Racism

Beginners Guide Series

BY ALANA LENTIN
Despite the fact that we've spent hundreds of millions of dollars promoting tolerance, racism is still prevalent today. In fact, since 9-11 the subject of race, and exactly what this means, has become more important than ever before. Alana Lentin traces the development and mutation of ideas about race, through political history right up to modern debates about ethnicity and xenophobia, and considers the implications of a raceless society amid concerns about diluted traditions and identities. Thought-provoking and intelligent, this invaluable resource exposes the roots of racist thought, and reveals how it has remained a part of our everyday lives.

Oneworld - Oxford 2008 166 PP. Paper

$14.95 (in stock)

Radical Presence

Teaching As Contemplative Practice

BY MARY ROSE O'REILLEY, FOREWORD BY PARKER PALMER
This book is about our lives as well as our work, suggesting that the "secrets" of good teaching are the same as the secrets of good living: seeing one's self without blinking, offering hospitality to the alien other, having compassion for suffering, speaking truth to power, being present and being real. These are secrets hidden in plain sight. But it takes the clear sight and courage of someone like Friend O'Reilly to call secrets of this sort to our attention.

Heinemann 1998 50 PP. Paper

$18.75 (in stock)

Radical Simplicity

Sustainable Lifestyles For Global Equity

BY JIM MERKEL
Imagine you are first in line at a potluck buffet. The spread includes not just food and water, but all the materials needed for shelter, clothing, healthcare, and education. How do you know how much to take? How much is enough to leave for your neighbors behind you-not just the six billion people, but the wildlife, and the as-yet-unborn? In the face of looming ecological disaster, many people feel the need to change their own lifestyles as a tangible way of transforming our unsustainable culture. Radical Simplicity is the first book that guides the reader to a personal sustainability goal.

New Society 2003 288 PP. Paper

$17.95 (in stock)

Radical Spirits

Spiritualism And Women's Rights In Nineteenth-century America, 2nd Edition

BY ANN BRAUDE
In Radical Spirits, Ann Braude contends that the early women's rights movement and Spiritualism went hand in hand. Her book makes a convincing argument for the importance of religion in the study of American women's history. In this new edition, Braude discusses the impact of the book on the scholarship of the last decade and assesses the place of religion in interpretations of women's history in general and the women's rights movement in particular. A review of current scholarship and suggestions for further reading make it even more useful for contemporary teachers and students.

Indiana University Press 2001 296 PP. Paper

$19.95 (in stock)

Radical Witness

Four Talks On Faith Made Manifest In The World

EDITED BY SARAH SPENCER
In these four talks from Beacon Hill Friends House in Boston, Friends not only share their experience of radical witness. They offer sorely needed guidance on how we can make this essential part of the Quaker tradition a living aspect of our meetings' lives as well as our own. John Humphries: Light Arises Out of Darkness: Prophetic Witness as Spiritual and Political Practice. Gina & Heidi Norton Smith: Our Faith Journey to Becoming a Family - Radical Witness for Equal Marriage. Katherine Fisher: Witnessing from the Root. Sadie Forsythe: On the Ministry of Presence and 'Getting in the Way.'

Beacon Hill Friends House 2009 98 PP. Paper

$10.00 (in stock)

The Raid At Red Mill

BY MARY MCGAHAN, ILLUSTRATED BY NED BUTTERFIELD
"At the close of the Revolutionary War in 1782, no one seems concerned about the recent raids on their neighbors except fourteen-year-old Quaker Anne Mott. But when a family friend is followed back to the Mott's Westchester mill after a secret trading mission to New York City, Anne is sure their home will be the next to be hit by the infamous Tory raiders. She determines to find a way to protect her family and home." - Silver Moon Press. Ages 8-12.

Silver Moon Press 2001 92 PP. Cloth

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Rainbows, Halos, And Glories

BY ROBERT GREENLER
Greenler provides a scientific, but still understandable, explanation of celestial phenomena, including both rainbows and the divinely-named halos and glories. A secular explanation but still provides readers looking for the beauty of creation with a new look at some wonders of nature.

Peanut Butter Publishing 1999 195 PP. Cloth

$19.00 (in stock)

Rainer Maria Rilke, The Years In Switzerland (616)

A Contribution To The Biography Of Rilke's Later Life

BY J R VON SALIS
SECONDHAND BOOK, Hardback, in fair condition, no Dust jacket. In 1919, Rilke traveled from Munich to Switzerland to escape the post-war chaos and take up his work on the Duino Elegies once again. Rilke lived in Soglio, Locarno, and Berg am Irchel. Only in mid-1921 was he able to find a permanent residence in the Chateau de. In an intense creative period he completed the Duino Elegies &f the poem cycle Sonnets to Orpheus In May 1922, Rilke's patron Werner Reinhart bought and renovated Muzot so that Rilke could live there rent-free.

Univ California 1964 520 PP. Cloth

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Raising Blaze

A Mother And Son's Long, Strange Journey Into Autism

BY DEBRA GINSBERG
Debra Ginsberg knew that her son was unique from the moment he was born. Blaze never crawled; at age one he simply stood up and walked. By the time he was four, he knew the complete works of Miles Davis. At five, he assigned colors to the days of the week. But from his first day of kindergarten, Blaze was considered a "problem" in the classroom. All his life he's defied diagnosis by a host of experts who have sought to label him. Ginsberg interweaves her moving personal story and tales of her hard-fought battles with schools and medical professionals to create a book that speaks to all parents.

HarperOne 2003 320 PP. Paper

$13.99 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Raising Conscientious Objector Consciousness Among Our Youth

Six Lesson Plans For U.s. Friends High School First Day Programs

COMPILED BY CURT TORELL AND ALICE CARLTON, ON BEHALF OF CHAPEL HILL MEETING
In our current political climate reinstituting a draft for military service no longer seems implausible. Currently registration is required for young men and the process does not allow for declaring CO status. This manual for young Friends carefully considers the issues involved, the law and Quaker practice. It guides the young person and the meeting community through information gathering, decision making and follow-up needed to support CO status.

Quaker Press of FGC 2003 44 PP. Looseleaf

$12.00 (in stock)

Ramona

BY HELEN HUNT JACKSON
Along with Uncle Tom's Cabin, Ramona is regarded as one of the 19th century's great ethical novels. Ramona is the fictional love story of a beautiful, illegitimate Scots-Indian orphan and the handsome and courageous Indian Alessandro. Persecuted and betrayed by individuals and the government, Ramona and Alessandro struggle and flee. Their love is portrayed in dramatic and classical terms, while the tragedy of their lives is the tragedy of their people who endure brutal poverty and the loss of their land. Along with the non-fiction book A Century of Dishonor, This was part of Jackson's efforts to promote the rights of Native Americans.

Signet Classic 1988 362 PP. Paper

$5.99 (in stock)

The Rapture Exposed

The Message Of Hope In The Book Of Revelation

BY BARBARA ROSSING
The idea of "The Rapture" - the return of Christ to rescue and deliver Christians off the earth - is an extremely popular interpretation of the Bible's Book of Revelation and a jumping-off point for the bestselling "Left Behind" series of books. This interpretation, based on a psychology of fear and destruction, guides the daily acts of thousands if not millions of people worldwide. In The Rapture Exposed, Barbara Rossing argues that this script for the world's future is nothing more than a disingenuous distortion of the Bible. The truth, Rossing argues, is that Revelation offers a vision of God's healing love for the world.

Basic Books 2004 222 PP. Paper

$15.99 (out of stock but can be backordered)

The Re- Education Of George W Bush

No President Left Behind - The Role Of Comedy In Social Justice Work

BY PETERSON TOSCANO
The reeducation of George W Bush. This was the plenary "talk" given by Peterson Toscano at the July 2008 FGC Gathering. In it Peterson exposes the "Inner Bush" in all of us, and aims to reeducate it with the aid of his crazy cast of characters.

Quaker Press of FGC 2008 Audio

$2.50 (in stock)

Re-education Of George W. Bush Mp3 Download

No President Left Behind - The Role Of Comedy In Social Justice Work

BY PETERSON TOSCANO
The reeducation of George W Bush. This was the plenary "talk" given by Peterson Toscano at the July 2008 FGC Gathering. In it Peterson exposes the "Inner Bush" in all of us, and aims to reeducate it with the aid of his crazy cast of characters. This is a downloadable mp3 version of his talk. When you purchase this, after confirming your order, we will send you a limited time web link to download the file.

Quaker Press of FGC 2008 65 MIN MP3 Audio

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Re-enchantment Of Everyday Life (6)

THOMAS MOORE
SECONDHAND COPY -hardback with dustjacket-good condition. The author of the popular CARE OF THE SOUL shows that a profound, enchanted interaction with life is not a childish thing to be put away with adulthood, but a necessity for one's personal and collective survival. Moore describes how the ordinary becomes extraordinary when there is genuine engagement with beauty, quality, art, and nature.

HarperCollins 1997 393 PP. Cloth

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Re-engage

America And The World After Bush, An Informed Citizen's Guide

BY HELENA COBBAN
In this concise guide, FCNL's Helena Cobban proposes moving the United States away from its "Global Control paradigm" to a policy of global inclusion which seeks to repair the relationship with other countries, recommit the United States to effective participation in the United Nations and other multilateral institutions, and ground U.S. foreign policy firmly in the principle of human equality. It also involves moving away from the language of threats and fear to a language of challenge and possibility. Global Inclusion addresses key challenges that face the whole world such as terrorism and weapons proliferation, inequality, human rights abuses and climate change.

Paradigm 2008 134 PP. Paper

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A Reader's Companion To George Fox's Journal

BY JOSEPH PICKVANCE
Reissued in 2001 by the New Foundation Fellowship. The best introduction to the history, author, faith and relevance of the Journal for the modern reader. By one of the foremost Fox scholars, it is a must for the beginner on Fox and his work. An abbreviated concordance and glossary of 17th century terms help the reader grasp the significance of Fox's experience and the early Christian gospel he brought back to full light.

New Foundation Fellowship 2001 150 PP. Paper

$22.00 (in stock)

Reading Judas

The Gospel Of Judas And The Shaping Of Christianity - Paperback

BY ELAINE PAGELS AND KAREN KING
When the Gospel of Judas was published in 2006, it received extraordinary media attention and was heralded as a major Biblical discovery that rocked the world of scholars and laypeople alike. Elaine Pagels and Karen King are the first to reflect on this newfound text and its ramifications for telling the story of early Christianity. The two well known scholars illustrate how the newly discovered text helps us understand how Jesus' followers understood his death, why Judas betrayed Jesus, and why God allowed it.

Penguin 198 PP. Paper

$15.00 (in stock)

Reading The Bible Again For The First Time

Taking The Bible Seriously But Not Literally

BY MARCUS BORG
Growing numbers of people are unwilling to abandon the world of science and historical thinking for their faith and are searching for an enlightened, integrated way to be believers and to understand the Bible. Marcus Borg offers a new understanding of scripture that respects both tradition and reality. Moving away from the narrow literalism that drives so many away from the profound richness of the bible, this book blends the best of biblical scholarship with a concern for authentic faith and how it can be lived today.

HarperSanFrancisco 2002 321 PP. Paper

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The Real Jesus

The Misguided Quest For The Histo Rical Jesus And The Truth Of The Traditional Gospels

BY LUKE TIMOTHY JOHNSON
The Real Jesus was the first book to challenge the findings of the Jesus Seminar. Drawing on the best biblical and historical scholarship, respected New Testament scholar Luke Timothy Johnson demonstrates that the "real Jesus" is the one experienced in the present through faith rather than the one found in speculative historical reconstructions. A new preface by the author for the paperback edition presents his point of view on the most recent rounds of this lively debate. The author points out with irony that he shares his publisher with most of the Jesus seminar authors

HarperOne 1997 208 PP. Paper

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The Reason For God

BY TIMOTHY HELLER
Timothy Keller, the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, addresses the frequent doubts that skeptics and non-believers bring to religion. Using literature, philosophy, anthropology, pop culture, and intellectual reasoning, Keller explains how the belief in a Christian God is, in fact, a sound and rational one. "In a flood of bestsellers by skeptics and atheists...Keller stands out as an effective counterpoint and defender of the faith. The Reason for God makes a tight, accessible case for reasoned religious belief." - The Washington Post

Riverhead 2009 336 PP. Paper

$16.00 (in stock)

Reasons For Hope

The Faith And Future Of The Friends Church

BY JOHN PUNSHON
Punshon writes of the evangelical Friends Church and its problems and in so doing addresses topics of interest and concern to all Friends. He cites the "distinctives" that make us Quakers and their biblical basis and, as he always does, he writes clearly on complicated matters of faith, making transparent what was confused or unstated and hoping to promote an informed discussion. An important book.

Friends United Press 2001 375 PP. Paper

$24.00 (in stock)

Rebecca Janney Timbres Clark

Turned In The Hand Of God - Php 393

BY LYNDON BACK
Rebecca Clark led a remarkable life that spanned the 20th century. This pamphlet explores one year in that life, when she took the first steps toward a career of service around the world. "The forging of a person's character takes a lifetime," writes Back. "Yet there are periods along the way when outer circumstance and inner forces combine to form a crucible, a time of transformation. Rebecca's year as a volunteer for the AFSC in Poland at the end of the WW1 was one of those times. She was 24 years old, unmarried, and just out of nurses training. . . ." Based on diaries, letters, and other archival resources, a young woman's quest for faithfulness and meaning comes to life.

Pendle Hill Pamphlet 2007 36 PP. Paper

$6.50 (in stock)

Rebekah's Journey

BY ANN BELL
Quaker women in the eighteenth century were known as the First Women Feminist. Their strength in spite of tremendous adversity has been an inspiration to generations to come. Due to traumatic family circumstances, Rebekah Bradford is forced to sign an indentured servant contract to leave her home in London and work for a Philadelphia Quaker family. Rebekah's journey through life takes her from servanthood, to wife and mother and businesswoman during a period when Quakers were struggling to maintain their identity as the colony attempted to find its place in history that was often in stark conflict with its founder, William Penn. An Amazon Breakthrough Novel Quarter finalist.

Kays Crossing 2010 409 PP. Paper

$18.00 (in stock)

Receiving Love (562)

H HENDRIX & H HUNT
SECONDHAND COPY, hardback nice dustjacket (in condition anyway). Subtited "Transform Your Relationship by Letting Yourself Be Loved" Drawing on the renowned expertise that has earned them praise from the likes of Oprah Winfrey, the co-creators of Imago Relationship Therapy offer a definitive guide to embracing the love one's partner offers.

Atria 2004 302 PP. Cloth

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Reclaiming Value In International Development

The Moral Dimensions Of Development Policy And Practice In Poor Countries

BY CHLOE SCHWENKE
Chloe Schwenke, a Quaker, writes here of the moral dimension of development that include concepts such as human dignity, social justice, peace, the common good, gender equality, safety and security, participation and inclusion. Throughout the book, the author draws on her thirty years of experience in the field in poor countries around the world to give vivid real-life illustrations of the classic moral dilemmas in development ethics and to show how moral reasoning can clarify and resolve them.

Praeger 2009 174 PP. Paper

$29.95 (in stock)

Records Of The Life Of Jesus

BY HENRY BURTON SHARMAN
A masterly presentation side by side on the page of the complete text of the four Gospels, this resource simplifies the processes of comparing and understanding the Gospels. Used with Mary Morrison's approaching the Gospels together.

Guild for Psychological studies 1991 289 PP. Cloth

$18.75 (in stock)

Red Bird

BY MARY OLIVER
A collection of 61 new poems, including a cycle of eleven linked love poems. The pages overflow with her keen observation of the natural world and her gratitude for its gifts, but the poet's attention turns with ferocity to the degradation of the Earth and the denigration of the peoples of theworld by those who love power. Red Bird is unquestionably Mary Oliver's most wideranging volume.

Beacon Press 2009 96 PP. Paper

$14.00 (in stock)

Red Scarf Girl

A Memoir Of The Cultural Revolution

BY JI-LI JIANG
This is the true story of one family's courage and determination. Ji-li Jiang was twelve years old in 1966, when Mao launched the Cultural Revolution in China. An outstanding student she seemed poised for a shining future. Now intelligence became a crime and her family background invited persecution. For the next 3 years Ji-li and her family were humiliated and reviled by their former friends, neighbors, and colleagues and lived in constant terror of attack. Then with the detention of her father, Ji-li was faced with the most dreadful decision of her life: denounce him and break with her family, or refuse to testify against him and sacrifice her future in her beloved Communist Party.

Harper 1997 284 PP. Paper

$6.99 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Rediscovering Values

On Wall Street, Main Street, And Your Street

BY JIM WALLIS
In his new book Jim Wallis provides us with a moral compass for the new economy. WHEN WE START with the wrong question, no matter how good an answer we get, it won't give us the results we want. Rather than joining the throngs who are asking, When will this economic crisis be over? Jim Wallis says the right question to ask is How will this crisis change us? The worst thing we can do now is to go back to normal - that's what got us into this situation. We need a new normal. He starts with ideas like: Spending money we don't have for things we don't need is a bad foundation for an economy or a family, and other common sense but radical ideas.

Howard Books 2010 272 PP. Cloth

$24.00 (in stock)