Jane Addams

Freedoms Innovator

BY DEBORAH PARKS
Jane Adams was the daughter of a Quaker and a tireless campaigner and worker for the poor. This is a very nice biography, it is well written and well illustrated and I am surprised I had not seen it before in any Meeting House libraries. Also ideal for school projects.

Time Life Education 2006 128 PP. Cloth

$4.50 (in stock)

Jane Addams

Champion Of Democracy

BY JUDITH FRANKLIN, DENNIS FRANKLIN
Most people know Jane Addams (1860-1935) as the force behind Hull House, one of the first settlement houses in the United States. She was also an ardent suffragist and civil rights activist, co-founding the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the American Civil Liberties Union. But it was her work as a pacifist that put her in the international spotlight. Although many people labeled her "unpatriotic" for her pacifist activities, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931 and, at the time of her death, Jane Addams was one of the most respected and admired women in the world.

Clarion 2006 216 PP. Cloth

$7.50 (in stock)

January's Sparrow

BY PATRICIA POLACCO
In the middle of the night, The Crosswhites-including young Sadie-must flee the plantation they work on. January has been beaten and killed by the master, and they fear who may be next. But Sadie must leave behind her the wooden sparrow carved for her by January. Through the Underground Railroad, they make the slow and journey to Michigan, where they finally live in freedom. And there they stay, happily, until the day a mysterious package shows up on their doorsteps. It is January's sparrow, with a note that reads, "I found you." How the Crosswhites, and the whole town of Marshall, face this threat will leave readers enthralled & empowered.

Philomel 2009 96 PP. Paper

$22.99 (in stock)

Jayber Crow

The Life Story Of Jayber Crow, Barber Of The Port William Membership

BY WENDELL BERRY
Jayber Crow is another story of the community of Port William and the lives of its citizens. Jayber is an orphan, returned to the town. his status as barber and bachelor place him simultaneously at its center and on its margins. A born observer, he hears much, watches carefully, and spends 50 years learning its citizens by heart. As the 20th century moves inexorably forward, swallowing rural towns, Port William turns in upon itself. Integrity is key to the stories and lives of its inhabitants and to Jayber's love of Mattie Keith.

Counterpoint 2000 363 PP. Paper

$15.95 (in stock)

Jerusalem

KAREN ARMSTRONG
Unfolds a complex story of spiritual upheaval and political transformation--from King David's capital to an administrative outpost of the Roman Empire, from the cosmopolitan city sanctified by Christ to the spiritual center conquered and glorified by Muslims, from the gleaming prize of European Crusaders to the bullet-ridden symbol of the present-day Arab-Israeli conflict.

Ballantine 2005 512 PP. Paper

$18.00 (in stock)

The Jesse Tree

BY GERALDINE MCCAUGHREN, ILLUSTRATED BY BEE WILLEY
As Mr. Butterfield carves a Jesse Tree in an old dusty church, a curious young boy distracts him, asking about the various symbols on the tree. Against his better judgment, the old man finds himself retelling the familiar Biblical tales that trace the lineage of Christ, from the Garden of Eden to Jesus' birth. Under the carpenter's skilled hands, the Jesse tree grows - and an unlikely friendship begins to take root as well. The Jesse Tree will captivate readers who know and love the Bible stories as well as those who are reading them for the first time.

Eerdmans 2005 96 PP. Cloth

$20.00 (in stock)

Jesus

A Revolutionary Biography

CROSSAN, JOHN DOMINI
"Crossan paints his Jesus with great warmth and power. He achieves a portrait that both takes in the contemporary background yet accounts for Jesus' distinctiveness. . . . This Jesus is a Jewish peasant, with a direct sense of God's immediacy, who shatters all social restraints." - New York Times Book Review

HarperSF 1995 224 PP. Paper

$14.95 (in stock)

Jesus

Children's Illustrated Book

BY BRIAN WILDSMITH
From the angel's announcement to Mary to the events of Pentecost, Wildsmith presents the life of Jesus in a series of gold-framed scenes. He includes Jesus' birth, the visits of the shepherds and wise men, His youth in Nazareth, baptism and temptation, His teachings and miracles, the entry into Jerusalem, His death, resurrection and ascension.

Eerdmans 2000 32 PP. Cloth

$20.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Jesus - Paperback

Uncovering The Life, Teachings, And Relevance Of A Religious Revolutionary

BY MARCUS BORG
This is Borg's major work on the historical Jesus, completely revising and expanding his earlier "Vision of Jesus." The original version of this book was published well before the current popular fascination with the historical Jesus. Now this new version takes advantage of all the research and reflection that has gone on since the 80s. These revisions and expansions establish it as his large, but accessible and difinitive, work on Jesus.

HarperOne 2008 343 PP. Paper

$14.95 (in stock)

Jesus And Nonviolence

A Third Way

BY WALTER WINK
In this small book Walter Wink offers a precis of his whole thinking about this issue, including the relation of Jesus and his message to politics and nonviolence, the history of nonviolent efforts, and how nonviolence can win the day when others don't hesitate to resort to violence or terror to achieve their aims.

Augsburg Fortress 2003 96 PP. Paper

$7.00 (in stock)

Jesus And The Disinherited

BY HOWARD THURMAN
"A masterful interpretation of how God works in our lives. Thurman was one of the foremost preachers and theologians of the twentieth century, and much of his work centered on the relevance of the Christian message to the contemporary struggles of black people. In this, Thurman's masterwork, he argues that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is not just a map for getting to the next world, but a guidebook for the empowerment of the poor and disenfranchised in this world." - from Sacred Fire

Beacon Press 1996 112 PP. Paper

$15.00 (in stock)

Jesus Before Christianity

BY ALBERT NOLAN
Nolan's portrait of Jesus introduces us to the man as he was before he became enshrined in doctrine, dogma, and ritual, a man deeply involved with the real problems of his time - which are the real problems of our time as well. As the author says, "Nothing about Jesus will be presupposed or assumed.. My interest is in the man as he was before he became the object of Christian faith." "A convincing, eloquent, moving message for a distressed world." -Library Journal

Orbis 2001 196 PP. Paper

$15.00 (in stock)

Jesus By Demi

BY DEMI
Presented in the language of the New Testament from the King James Version of the Bible, this inspirational picture book biography takes readers from Gabriel's announcement to the Virgin Mary to Jesus's crucifixion. Full color.

Margaret K. McElderry 2005 48 PP. Cloth

$19.95 (in stock)

Jesus For President

Politics For Ordinary Radicals

BY SHANE CLAIBORNE AND CHRIS HAW
Jesus for President is a radical manifesto to awaken the Christian political imagination, reminding us that our ultimate hope lies not in partisan political options but in Jesus and the church as a people "set apart" from this world. Jesus for President is a collaboration of Shane Claiborne's writing and stories, Chris Haw's reflections and research, and Chico Fajardo-Heflin's art and design. Drawing upon the work of biblical theologians, the lessons of church history, and the examples of modern-day saints and ordinary radicals, Jesus for President stirs the imagination of what the Church could look like if it placed its faith in Jesus instead of Caesar.

Zondervan 2008 355 PP. Paper

$16.99 (in stock)

Jesus For The Non-religious - Paperback

BY JOHN SHELBY SPONG
Spong invites his readers to look at Jesus through the lens of both the Jewish scriptures and the liturgical life of first-century synagogues. He proposes we understand Christ as the ultimate dimension of a fulfilled humanity. "Traditional Christians" may not be comfortable with this book; however after reading it skeptics may not be ale to dismiss Jesus so easily. This could be the book that finally brings the pious and the secular into a meaningful dialogue, opening the door to a living Christianity in the post-Christian world.

HarperOne 2008 336 PP. Paper

$14.95 (in stock)

Jesus, Interrupted

Revealing The Hidden Contradictions In The Bible ( And Why We Don't Know About Them)

BY BART EHRMAN
Bart Ehrman, frequently to be heard on NPR, undertakes to show that the New Testament is riddled with contradictory views about who Jesus was what he actually did and the significance of his life. He describes how many of the books were written in the names of the apostles by Christians living decades later, and that many central Christian doctrines were the inventions of still later theologians. Although this has been the standard and widespread view of scholars for two centuries, most people have never learned of this - though I think many of our customers may have done.

HarperOne 2010 292 PP. Paper

$15.99 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Jesus Teacher And Friend

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$0.50 (in stock)

Jesus Today

A Spirituality Of Radical Freedom

BY ALBERT NOLAN
In Jesus Before Christianity, Nolan outlined the political context of Jesus' mission. Now, in this long-awaited sequel, the focus is on Jesus' spirituality and its relevance for today. Beginning with the signs of the times (the hunger for spirituality, the crisis of individualism, ecological breakdown, the global divide between rich and poor, and a new understanding of our expanding universe), Nolan proceeds to describe the elements of Jesus' spirituality: a way of healing that combines prophecy and mysticism. Applying that spirituality to our daily lives, he shows how these lessons might promote a greater communion with God, ourselves, other people, and the universe.

Orbis 2006 220 PP. Paper

$16.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Jesus Wars

How Four Patriarchs, Three Queens, And Two Emperors Decided What Christians Would Believe For The Next 1,500 Years

BY PHILIP JENKINS
Jenkins recounts the fascinating, violent story of the church's fifth-century battles over "right belief" that had a far greater impact on the future of Christianity and the world than the Council of Nicea a century before. The Bible is anything but clear about Jesus' true nature and identity. In fact, a wide range of opinions and beliefs about Jesus circulated in the church for 400 years until Roman and church leaders burned cities and killed thousands in an effort to stamp out what they considered heresy.

HarperOne 2010 328 PP. Cloth

$26.99 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Jesus, Who Was He?

BY MARY SNYDER
Curriculum for young Friends takes a Quaker approach to the life and times of Jesus with focused junior meeting for worship. Over 20 lessons, extensive work with New Testament, intergenerational activities, guided meditation, dramatization and other wonderful projects. Wide age range.

Quaker Press of FGC 1991 126 PP. Paper

$10.00 (in stock)

Jewish Life In Philadelphia 1830-1940 (1281)

FRIEDMAN, MURRAY, ED
SECONDHAND COPY. Hardback in fine condition except for a small tear in the dust jacket. Philadelphia Jews, in the last half of the twentieth century, became a force to reckon with in the cultural, political and economic life of the region. From the poor neighborhoods of original immigrant settlement, in South and West Philadelphia, Jews have made, as Murray Friedman recounts, the move from "outsiders" to "insiders" in Philadelphia life. Essays by a diverse range of contributors tell the story of this transformation in many spheres of life, both in and out of the Jewish community.

Ishi Publications 1983 313 PP. Cloth

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Joanna Macy

The Work That Reconnects

BY JOANNA MACY
This 2-DVD set presents the teachings and methods of The Work That Reconnects, empowering people to respond with truth and creativity to the overwhelming social and ecological crises facing our planet. A powerful visual tool building on Macy's book Coming Back to Life, this valuable resource is a light in the political darkness of our time. The lively, personal presentation of Macy's work will appeal to workshop facilitators and participants alike, as well as to anyone with an interest in personal transformation.

New Society Press 2007 2 DVD'S Dvd

$25.00 (in stock)

John Bellers (1654 - 1725)

His Life, Times And Writings

EDITED BY GEORGE CLARKE
John Bellers was prevented from going to university as he was a Quaker and became a successful cloth merchant. He was a visionary and proposed in his writings a "College of Industry" to train and educate "the poor" especially the children- and in a modern manner mixing work and learning. This is a collection of his various writings on social issues such as unified Europe and some religious works.

Sessions 1993 293 PP. Paper

$18.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)

John H. Dillingham 1839-1910 (6592)

BY J HENRY BARTLETT
SECONDHAND COPY. Hardcover in very nice condition, privately published and very scarce. Th life of John Dillingham, his time at Harvard, his teaching, his religious conviction and life as a minister and editor in the Society of Friends.

Knickerbocker Press 1911 190 PP. Cloth

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John Horsch Memorial Papers (45)

BY HAROLD BENDER,EDWARD YODER, JOHN WENGER,ERNST CORELL
SECONDHAND. Good condition large flat hardback copy. Not entirely sure who this Mennonite was, but gather he was a notable historian of anabaptism. Long apendix at rearof letters to hinm from ludwig Keller in German with an English translation.

Mennonite Publishing House 1947 100 PP. Cloth

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John Woolman

Quintessential Quaker

BY DAVID SOX
This book offers mystic and activist John Woolman to a new generation of readers. By placing him into the historical context of 18th-century America his extraordinary life shines forth even more clearly. Samuel Taylor Coleridge despaired of the man "who could peruse the life of John Woolman without an amelioration of heart."

Sessions of York 1999 240 PP. Paper

$25.00 (in stock)

John Woolman (344)

Quaker (video)

LOSKOUTOV, ANDREW
SECONDHAND video from New England Historical Society. Produced by Andrew Loskoutov; with Glenn Chenny; Joseph Mathews; Michael Heller. Discusses the life and legacy of John Woolman, especially concerning the beginning of Quakerism and abolitionism.

NEHS ???? 31 MINS Video

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John Woolman And The Affairs Of Truth

BY JOHN WOOLMAN EDITED BY JANES PROUD
Woolman is so well known for his journal that his other writings are often overlooked. This edition gathers into one convenient volume and in chronological order all of the known essays, epistles, and other works which Woolman intended for general readers. The editor's introduction to each of the texts is intended to explain the context for each work in its historical moment.

Inner Light 2010 310 PP. Paper

$25.00 (in stock)

John Woolman Curriculum

EDITED BY MARTHA SMITH
Five lessons on Woolman's early life and transformation, work against slavery, work with the Native Americans and reverence for God's creation. Original activities and songs. K-8th grade.

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting 2000 71 PP. Looseleaf

$14.00 (in stock)

Join Hands!

The Ways We Celebrate Life

BY PAT MORA, ILLUSTRATED BY GEORGE ANCONA
Friends come together to sing, dance, and play in this tribute to community. Mora weaves the repeating lines of a pantoum, a Maylasian poetic form, into a joyful celebration, while Ancona's energetic photos capture the ways of enjoying good times.

Charlesbridge Publishing 2008 32 PP. Paper

$6.95 (in stock)