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Questions And Activities For Teachers And Parents Of Children, 2nd Grade - High School
BY DONNA BISSET, ROBIN WELLS, MARLOU CARLSON, FRIENDS GENERAL CONFERENCE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION An easy to use study guide of a most beloved book. Useful to parents and teachers. Each story's teaching points are made explicit through sensitive questions, crafts, service projects and Bible verses.
Quaker Press of FGC 2001 80 PP. Looseleaf
$17.00 (backorder)
Questions And Activities For Teachers And Parents Of Children In 2nd Grade Through High School
BY DONNA BISSETT, ROBIN WELLS AND MARLOU CARLSON An easy to use study guide of a most beloved book. Useful to parents and teachers. Each story's teaching points are made explicit through sensitive questions, crafts, service projects and Bible verses. 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 to download the file.
Quaker Press of FGC 2001 80 PP. Blank
$8.00 (in stock)
Stories Of Courage And Love In Action
BY THE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION COMMITTEE OF FRIENDS GENERAL CONFERENCE These stories from many authors and lands are offered in the hope that they will light candles of understanding. These are stories of courageous people who used nonviolent and creative action in difficult and dangerous situations. Some of the stories are taken from Quaker history, others focus on helpfulness, fairness, the power of love, and care of the earth. "These stories illustrate our Quaker values and testimonies so well, describing actions of peace, simplicity, and responsibility that are very important to life." - Virginia Wood
Quaker Press of FGC 2001 215 PP. Paper
$14.95 (in stock)
CRAFTED BY LIZ PERCH Lilac AB Swarovski crystal heart on 22 antique silver rope chain. Swarovski crystals are the finest crystal beads in the world, and these hearts sparkle for evening wear but also work with a sweater or tee during the day. $55, US postage included.
Liz Perch NECKLACE Boxed
$55.00 Availability checked Mar 14th 3:40am CDT
Blue Collar Roots, White Collar Dreams
BY ALFRED LUBRANO In Limbo, award-winning journalist Alfred Lubrano identifies and describes an overlooked cultural phenomenon: the internal conflict within individuals raised in blue-collar homes, now living white-collar lives. These people often find that the values of the working class are not sufficient guidance to navigate the white-collar world, where unspoken rules reflect primarily upper-class values. Torn between the world they were raised in and the life they aspire too, they hover between worlds, not quite accepted in either. Himself the son of a Brooklyn bricklayer, Lubrano informs his account with personal experience and interviews with other professionals living in limbo.
Wiley 2005 256 PP. Paper
$19.95 (in stock)
Some Friendly Reminders. Second Edition
BY NEWTON GARVER This much-expanded collection of twenty of Quaker Philosopher Newton Garver's Buffalo Report essays on war, power, ethics, truth and justice in the US during the Bush years, and the recent struggle for human rights and political decency in Bolivia, is the best kind of moral and political journalism. Limits to Power also includes an Invocation that puts new meaning into "God bless America," a phrase that has been pounded into triteness by cynical politicians, and an Epilogue, "Heraclitus's Reply," in which nearly everything is revealed.
Center Working Papers 2007 156 PP. Paper
$15.00 (in stock)
1993 Weed Lecture
BY HUGH BARBOUR "After talking about leadings, and about the validity of intuition, I go on to put leadings into the larger setting of ideas on ethics, then to discuss our sense that God is the source of our leadings, and finally to look more carefully at three major limits to leadings of the Light." "The three major limits or confounding factors in discernment which he explores are (A) the limits of our culture and times, (B) 'the ambiguity of the ego,' and (C) the tensions that arise from our calling to be perfect, when we know we are imperfect. Hugh's reflections on these matters are careful, acute, realistic, and challenging." - Brian Drayton
Beacon Hill Friends House 2006 23 PP. Paper
$4.00 (in stock)
BY JANE JOLLY In 2000, as Mozambique was ravaged by floods, many people found that their only choice was to take shelter in trees. The media spotlight fell on one tiny village where a woman, stuck with her family in a tree, was about to give birth. The remarkable story of this woman and her miraculous child is the inspiration for Limpopo Lullaby. Jane Jolly's lyrical prose captures the rhythms of village life while Dee Huxley's vibrant pastels portray nature in all her moods, ranging from brooding skies to swirling floodwaters to a glimpse of sun.
Simply Read 2006 32 PP. Paper
An American Friendship
BY NICKI GIOVANNI Lincoln was tall and skinny and notoriously stern-looking. He also had some very strong ideas about abolishing slavery, ideas which brought him into close contact with another very visible public figure: Frederick Douglass. Douglass was born a slave but escaped in 1838 and became one of the central figures in the American abolitionist movement. This book offers a glimpse into the unusual friendship between two great American leaders. At a time when racial tensions were high and racial equality was not yet established, Lincoln and Douglass formed a strong bond over shared ideals and worked alongside each other for a common goal.
Henry Holt 2008 40 PP. Cloth
$16.95 (in stock)
The Story Of Dr Greg & Three Cups Of Tea
BY GREG MORTENSON Greg Mortenson stumbled, lost and delirious, into a remote Himalayan village after a failed climb up K2. The villagers saved his life, and he vowed to return and build them a school. The remarkable story of his promise kept is now perfect for reading aloud. Told in the voice of Korphe's children, this story illuminates the humanity and culture of a relevant and distant part of the world in gorgeous collage, while sharing a riveting example of how one person can change thousands of lives. "This moving story will amaze and inspire young readers." - School Library Journal
Dial 2009 32 PP. Cloth
$16.99 (in stock)
For Faith & Play
BY FAITH & PLAY CREATIONS The materials needed for the "Listening for God" story. Underlay with ribbons, seven people figures, shell, cinnamon stick, wooden dish for salt (bring your own salt!) stone -amethyst or calcite, miniature desert box (bring your own sand) and a container for the sand. Elegantly produced by hand by Faith & Play Creations.
Faith & Play Creations 2009 ZIPLOC BAG Boxed
$49.00 (in stock)
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
Discerning Call In Community
BY SUZANNE FARNHAM, ET AL This important book draws on classic Christian literature and "the silence of prayerful listening" to show how to recognize and define God's call. The authors emphasize the importance of faith community as a source of spiritual and practical support. Designed for use in prayer and meditation and as the basis for group discussion. It provides suggestions on forming discernment groups and ministries and questions to raise in discerning call.
Morehouse 1991 143 PP. Paper
$14.00 (in stock)
From The Storycorps Project - Paperback Version
COMPILED BY DAVE ISAY StoryCorps founder and legendary radio producer Dave Isay selects the most memorable stories from StoryCorps' collection, creating a moving portrait of American life. The voices here connect us to real people and their lives-to their experiences of profound joy, sadness, courage, and despair, to good times and hard times, to good deeds and misdeeds. "And they are compelling. Each one captures a moment in time-historical, emotional or personal-that make us who we are. As simple stories of humanity, each one has its own potency, with themes of family, love, dedication and struggle." - Publishers Weekly
Penguin 2008 320 PP. Paper
$15.00 (low stock)
Personal Spiritual Practices Among Friends
BY PATRICIA LORING This is an essential Quaker spiritual formation text, which grew out of workshops that Pat Loring led for Friends for years. In this volume, Loring explores many personal practices which can help to sharpen one's perception of God. She suggests setting aside time each day for spiritual refreshment, "'a time of retirement' from outward concerns and activities, to attend exclusively to the movement of the Spirit." She explores many possible practices and offers ingredients for Friends to make time for the holy in one's daily life. She offers a feast from which we can discover a rich daily meal.
Openings 1997 208 PP. Paper
$18.00 (in stock)
Challenges And Meditations For Anyone With Something To Forgive
BY PATRICK MILLER "When first published in 1994, this was a book whose ideas and message were ahead of its time. . . Since 1996 I have directed the Stanford Forgiveness Projects, a series of research endeavors that helped substantiate the power of forgiveness to reduce hurt, depression, anger and stress in people who hold grudges. . . In addition to this research I also have taught forgiveness to thousands of hurt and angry people. What I find fascinating is that the things I taught, researched and proved to be true, D. Patrick Miller already knew. . ." Frederic Luskin, Director of Stanford Forgiveness Projects. This is the 10th anniversary edition.
Fearless Books 2004 91 PP. Cloth
Teaching Responsibility; Creating Caring Climates
BY LORRAINE AMSTUTZ Two educators show how restorative justice principles can be applied in schools, at all grade levels. The book provides applications and story illustrations which model this hopeful and effective approach to school discipline.
Good Books 2005 88PP. Paper
$4.95 (low stock)
BY JOHN PAUL LEDERACH The author prefers the word transformation to resolution. This book incluces all the key ideas and thinking in how to transform a conflict - how to end something destructive and create something desired. Lederach examines both the long and short term and avoids idealism in favor of practical detail.
Good Books 2003 64 PP. Paper
$4.95 (in stock)
Negotiating During Turbulent Times
BY JAYNE SEMINARE DOCHERTY Most books on negotiation assume that the negotiators are in a stable setting but what about those far thornier times when negotiation needs to happen while other fundamental factors are in violent change, from deciding which parent will have custody of their child while a divorce is underway; bargaining between workers and management during the course of a merger or downsizing to establishing a new government as a civil war winds down.
Good Books 2005 90 PP. Paper
Group Tools To Facilitate Meetings When Things Are Hot
BY RON KRAYBILL Some subjects seem too hot for a group to discuss sanely, but this book shows how to help people hear each other when they feel like shouting; how to focus on the issues at stake rather than having a war of personalities; how to employ actual practices for better understanding (interviews, small-group discussions, role-reversal presentations); and how to move a group toward making a decision that all can honestly support. Cool Tools is rich in anecdotes and practical how-to for any group faced with tension-filled decision-making.
Good Books 2006 90 PP. Paper
A Practical Hands-on Guide
BY LISA SCHIRCH AND DAVID CAMPT The word "dialogue" suffers from over-use, yet its practice is as transforming and as freshly hopeful as ever. Authors Schirch and Campt demonstrate dialogue's life and possibilities in this clear and absorbing manual: "Dialogue allows people in conflict to listen to each other, affirm their common ground, and explore their differences in a safe environment."
Good Books 2007 80 PP. Paper
BY LISA SCHIRCH "Strategic Peacebuilding" recognizes the complexity and the effort this elusive ideal requires. Schirch singles out four critical actions that must be undertaken if peace is to take root at any level: 1) Waging conflict nonviolently; 2) Reducing direct violence; 3) transforming relationships; and 4) Building capacity. She never imagines this to be quick-or an individual-task. Her clear and incisive strategy encourages enabling many approaches to peace, honestly assessing who holds power, and persuading and coercing, but always with keen judgment and precise timing.
Good Books 2004 89 PP Paper
BY CAROLINE YODER Ideas for those who have been traumatized by terrorists or tsunamis, by unsafe and ongoing occupation or oppression. The primary premise is that traumatic events and times have the potential to awaken the human spirit and the global family, but this requires acknowledging our own history and that of the enemy, honestly searching for root causes, and shifting our emphasis from national security to human security. A startlingly helpful approach.
$4.95 (backorder)
BY HOWARD ZEHR Restorative justice is not punitive, but seeks to help both victim and perpetrator by acknowledging the hurt and pain caused. This approach truly prevents more crime in future by changing the criminal. This little book is a very inexpensive, but complete, basic introduction.
Good Books 2002 76 PP. Paper
A Hopeful Approach When Youth Cause Harm
BY ALLAN MACRAE AND HOWARD ZEHR Since their introduction in New Zealand, Family Group Conferences have been adopted and adapted in many places throughout the world. They have been applied in many arenas including child welfare, school discipline, and criminal justice, both juvenile and adult. In fact family group conferences have emerged as one of the most promising models of restorative justice. This little book describes the basics and rationale for this approach to juvenile justice, as well as how to conduct a family group conference.
Good Books 2004 76 PP. Paper
A New/old Approach To Peacemaking
BY KAY PRANIS Our ancestors gathered around a fire in a circle, families gather around their kitchen tables in circles, and now we are gathering in circles as communities to solve problems. This peacemaking practice draws on the ancient Native American tradition of a talking piece and combines that with concepts of democracy and inclusivity. Peacemaking circles are used in neighborhoods to provide support for those harmed by crime and to decide sentences for those who commit crime, in schools to create positive classroom climate and resolve behavior problems, as well as in the workplace and in social services. The circle process hinges on storytelling.
Good Books 2005 80 PP Paper
BY CHRIS MARSHALL This book identifies characteristic features of the Bible's teaching on justice and addresses the many complexities that surround it. It also explores the Bible's shaping effect on Western political and judicial thought.
Good Books 2005 88 PP. Paper
BY HOWARD ZEHR Restorative justice pioneer Howard Zehr is also an accomplished photographer. Here he encourages his readers to couple photography with seeing and thinking more deeply while working for peace and justice. In each chapter he offers a Purpose, a problem, and an activity with a camera in order to practice mindfulness His chapter-by-chapter exercises are aimed at heightening visual awareness and imagination, seeing wonder, exploring metaphor and making meaning. You do not need a fancy camera, but if you have one it won't hurt.
Good Books 2005 80 PP. Paper
$4.99 (low stock)
An Experiment With 104 Entries Across Two Thousand Miles
BY FRANCIS HOLE AND ELLIE SHACTER Written by two Friends in different parts of the country in an informal and prayer full style that is accessible to all. Perfect as a gift to yourself or for a F/friend.
Quaker Press of FGC 2001 112 PP. Paper
$10.95 (in stock)
BY BARBARA KERLEY "A Little Peace" gives a richly evocative and thought-provoking view of the world our children will inherit. Wise words and moving images offer a unique and enriching experience for every young reader. According to author Barbara Kerley, "I believe that peace doesn't just rest in the hands of politicians and world leaders. We all have the power to make the world more peaceful." The book juxtaposes photographs from around the world with a simple, reflective message about our responsibilities for finding and keeping peace on the planet. All the photography is reproduced in miniature at the back of the book with geographic, historic, and cultural context and details explained.
National Geographic 2007 32 PP. Cloth
