disability addresses the weaknesses and failures of liberal society. L'Arche provides a unique model of inclusive community that is underpinned by a deep spirituality and theology.

IVP 2008 117 PP. Paper

$15.00 (in stock)

Living God's Politics

A Guide To Putting Your Faith Into Action

BY JIM WALLIS
When Jim Wallis, author of New York Times bestselling God's Politics (15 weeks on the list), was on the road talking about his book, people welcomed his prophetic message and then asked what they could do to help. This book would be a guide for the next steps toward building a movement on a personal as well as community grassroots level.

HarperSanFrancisco 2006 176 PP. Paper

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Living In Godless Times (994)

EDITED BY ALISON LEONARD
Alison Leonard, a writer and popular radiobroadcaster on issues of spirituality, interviews a group of modern, independent thinkers on their paths to a more spiritual life. Drawn from a variety of spiritual and religious backgrounds, these contributors offer insights into their search for a deeper meaning through personal experience in the face of a seemingly godless modern culture. Contributors include Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Adam Curle, and Raficq Abdullah. SECONDHAND COPY- a little careworn around the edges.

Floris 2001 256 PP. Paper

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Living In Hope

People Challenging Globalization

EDITED BY JOHN FEFFER
The untold story of what ordinary people are doing -affirming responses to globalization: small farmers in Honduras, migrant workers in the Andes, urban poor in Bosnia, Cambodian woodcutters, Mexican textile workers, Korean community activists. We see their modest attempts to create alternatives and slowly the contours of a different way become clear - meeting the basic needs of these people, making sustainable improvements in their lives, and doing so in culturally appropriate ways based on active participation, solidarity and learning from one another. This is also a good introduction to AFSC's international programs.

AFSC/Zed Books 2002 172 PP Paper

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Living In The Presence

Spiritual Exercises To Open Your Life To The Awareness Of God

BY TILDEN EDWARDS
The author discusses a number of dimensions of human living (grounding, embodiment, sound and silence, communing, appreciating, and others) and provides experiential exercises which highlight how each "can be an arena of attentiveness to God and our true identity in God." Exercises are adaptable for both individual use and small groups for seeking growth in that special quality of awareness that is called prayer.

Harper San Francisco 1995 164 PP. Paper

$13.95 (in stock)

Living In Virtue, Declaring Against War

The Spiritual Roots Of The Peace Testimony - Php 378

BY STEVE SMITH
Born in an era of profound spiritual awakening, the Quaker Peace Testimony remains a radical challenge today-to live Jesus' message of love, forgiveness and reconciliation. Neither religious dogma nor philosophical principle, it offers no easy answers, only a daunting question-how shall we live "in the virtue of that life and power that took away the occasion of all wars?"

Pendle Hill Pamphlet 2005 40 PP Paper

$6.50 (in stock)

Living Into The Answers

A Workbook For Personal Spiritual Discernment

BY VALERIE ISENHOWER, JUDITH TODD
Written by Baptist and Presbyterian ministers this is a workbook that aims to introduce, to readers who have not come across them before, some tools and practices for decision-making and discernment processes. The processes has long been used by Quakers, but here are all the basics written in an easy introductory manner and though not a heavy tome there is real depth and it covers the use of artwork, storytelling and many other developments as well as the traditional "core".

Upper Room Books 2008 123 PP. Paper

$14.00 (in stock)

Living Longer & Other Sobering Possibilities

BY TOM MULLEN
Tom Mullen has done it again. This deeply serious, yet deeply delightful book will be a great read for everyone. Tom deals with growing older, medical problems, and adjusting to new routines for living in a way all can relate. His treatment of a serious topic with humor will lift spirits and renew the knowledge that God is in control, even of hospital routine. Tom Mullen is a retired professor of preaching and was acting dean of the Earlham School of Religion in Richmond, IN. He spent many years as a minister and now is in demand for retreats, conferences and just good conversation.

Friends United Press 1996 118 PP. Paper

$10.00 (in stock)

Living Our Faith .pdf Download

The Bible And Friends Testimonies

BY GWEN HALSTED AND MARY KAY REHARD
"In 1998-99 at Clear Creek Friends Meeting, when the children asked to explore the Bible, we chose to weave biblical studies together with learning about our Quaker heritage. We developed this curriculum to span an entire school year..There are many ways to bring to life the values expressed in the testimonies, but we chose to find examples in biblical passages, mostly stories, to illustrate faith in God, learning to discern divine leadings, and having courage and determination to put beliefs into action." - the authors This is a downloadable .pdf version of this publication. When you purchase this title, after confirming your order, we will send you a limited time web link.

Quaker Press of FGC 2006 147 PP. Blank

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Living Our Testimony On Equality

A White Friends Experience. Php 415

BY PATIENCE SCHENCK
Proclaiming the importance of equality among peoples is far easier than living equality, day to day. Pat Schenck has dedicated years of study, self-examination, and experimentation to living racial equality in an unequal society. Writing openly and personally about her successes, failures, and discoveries, she shares her stories and offers wisdom to white Friends, in particular, who wish to create more diverse, welcoming, and fully supportive communities of all races in our meetings and in our lives. Discussion questions included.

Pendle Hill Pamphlet 2011 36 PP. Paper

$6.50 (in stock)

Living Out The Kingdom While Living In The Empire

Bible Lessons From The 2007 Fgc Gathering

BY CHRISTOPHER SAMMOND
Christopher Sammond draws on the book of Esther to contrast relationships and intrigue in the Empire with Jesus' New Testament teachings about life in the Kingdom. He shows how easy it is to name the "other" and also to become "other" within the hierarchy of the "empires," large and small, which we create today; and, he calls us to live into the Kingdom, the blessed community where justice and love are intertwined. Christopher Sammond's honesty, biblical scholarship, spiritual witness, and sense of humor bring life to this study.

Quaker Press of FGC 2009 40 PP. Paper

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Living Simply With Children

A Voluntary Simplicity Guide

BY MARIE SHERLOCK
"The purpose of this book is to help parents navigate the maze of materialism and the frenzied pace that society sets up for them and their kids. It will show parents how they can shelter their kids from the corporate culture; teach and model important values like compassion, generosity, and respect for the earth; and slow down and enjoy both quality and quantity time with their families. And it will make clear to parents that by doing these things, their kids' childhoods will be focused on the good stuff, which of course isn't stuff at all." From the Author

Three Rivers Press 2003 304 PP. Paper

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Living The Heart Of Christianity

A Guide To Putting Your Faith Into Action

BY MARCUS BORG
Marcus Borg's The Heart of Christianity struck a chord for countless Christians across this country. Small groups have been reading this influential book, hoping to put into practice Borg's helpful suggestions for how we can be passionate believers today. Living the Heart of Christianity includes both an individual or participant's guide as well as a guide for group leaders, allowing the reader to engage with the issues that lie at the heart of Christianity today.

HarperSanFrancisco 2006 151 PP. Paper

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Living The Peace Testimony

The Legacy Of Howard And Anna Brinton - Php 372

BY ANTHONY MANOUSOS
Born of Quaker families, Howard Brinton and Anna Cox Brinton were to meet doing Friends relief work in Germany after World War I in Europe and devote their lives together to nurturing Quakerism, social activism, peacemaking, and peacemakers from coast to coast in the United States and, in their last years, in Asia. Described by one Friend as "translucent teachers and ministers of life," the Brintons lived the Quaker Peace Testimony as educators, as writers, as activists (particularly with the American Friends Service Committee), and as directors of Pendle Hill during its earliest years. This pamphlet is an exploration of the way the Brintons witnessed to the peace testimony.

Pendle Hill Pamphlet 2004 48 PP. Paper

$6.50 (in stock)

Living The Way

Quaker Spirituality And Community

BY URSULA-JANE O'SHEA
The 28th James Backhouse lecture, originally published in 1993. The author asks the questions "What is it about Quakers that has sustain this small religious group for 350 years?" She traces the life-cycle of the Religious Society of Friends and examines its current state of transition. She points to the singular aspects of Quaker spirituality and community life that have the power to revitalize modern Quakerism.

Quaker Home Service 2003 62 PP. Paper

$12.00 (in stock)

Living Threads

Making The Quaker Tapestry

BY JENNIE LEVIN
A description of the process of creating the Quaker tapestry from early vision to connecting the world Quaker community with historical embroidery. Illustrated in full color.

Quaker Tapestry at Kendal 1999 64 PP Paper

$16.00 (in stock)

Living Truth

A Spiritual Portrait Of Pierre Ceresole - Php 379

BY KEITH MADDOCK
Pierre Ceresole (1879-1945) was the founder of the international work camp movement and a Friend imprisoned for defying his own government to bring a message of truth and peace to Germans and Italians in the world wars. Ceresole protested the churches' silence during wartime, met with Mussolini to discuss peaceful collaboration and conceived of the healing and practical work of Service Civil International as a moral alternative to war. His actions show his spiritual growth as a passionate, poetic, solitary seeker of Truth who urges us "to set aside our theories and our fears, to take up the tools that are needed to create a more humane, just and peaceful world."

Pendle Hill Pamphlet 2005 35 PP. Paper

$6.50 (in stock)

Living With Nature's Extremes

The Life Of Gilbert Fowler White.

BY ROBERT HINSHAW
Quaker Gilbert White has been called the most internallionally renown geographer of the twentieth century, and one who personified the ideal of a natural resources scientist committed to stewardship of our planet. He has educated the nation and the world on how to change the ways we manage water resources, mitigate natural hazards, and assess the environment. What was less obvioius was Gilbert's very human approach to life. He worked best at resolving differences behing the scenes, holding a deep belief in the dignity and worth of each individual. This book is both biography and memoir - it s a tribute to a scientist who changed the scientific community and the world.

Johnson Books 2006 338 PP. Paper

$7.50 (in stock)

Living With Oneself And Others

Working Papers On Aspects Of Family Life

BY NEW ENGLAND YEARLY MEETING MINISTRY & COUNSEL
Discussion, queries, and advices on marriage, family life, separation, divorce, remarriage, and living without a partner. Awaiting a reprint as of December 2007.

New England Yearly Meeting 2001 76 PP. Paper

$10.00 (in stock)

Living Witnesses

The Care Of Quaker Meetinghouses - Repairing, Maintaining, And Adapting While Respecting Historic Value

BY THE HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY WORKING GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA YEARLY MEETING
With an acknowledged focus on the meetinghouses of the Delaware valley, this workbook offers practical information about meetinghouse and property care, maintenance and adaptation. An overview of historic preservation is presented, as well as guidelines of procedures and responsibilities of a meeting's property committee. Included are detailed recommendations for maintenance and repair of structures particular to Quaker meetinghouses, in addition to those not so particular like the roof and electrical systems. One section discusses additions and building adaptations. Much information appears in the appendices, which include information on funding repairs and changes and many other tips.

PYM 2005 118 PP. Spiral Bound

$20.00 (in stock)

Lizzie Bright And The Buckminster Boy

BY GARY SCHMIDT
Not only is Turner Buckminster the son of the new minister in a small Maine town, he is shunned for playing baseball differently than the local boys. Then he befriends smart and lively Lizzie Bright Griffin, a girl from Malaga Island, a poor community founded by former slaves. Lizzie shows Turner a new world along the Maine coast from digging clams to rowing a boat next to a whale. When the powerful town elders, including Turner's father, decide to drive the people off the island to set up a tourist business, Turner stands alone against them. He and Lizzie try to save her community, but there's a terrible price to pay for going against the tide.

Yearling 2004 219 PP. Paper

$6.99 (in stock)

Lockdown America

Police And Prisons In The Age Of Crisis

BY CHRISTIAN PARENTI
Lockdown America not only documents the horrors and absurdities of militarized policing, prisons, a fortified border, and the federalization of the war on crime, it also explains the political and economic history behind the massive crackdown. Written in accessible and vivid prose, Lockdown America will propel readers toward a deeper understanding of the links between crime and politics in a period of gathering economic crisis.

Verso Press 2000 320 PP. Paper

$17.00 (in stock)

The London Friends' Meetings

Showing The Rise Of The Society Of Friends In London

BY WILLIAM BECK , THOMAS BALL, SIMON DIXON, PETER DANIELS
Reprint of the 1869 classic history of Quakers in London, with a new introduction by Simon Dixon and Peter Daniels and new illustrations and index. The book affectionately known as "Beck and Ball" is a comprehensive survey which describes not only the buildings where the meetings took place, but also how they were organized and the personalities involved, with telling details of their lives as Londoners. To do this the authors made a systematic reading of all the minute books of the London meetings, combined with the writings of George Fox and others, plus their own extensive knowledge gathered from experience in various capacities.

Pronoun Press 2009 520 PP. Paper

$25.00 (in stock)

The Long Descent

A User's Guide To The End Of The Industrial Age

BY JOHN GREER
Greer believes that Industrial society is following a path into gradual decline, a much slower and more complex transformation than the sudden catastrophes imagined by so many social critics today. The roots of the crisis lie in the cultural stories that shape the way we understand the world. Since problems cannot be solved with the same thinking that created them, these ways of thinking need to be replaced with others better suited to the needs of our time. It is too late for massive programs for top-down change; the change must come from individuals.

New Society Press 2008 223 PP. Paper

$18.95 (in stock)

Long Walk To Freedom (622)

The Autobiography

NELSON MANDELA
SECOND HAND -paperback looking a little scruffy but quite readable in public.In classically elegant and engrossing prose, he tells of his early years as an impoverished student and law clerk in Johannesburg, of his slow political awakening, and of his pivotal role in the rebirth of a stagnant ANC and the formation of its Youth League in the 1950s. He describes the struggle to reconcile his political activity with his devotion to his family, the anguished breakup of his first marriage, and the painful separations from his children.

Back Bay 1995 634 PP. Paper

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The Lord Is My Shepherd

The Twenty-third Psalm

BY GENNADY SPIRIN
The Twenty-third Psalm, one of the world's most cherished prayers, is paired with some amazing illustrations in this inspirational picture book by "New York Times" Best Illustrator Gennady Spirin. For this new book format, illustrations on individual pages are taken from one large, magnificent painting. Examining this gives parents and children an opportunity to share the experience, making prayer time even more profound. A fold out insert in the back has the whole painting.

Philomel 2008 32 PP. Cloth

$17.99 (in stock)

Los Consejos Y Las Preguntas

Advices &

PACIFIC YEARLY MEETI
A translation into Spanish of the classic Britian Yearly Meeting Advices & Queries.

Pacific Yearly Meeting 2001 33 PP. Paper

$2.50 (in stock)

Losing Moses On The Freeway

The 10 Commandments In America

BY CHRIS HEDGES
This is an impassioned, eloquent call to heed the wisdom of the 10 Commandments. Celebrated for his courageous reporting on the crucial issues of our time, Hedges, who graduated from seminary at Harvard Divinity School, explores the challenge of living according to these moral precepts we have tried to follow, often unsuccessfully, for the past 6,000 years. The commandments, he writes, do not save us from evil. Instead they save us from committing evil. It is in the self-sacrifice championed by the commandments that integrity, commitment, and, finally, love are made possible.

Free Press 2006 224 PP. Paper

$4.00 (in stock)

Losses And Healing

BY THE CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE AT YEARLY MEETING GROUP
Developed in response to the September 11, 2001 tragedy. Losses and Healings contains four chapters with religious resources and projects to help preschoolers, through middle schoolers heal from small losses, such as a move, or losing a friend, to large more devastating losses such as death and illness.

Philadelphia YM Religious Education 2002 21 PP. Looseleaf

$11.00 (in stock)

Lost In Wonder

Rediscovering The Spiritual Art Of Attentiveness

BY ESTHER DEWAAL
In Lost in Wonder, Esther de Waal uses the everyday circumstances of our lives - the restrictions and frustrations as well as the gifts and opportunities - as our own way to God. By teaching us how to be attentive to all the seemingly small and insignificant things, she shows how they become windows through which the light of God can shine to dispel darkness, illuminate our understanding, and speak to our deepest needs. As we recover the gift of childlike wonder we begin to see that spiritual fruitfulness does not depend on our anxious performance, but is a gift we may receive freely.

Liturgical Press 2003 160 PP. Paper

$14.95 (in stock)