Secret Of Saying Thanks

BY DOUGLAS WOOD, ILLUSTRATED BY GREG SHED
In the inspirational text that made him a bestselling, internationally acclaimed author, Douglas Wood offers a spiritual homage to nature and the world. Greg Shed's stunning portraits of the natural world tenderly portray all of the many ways in which we can say thanks for the wonders we sometimes take for granted in life.

Simon & Schuster 2005 32 PP. Cloth

$16.95 (in stock)

Secret Of The Golden Flower (4456)

RICHARD WILHELM
Modern day SECONDHAND paperback in good condition. The classic book that so impressed Jung he wrote acommenntary for it. The ancient Taoist text that forms the central part of this book was discovered by Wilhelm, who recognized it as essentially a practical guide to the integration of personality. Foreword and Appendix by Carl Jung; illustrations. Translated by Cary F. Baynes.A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

HBJ 1931 149 PP. Paper

$6.50 USED - availability checked Feb 11th 3:39am EST

The Secret Spiritual World Of Children

BY TOBIN HART, FOREWORD BY JOSEPH CHILTON-PEARCE
"Adults too often mistakenly believe that to be considered spiritual a child must understand the tenets of a particular religion. In fact, says Hart, children are far more likely to experience [a] `personal religion' (an intimate knowledge of God)... After learning that his six-year-old daughter often saw angels, psychologist Hart embarked upon a five-year study of children's spirituality. Defining spirituality as an intimate and direct influence of the divine in our lives, Hart interviewed more than 100 children and adults about their experiences. The inspiring accounts he reports reveal that children enjoy rich and rewarding relations with the spiritual side of life."-Booklist

Inner Ocean 2003 256 PP. Paper

$16.95 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Secrets In The Dark

A Life In Sermons

BY FREDERICK BUECHNER; FOREWORD BY BRIAN MCLAREN
Buechner's words, both written and spoken, have the power to revolutionize and revitalize belief and faith. He reveals the presence of God in the midst of daily life. He faces and embraces difficult questions and doubt as essential components of our lives, rather than as enemies that destroy us. "Listen to you life!" is his clarion call. Reflecting Buechner's exquisite gift for storytelling, Secrets in the Dark may inspire laughter, hope, and bring great solace. "An elegant and life-giving memoir." - Publishers Weekly

HarperSanFrancisco 2007 320 PP. Paper

$13.95 (in stock)

The Seed Cracked Open

Growing Beyond Racism

BY VANESSA JULYE
In this keynote address for the July 2005 New York Yearly Meeting annual sessions, Vanessa Julye addresses the reality of racism within the Religious Society of Friends. Stories from generations of her family, and the experiences of other Black Friends across time, make vivid the sense of isolation and barriers people of color face in the white, middle-class Friends culture. Vanessa Julye goes beyond critique, however, to present significant questions and additional resources as a ministry to heal and to empower Friends to "move further along the spectrum of racism."

Quaker Press of FGC 2006 32 PP. Paper

$8.00 (in stock)

A Seed Is Sleepy

BY DIANNA HUTTS ASTON, ILLUSTRATED BY SYLVIA LONG
Award-winning artist Sylvia Long and author Dianna Hutts Aston have teamed up to create this gorgeous and informative introduction to seeds. Poetic in voice and elegant in design, the book introduces children to a fascinating array of seed and plant facts. "Each spread is devoted to the seed's many attributes, including adventurous, inventive, generous, ancient, and clever. The text then builds on these descriptors with interesting facts: It knows to seek the sunlight." - School Library Journal, starred review.

Chronicle Books 2007 40 PP. Cloth

$16.95 (in stock)

Seeds Into Flowers A Handbook (233)

S BACH, E ELLIS
SECONDHAND pamhlet, subtitled "a handbook for nurturing religious education".Asks and trys to answer lots of questions about First day schools and how to make them work in meetings large and small.

FGC 1980 76 PP. Paper

$4.00 USED - availability checked Feb 11th 3:39am EST

Seeds Of Awareness

A Journey Towards Self Realiization

BY BOB PEDERSEN
"The most important journey embarked on is navigating a course leading inward. All other voyages depart laden with cargo from this port." -Bob Pedersen A beautifully illustrated journal of reflection and self relisation.

Awareness Publications 2003 90 PP. Cloth

$24.99 (in stock)

Seeds Of Violence, Seeds Of Hope Vol 1

Exploring Economics In An Ecological Context

FRIENDS TESTIMONIES AND ECONOMICS PROJECT
The first volume of the resource produced by the Friends Testimonies and Economics Project (a project of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting's Earthcare Working Group and Quaker Earthcare Witness). This comprehensive document, punched for insertion in a binder, includes a glossary to help read the essays and analyses of economic markets and ecology.

FTE Project 104 PP. Paper

$15.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Seeds Of Violence, Seeds Of Hope Vol 2

Exploring Economicsin An Ecological Context

FRIENDS TESTIMONIES AND ECONOMICS PROJECT
The second volume of the resource produced by the Friends Testimonies and Economics Project (a project of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting's Earthcare Working Group and Quaker Earthcare Witness). This comprehensive document, punched for insertion in a binder, includes two types of exercises - "experiential" and "conceptually-oriented" and a review of key points.

FTE Project 66 PP. Paper

$15.00 (in stock)

Seeds Of Violence, Seeds Of Hope Vol 3

Exploring Economics In And Ecological Context

FRIENDS TESTIMONIES AND ECONOMICS PROJECT
The third volume of the resource produced by the Friends Testimonies and Economics Project (a project of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting's Earthcare Working Group and Quaker Earthcare Witness). This comprehensive document, punched for insertion in a binder, concludes the conversation with a series of essays by different authors offering "in-depth perspectives."

FTAE 92 PPL Paper

$15.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Seeing A Color-blind Future

The Paradox Of Race

BY PATRICIA J. WILLIAMS
In these five eloquent and passionate pieces Patricia J. Williams asks how we might achieve a world where "color doesn't matter"--where whiteness is not equated with normalcy and blackness with exoticism and danger. Drawing on her own experience, Williams delineates the great divide between "the poles of other people's imagination and the nice calm center of oneself where dignity resides," and discusses how it might be bridged as a first step toward resolving racism. Williams offers us a new starting point--"a sensible and sustained consideration"--from which we might begin to deal honestly with the legacy and current realities of our prejudices.

Noonday Press 1998 80 PP. Paper

$11.00 (in stock)

Seeing, Hearing, Knowing

Reflections On The Experiment With Light

EDITED BY JOHN LAMPEN
Written for those studying, or contemplating studying, the "Experiment with Light". It has chapters on the message of George Fox, the origins of the Quaker movement, the experiences of some Light Groups, answers to questions and difficulties that these groups have found. There are also chapters linking the practice to worship, prayer, discernment, and political action. The psychology of "Focusing", also possible future developments of the practice are discussed. It details several different versions of the practice that have been developed. Contributors come from Britain, New Zealand, Sweden and different Quaker traditions within the USA.

Sessions of York 2008 105 PP. Paper

$18.00 (in stock)

Seekers Found

Atonement In Early Quaker Experience

BY DOUGLAS GWYN
"The main subjects are the Seekers of the 1640s and their forebears, and the Friends who catalyzed many Seeker themes into a dynamic, transformative movement. Gwyn's excellent study demonstrates the unique charisma of early Friends, their ability to hold opposing forces and ideas in creative tension, thus unleashing great spiritual energy. By comparison modern seekers, including many of today's Friends, are experiencing some of the same stages Gwyn identifies in those three centuries years earlier, but without embodying the tension." - Martha Paxson Grundy

Pendle Hill 2000 410 PP. Paper

$20.00 (in stock)

Seeking After Christ

2006 Walton Lecture

BY FRANK MASSEY
This essay challenges us to re-examine preconceived notions of what it means to be Quaker and Christian and the role that language plays in understanding. There, BY the grace of God, go I. for we are truly one. There is a sense of waking up and recognizing that we're on a path. We don't have to find the right path. Our path is right for us where we are at this particular time. But we have to be willing to change.

Southeastern Yearly Meeting 2006 28 PP. Paper

$5.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Seeking Cultures Of Peace

A Peace Church Conversation

EDITED BY FERNANDO ENNS, SCOTT HOLLAND, ANN RIGGS
This book shares some of the new conversation between members of the Historic Peace Churches (Mennonites, Quakers, and Brethren) as they reflect on their theology in light of the World Council of Churches' current Decade to Overcome Violence. It includes updated presentations rooted in a historic gathering of theologians of these three traditions, in Switzerland in 2001, at the beginning of the Decade. Offered are fresh readings of biblical and theological concepts as well as reflection on contemporary challenges and opportunities.

Herald Press 2004 260 PP. Paper

$22.95 (in stock)

Seeking God's Will On Same-sex Relationships

The Experience Of Cleveland Friends Meeting

EDITED BY MARTY GRUNDY
Many Friends Meetings have struggled with the issue of same-sex relationships. Cleveland Meeting tried to discern what God wanted our meeting to do on this issue twenty years ago. We struggled for some eight years before experiencing the miracle of coming into unity in 1994 with what felt to us to be a "third way". Not everyone agreed, and Cleveland Meeting was disowned by Ohio Yearly Meeting (Conservative). Rather than providing a narrative this book presents the multiplicity of documents-minutes from monthly, quarterly, and yearly meetings, reports of committees, and some letters-that record the struggle, in the hopes that readers may draw their own conclusions.

Create Space 2010 93 PP. Paper

$6.50 (in stock)

Seeking Inner Peace

Presence, Pain, Wholeness Php 414

BY ELIZABETH DE SA
"Our souls strive toward union with the Divine. In our lives, we gravitate toward the inner peace that is the fruit of such union, and the power and prayer of living authentically." Elizabeth De Sa describes her own quest for a life of spiritual authenticity and inner peace in an essay that probes deeply into the lessons learned and the rewards reaped in such a search.

Pendle Hill Pamphlet 2011 32 PP Paper

$6.50 (in stock)

Seeking Peace (783)

True Stories About Mennonites Struggling To Live In Peace

BY TITUS & LINDA PEACHEY
A collection of about 70 stories, mostly contemporary, though some reach back to the civil war, concerning Mennonites around the world living out their convictions for peace and the avoidance of war. Unusual but useful index, by era, place, and reason for objection to military service. SECONDHAND COPY in good condition- no markings.

Good Books 1991 238 PP. Paper

$7.50 USED - availability checked Feb 11th 3:39am EST

Seeking Peace In Africa

Stories From African Peacemakers

EDITED BY LON FENDALL, DON MILLER, SCOTT HOLLAND, AND DEAN JOHNSON
The WCC appealed to the Historic Peace Churches to share their responses to the enormous reach of terror and violation of human life in this generation. The stories in this volume are the hopeful responses of Africans who have lived through horrific violence. Some are unbearable tales of despair at the loss of millions of lives due to warfare, riots, terror, starvation, AIDS and disease. Others are remarkable descriptions of courageous peacemaking in the midst of nearly impossible circumstances. Includes contributions by Friends Malesi Elizabeth Kinaro, David Niyonzima, and Cecile Nyiramana who spoke at the 2007 FGC gathering.

Cascadia Publishing Publishing 2007 248 PP. Paper

$15.95 (in stock)

Seeking The Blessed Community

A History Of Canadian Young Friends 1875-1996

BY KYLE JOLIFFE
The strange thing about young friends is that there are always young friends growing up and becoming "old friends". Their ideas connections and practice are oftentimes more vibrant than the existing tradition, and contribute greatly to the spiritual life of the society. Here is a good long look at the history of young friends from 1875 in Canada.

Kyle Jolliffe 1997 89 PP. Paper

$12.95 (in stock)

Selavi, That Is Life

A Haitian Story Of Hope

BY YOUME LANDOWNE
The true story of Selavi ("that is life"), a small boy who finds himself homeless on the streets of Haiti. He finds other street children who share their food and a place to sleep. Together they proclaim a message of hope through murals and radio programs. Now in paper, this beautifully illustrated story is supplemented with photographs of Haitian children working and playing together, plus an essay by Edwidge Danticat.

Cinco Puntos Press 2005 40 PP. Paper

$8.95 (in stock)

The Selected Letters Of Lucretia Coffin Mott

EDITED BY BEVERLY WILSON-PALMER
The correspondence of the Quaker activist Lucretia Mott, these letters illustrate the length and breadth of her public life as a leading reformer while providing an intimate glimpse of her family life. Dedicated to reform of almost every kind, temperance, peace, equal rights, woman suffrage, nonresistance, and the abolition of slavery, Mott viewed women's rights as only one element of reform for American society. A founder and leader of many antislavery organizations, she housed fugitive slaves, maintained lifelong friendships with such African-American colleagues as Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth, and agitated to bring her fellow Quakers to take a stand against slavery.

University of Illinois 2002 580 PP. Cloth

$35.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Selected Quotations From No Cross No Crown

BY WILLIAM PENN
No Cross No Crown tends to be one of Quakerism's great unread books, but here are some selections of its most profound passages, selected by Sarah Miller and beautifully printed on archival paper by Patrick Burns.

Tract Association 2000 22 PP. Paper

$1.00 (in stock)

Selections From The Religious Poems

Of John Greenleaf Whittier

BY JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER
A collection of Friend Whittier's poetry which "makes plain the interior landscape that shaped Whittier's spiritual growth, his witness against the evils of his time, and his personal struggle to leave the work of judgment to God." - from the introduction

Tract Association 2000 84 PP. Paper

$5.00 (in stock)

Selections From The Writings Of James Nayler

Second Edition With Additional Excerpts And Revised Introduction

EDITED BY BRIAN DRAYTON
Recently Revised! A selection of writings from Nayler's letters, pastoral writings and epistles. Includes Nayler's last testimony written two hours before his death ("There is a spirit which I feel, that delights to do no evil") and a biographical sketch. The only current publication including "The lamb's war."

New England Yearly Meeting 2001 79 PP. Paper

$8.50 (in stock)

Self-esteem Games

300 Fun Activities That Make Children Feel Good About Themselves

BY BARBARA SHER
Self-esteem games show children how wonderful it can be to be themselves--emotionally, socially, physically, and intellectually. By sharing the upbeat, thoughtful activities in Self-Esteem Games, you can reinforce your child's positive feelings and provide a lasting foundation for learning. Developed by Barbara Sher over the course of thirty years as a parent, teacher, and playtherapy specialist, this collection of 300 self-esteem-building ideas requires no special preparation or equipment. You and your family can play virtually anywhere with any number of participants.

Wiley 1998 194 PP. Blank

$16.95 (in stock)

Self-sufficiency

A Complete Guide To Baking, Carpentry, Crafts, Organic Gardening, Preserving Your Harvest, Raising Animals, And More

BY ABIGAIL GEHRING
Self-Sufficiency provides tips, advice, and detailed instructions on how to improve everyday life from an environmentally and organic perspective while keeping the focus on the family. Readers will learn how to plant a family garden and harvest the produce; can fruits and vegetables; bake bread and cookies; design interactive and engaging "green" projects; harness natural wind and solar energy to cook food and warm their homes; boil sap to make maple syrup; and build treehouses, furniture, and more.

Skyhorse 2010 458 PP. Cloth

$12.00 (in stock)

Selma 1965

The March That Changed The South

BY CHUCK FAGER
40th Anniversary edition with a new introduction and 38 unique photographs. A portrait of the most significant campaign during the civil rights movement, this clear and powerful recounting of the events at Selma shows the positive and negative lessons it has to teach.

Kimo Press 2004 285 PP Paper

$20.00 (in stock)

Send My Roots Rain

A Spirituality Of Justice And Mercy

BY MEGAN MCKENNA
Justice and mercy are so easily misunderstood. "We tend to think of them as opposing forces and actions," she writes. "But the tradition of the Judeo-Christian world is that somehow mysteriously the Holy One holds them bound together, like intertwined roots of a great tree." Drawing upon scripture, Christian poetry and parables from Hindu, Zen, Native American, Jewish and other traditions, McKenna shows how justice and mercy need to be understood in spiritual terms before they can be effectively delivered. This makes for a contemplative, wandering book that's perfect for individual reflection or study groups.

Doubleday 2003 336 PP. Cloth

$6.50 (in stock)