Adam, Eve, And The Serpent

Sex And Politics In Early Christianity

BY ELAINE PAGELS
Explores ideas about human nature, moral freedom, and sexuality in the first four centuries after Christ. Pagels links these religious roots of western sexual attitudes to womens lower status through the centuries.

Vintage 1989 224 PP. Paper

$12.95 (low stock)

Beyond Tribalism And Toward A God Of Love - Mp3 Download

The First Elizabeth Watson Lecture Given At The 2005 Fgc Gathering Of Friends

BY BISHOP JOHN SHELBY SPONG
This is a downloadable mp3 recording of Spong's plenary speech at the 2005 Gathering. In his talk Spong rejects fundamentalism in favor of a religion compatible with intellectual inquiry. He rejects Christian `tribalism' in favor of a universalism that sees holiness throughout the world's religions. He describes a Christianity premised upon justice and love rather than judgment and literal readings of the Bible. 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 2005 50 MIN MP3 Audio

$5.00 (in stock)

The Biblical Vision Of Sabbath Economics

BY CHED MYERS
A short, key, text that gives voice to Myers challenging ideas of non violence and liberation theology lived prophetically in the modern world. Culled from articles in Other side and other journals.

Potters House 2001 72 PP. Paper

$10.00 (in stock)

Binding The Strong Man

A Political Reading Of Mark's Story Of Jesus

BY CHED MYERS
Myers finds in the earliest gospel that Jesus is a great example of nonviolent resistance to the "powers" of his day - and by extension ours. Reissued as a 20th anniversary edition

Orbis 2008 540 PP. Paper

$28.00 (low stock)

The Blue Parakeet

Rethinking How You Read The Bible

BY SCOT MCKNIGHT
Parakeets make delightful pets. We cage them or clip their wings to keep them where we want them. Scot McKnight contends that many, conservatives and liberals alike, attempt the same thing with the Bible. We all try to tame it. Here McKnight challenges al flvors of Christian to rethink how they read the Bible, to see it as a Story that we are summoned to enter and to carry forward in our day.

Zondervan 2008 236 PP. Cloth

$18.99 (low stock)

But I Tell You

BY KAREN OBERST
Integrating a detailed discussion and the original text, this is a refreshing and modern study of The Sermon on the Mount - the most popular part of the bible for many Quakers. A good resource by a Quaker author from the evangelical tradition. For personal or group study.

Barclay Press 2007 244 PP. Paper

$19.00 (low stock)

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)

Encuentro Con Las Escrituras

Como Los Primeros Amigos

BY MICHAEL BIRKEL, TRANSLATED BY DINORA UVALLE-VAZQUEZ
This is an abridged translation of Engaging Scripture: Reading The Bible With Early Friends, in which Michael Birkel invites readers into the meditative way early Friends read the Bible through a close study of early Quaker writings. His own experience encourages contemporary readers to enter scripture through this contemplative Quaker approach, which - like the ancient practice of lectio divina - challenges the reader to be not only informed, but transformed.

Friends United Press 2007 67 PP. Paper

$15.00 (in stock)

Engaging Scripture

Reading The Bible With Early Friends

BY MICHAEL BIRKEL, FOREWORD BY BASIL PENNINGTON
In Engaging Scripture, Michael Birkel invites readers into the meditative way early Friends read the Bible through a close study of early Quaker writings. His own experience encourages contemporary readers to enter scripture through this contemplative Quaker approach, which-like the ancient practice of lectio divina-challenges the reader to be not only informed, but transformed.

Friends United Press 2005 152 PP. Paper

$12.00 (in stock)

Finding Our Way In The Bible

BY DOROTHY REICHARDT
Eight 2-hour units cover the sweep of history and variety of literature in the Bible. Includes a section on sharing feelings about the Bible, historical charts, references to George Fox's Journal, meditations on listening to God, and discussion questions. Used in QSP (Quaker Studies Program).

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting 1991 Looseleaf

$12.00 (low stock)

A Fresh Look At The Gospels

BY MARY MORRISON
Not a Pendle Hill Pamphlet. Taken from the introduction to her book Approaching the Gospels together. This is short guide to Morrison's ideas on studying the New Testament.

Pendle Hill 1986 26 PP. Paper

$2.00 (low stock)

Friendly Bible Study

BY JOANNE & LARRY SPEARS
Bible study method for small groups, embodying Friends sense that greater insight comes from a combination of personal reflection and group interaction. Directions include several pages on using this method with children and young people.

Quaker Press of FGC 1990 11 PP. Paper

$7.00 (backorder)

Gospel Of Mark

Conversations With Scripture

BY MARCUS BORG
Most Christians are familiar with the story told in Mark's gospel, but no one knows who Mark really was or why this gospel was written. Individual readers and study groups can learn about this earliest gospel from the perspective of most Quakers favorite theologian Marcus Borg.

Morehouse 2009 140 PP. Paper

$16.00 (in stock)

In The Beginning

A New Interpretation Of Genesis

BY KAREN ARMSTRONG
As the foundation stone of the Jewish and Christian scriptures, The Book of Genesis unfolds some of the most arresting stories of world literature--the Creation; Adam and Eve; Cain and Abel; the sacrifice of Isaac. Yet the meaning of Genesis remains enigmatic. In this fascinating volume, Karen Armstrong, author of the highly acclaimed bestseller A History of God, brilliantly illuminates the mysteries and profundities of this mystifying work.

Ballantine 1996 195 PP. Paper

$14.00 (low stock)

Let Us See What Love Can Do

A Bible Study Based On Romans 12

BY ANNE THOMAS
Anne's usual sensitive and creative approach is applied here to Paul's "Letter to the Romans," for private meditation or group study.

Argenta 1986 50 PP. Paper

$4.00 (backorder)

Light And Life In The Fourth Gospel

Php 79

BY HOWARD BRINTON
The philosophy and psychology of early Quakerism as derived by John's Gospel.

Pendle Hill Pamphlet 36 PP. Paper

$7.00 (backorder)

Listening For The Voice Of Truth

Bible Lessons From The 2009 Gathering

BY PATTY LEVERING
In this Bible study, Patty Levering invites us into a deep reading of scripture that "lets readers listen for the voice of the capital 'T' Truth known by George Fox and early Friends." Five lessons-"Opening to the Light," "Listening Under the Words," "The Bible and Spiritual Discernment," "Living in the Life and Power," and "I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life"-offer insights on how to approach difficult passages in the text and to find the "Life" within the words.

Quaker Press of FGC 2009 36 PP. Paper

$8.00 (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

$8.00 (in stock)

Matthew 18, Wisdom For Living In Community

Php 399

BY CONNIE MCPEAK GREEN AND MARTY PAXSON GRUNDY
Friends are called to live in community, but difficult interactions with others challenge us to wrestle with our personal strengths, weaknesses, & former experiences. The authors have spent years exploring the 18th chapter of the gospel of Matthew, which contains Jesus's advice to his disciples about how to get along with one another. Living in accordance with this guidance may be the most difficult thing they have ever tried to do, but they've found the instructions straightforward & suffused with love. In this essay, they describe what they've learned from their efforts to be faithful & demonstrate one way of studying & using the Bible. Discussion questions included.

Pendle Hill Pamphlet 2008 36 PP. Paper

$6.50 (in stock)

Neglected Voices

Peace In The Old Testament

BY DAVID LEITER
The Bible has a reputation for being about violence in the Old Testament and about peace in the New Testament. David Leiter overturns that oversimplified notion as he explores passages throughout the Old Testament in narrative, prophecy, legal texts, proverbs and psalms which from God calls for the making of peace and justice. Foreword by Jay Marshall of Earlham College.

Herald Press 2007 188 PP. Paper

$16.99 (in stock)

New Collegeville Bible Commentary #5

The Acts Of The Apostles

BY DENNIS HAMM
Part of the series reviewed in the October 2006 Friends Journal. In which Tony Prete says "This is not the series for you if you are looking for reifications on a literal reading of the text. But if you want a deeper understanding of what the text is really saying, if you want as George Fox may have put it - to be led to the text in a way that will allow it to speak authentically to you, then this series will serve you well".

Liturgical Press 2005 135 PP. Paper

$6.95 (low stock)

New Collegeville Bible Commentary #1

The Gospel According To Matthew

BY BARBARA REID
Required for the 2008 Gathering Workshop #20. The Gospel of Matthew (Gail Thomas). Part of the series reviewed in the October 2006 Friends Journal. In which Tony Prete says "This is not the series for you if you are looking for reifications on a literal reading of the text. But if you want a deeper understanding of what the text is really saying, if you want as George Fox may have put it - to be led to the text in a way that will allow it to speak authentically to you, then this series will serve you well".

Liturgical Press 2005 160 PP. Paper

$6.95 (low stock)

New Collegeville Bible Commentary #2

The Gospel According To Mark

BY MARIE NOONAN-SABIN
Part of the series reviewed in the October 2006 Friends Journal. In which Tony Prete says "This is not the series for you if you are looking for reifications on a literal reading of the text. But if you want a deeper understanding of what the text is really saying, if you want as George Fox may have put it - to be led to the text in a way that will allow it to speak authentically to you, then this series will serve you well".

Liturgical press 2006 160 PP. Paper

$6.95 (in stock)

New Collegeville Bible Commentary #3

The Gospel According To Luke

BY JEROME KODELL
Part of the series reviewed in the October 2006 Friends Journal. In which Tony Prete says "This is not the series for you if you are looking for reifications on a literal reading of the text. But if you want a deeper understanding of what the text is really saying, if you want as George Fox may have put it - to be led to the text in a way that will alldow it to speak authentically to you, then this series willserve you well".

Liturgical Press 2005 168 PP. Paper

$6.95 (low stock)

New Collegeville Bible Commentary #4

The Gospel According To John And The Johannine Letters

BY SCOTT LEWIS
Part of the series reviewed in the October 2006 Friends Journal. In which Tony Prete says "This is not the series for you if you are looking for reifications on a literal reading of the text. But if you want a deeper understanding of what the text is really saying, if you want as George Fox may have put it - to be led to the text in a way that will allow it to speak authentically to you, then this series will serve you well".

Liturgical Press 2005 130 PP. Paper

$6.95 (backorder)

Opening The Scriptures

Bible Lessons From The 2005 Annual Gathering Of Friends

BY TOM GATES
By popular demand the Bible talks given at the 2005 Annual Gathering of Friends now appear in printed form, a booklet containing the text, footnotes and the readings handed to participants. Tom Gates explores the Bible through the eyes of early Friends and how their understanding can shed light on the Bible for contemporary Friends. "Tom Gates' presentations, delivered at the FGC Gathering 2005, are truly inspired illuminations of the thought and witness of George Fox. For those of us who were present, Tom `opened' George Fox to us in very much the same way that those who were contemporaries of George Fox said that he, George Fox, opened the scriptures to them." - Art Larrabee

Quaker Press of FGC 2005 64 PP. Paper

$9.95 (in stock)

Paul Among The People

RUDEN, SARAH
Looks at the letters of Paul against the background of ancient Greek and Roman literature, especially the bawdy and comic works Biblical scholars tend not to know. Quaker scholar & Poet Sarah Ruden translates passages from these works and sets them beside famous and controversial passages of Paul and some modern interpretations. Using the early texts to explain important words, ideas, customs and institutions, she shows what Paul was likely reacting against and trying to do on such subjects as pleasure, homosexuality, women, slavery, the state, and love. She makes Paul real in his own world.

Pantheon 2010 214 PP. Cloth

$25.00 (in stock)

The Psalms Speak

Php 298

BY GEORGE PECK
What the psalms can say to us today.

Pendle Hill Pamphlet 1991 40 PP. Paper

$6.50 (in stock)

Quaker Bible Index

An Index To Scripture References In The Works Of Fox, Barclay, Penn, Woolman And Others - Cd-rom

COMPILED BY ESTHER GREENLEAF-MURER
A handy tool for identifying Scripture passages of importance to early Friends and locating representative uses of them. Lists nearly 10,000 Bible references in modern editions of early Quaker writings. For scholars, religious educators, and anyone interested in the Biblical roots of Quakerism. Now available as a CD-ROM which is compatible with both Mac and PC operarting systems.

Quaker Press of FGC 2001 CD-ROM Disk

$30.00 (in stock)

The Quaker Bible Reader

EDITED BY PAUL BUCKLEY AND STEPHEN ANGELL
Thirteen very different Quakers look at portions of scripture, describe what they find, and how they found it. Their goal is to encourage every Friend to engage the Bible, "not passively accepting someone else's interpretation; not looking for 'the good parts' and skipping the rest; not contorting scripture to support pre-determined ideas - but entering into a dialog with this ancient book, exploring your own assumptions about God, and deepening your relationship with the divine." - Marty Paxson Grundy Contributors include John Punshon, Howard Macy, Beckey Phipps, Esther Mombo, Anthony Prete, and Deborah Shaw.

Earlham School of Religion 2006 310 PP. Paper

$19.95 (in stock)