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

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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

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Seeking Peace

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.

Good Books 1991 238 PP. Paper

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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

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Seeking Truth Together

Enabling The Poor And Saving The Planet In The Manner Of Friends

BY JACK POWELSON
Written to help Quakers deal with issues of real concern to compassionate people, such as affirmative action, the environment, affordable housing, debt forgiveness, foreign sweatshops, inner-city schools, globalization, greedy capitalists, CEO salaries and the growing gap between rich and poor. John Powelson is a sometimes controversial Quaker economist with experience in nineteen Latin American countries, sixteen African countries, China and the Philippines.

Horizon 2000 122 PP. Paper

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Send My Roots Rain

A Spirituality Of Justice And Mercy

BY MEGAN MCKENNA
The Catholic retreat leader and scholar has storytelling at the central focus of her spiritual life. She examines spiritual stories of every faith tradition, collecting stories and parables of love, friendship, peace and loss that show a deep relationship with God and that spiritual fulfillment can be found through justice and mercy.

Doubleday 2003 336 PP. Cloth

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The Sense Of The Meeting

Editorial Writings Of Jack L. Wilcuts

BY JACK WILLCUTS

1992 178 PP. Cloth

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Sensing The Enemy (13007)

An American Woman Among The Boat People Of Vietnam

BY LADY BORTON
Good condition, with dust jacket. Lady Borton (her name not an honorific) worked for AFSC in Vietnam in the late 60's, seeing many casualties, both military and civilian, of some of the heaviest fighting. She found new work helping the Vietnamese boat people arriving in Malaysia in 1980.SECOND HAND BOOK

Dial Publishers 1984 176 PP. Cloth

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Separate From The World

Ohio Amish Mystery Series - #6

BY P. L. GAUS
"Separate from the World" is a story of a rift between two Amish factions, one favors the use of medicine and participates in a college study of genetic traits particular to the Amish community, and the other rejects any outside influence. Once more, Gaus takes us inside a separate culture and, in a manner both gentle & grim, highlights the complex relationship of the Amish and the "English" as they live inside or outside each other's orbits. "Gaus is a sensitive storyteller who matches his cadences to the measured pace of Amish life, catching the tensions among the village's religious factions." The New York Times

Ohio University Press 2008 210 PP. Paper

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Servant Leadership

A Journey Into The Nature Of Legitimate Power And Greatness, 25th Anniversary Edition

BY ROBERT GREENLEAF
Twenty-five years ago Robert Greenleaf published these prophetic essays on what he coined servant leadership, a practical philosophy that replaces traditional autocratic leadership with a holistic, ethical approach. This highly influential book has been embraced by cutting edge management everywhere. Yet in these days of Enron and what VISA CEO Dee Hock calls our "era of massive institutional failure," Greenleaf's seminal work must reach the mainstream now more than ever. Servant Leadership helps leaders find their true power and moral authority to lead. It offers long-lasting change, not a temporary fix and extends beyond business for leaders of all types of groups.

Paulist Press 2002 384 PP. Cloth

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Set Of Both N American Quaker Maps

Branches Of Friends & Ym Boundaries

BY SALLY RICKERMAN
Sally Rickermans Two maps available as a set: Four Branches of Quakerism; which shows the number of Quaker Meetings of each "flavor" in each N American state and Canada The four branches are unprogrammed, pastoral, Conservative and Evangelical Friends. Also Map of Unprogrammed Yearly Meetings in North America. A color map that shows the Shows the geographical areas of the Quaker Yearly Meetings. Both are color printed on card and ideal for the noticeboard or wall

Troll Press 2010 2 MAPS 11X17 Blank

$8.00 (backorder)

Seven Life Lessons Of Chaos

Spiritual Wisdom From The Science Of Change

BY JOHN BRIGGS, DAVID PEAT_
John Briggs and David Peat unfold seven lessons for embracing chaos in daily life: 1. Be Creative: how to engage with chaos to find imaginative new solutions and live more dynamically. 2. Use Butterfly Power: how to let chaos grow local efforts into global results. 3. Go with the Flow: how to use chaos to work collectively with others. 4. Explore what's between: how to discover life's rich subtleties and avoid the traps of stereotypes 5. See the Art of the World: how to appreciate the beauty of life's chaos. 6. Live Within Time: how to utilize time's hidden depths. 7. Rejoin the Whole: how to realize our fractal connectedness to each other and the world.

Harper 2000 224 PP. Paper

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Seven Wonders Of Sassafras Springs

BY BETTY BIRNEY
Eben McAllister's father challenges him to find seven wonders in boring and predictable Sassafras Springs that rival the real Seven Wonders of the World. Little does Eben know that what he'll discover will give him the adventure of a lifetime. Great for reading aloud, amusing illustrations.

Aladin 2007 210 PP. Paper

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Seventeenth Century Remarkable Quaker Youth

BY BARBARA LUETKE-STAHLMAN
The stories of many early Friends, emphasizing the accomplishments of their youth.

Luetke-Stahlman 2001 137 PP. Spiral Bound

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Sex God

Exploring The Endless Connections Between Sexuality And Spirituality

BY ROB BELL
God and sex go together. Rob Bell believes one can't separate the two because the physical world is intimately linked to deeper spiritual realities. And so, in order to make sense of sexuality, at some point one must talk about God. Bell uses the Bible and real life examples in an aphoristic abbreviated style organized under humorous chapter headings such as "God Wears Lipstick" to argue that our physical relationships are really about spiritual relationships. A book that many Quakers are finding a fascinating theological read.

Zondervan 2008 200 PP. Paper

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Sex Texts From The Bible

Selections Annotated & Explained

SELECTED AND ANNOTATED BY TERESA HORNSBY
Discover what the Bible says about sex - with no previous background in theology or religious history. This SkyLight book offers insightful and engaging commentary that explains the historical context and religious worldviews of those who wrote the Bible as well as the role their perspectives play in current social debates. The book encourages you to form your own opinion about what the Bible has to say about sex and gain a deeper understanding of your own sexuality

Skylight Paths 2007 172 PP. Paper

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Sexuality

A Part Of Wholeness

BY ELIZABETH WATSON
Questions and recommendations by a gifted Friend, for thoughtful consideration by inviduals and meetings. Searching proposals address our relationships with each other. Recommended to overseers.

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting 1983 25 PP. Paper

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Shadow Work

BY IVAN ILLICH
A leading, but complex thinker who looks "out of the box" as they say at modern life. Here he examines work that is done but not paid for in society, from the obvious housework and caring for family to certain sorts of education and even commuting. Areas that are often unexamined causes of discrimination and disadvantage. Not an easy read, but in the dark, the sparks coming out of your ears will help.

Marion Boyers 1981 152 PP. Cloth

$5.00 (in stock)

Shakeress

BY KIMBERLEY HEUSTON
Introduces readers to some of the various religious communities that existed in the late 1800s. Orphaned Naomi seeks refuge in a Shaker village. The Shakers take her in and begin to teach her their way of life. Naomi is upset by some of the Shaker traditions but is grateful for their help and training as an herbalist. She travels to another village and builds a successful medical practice. She then comes to Mormonism and travels west with them.

Hand Print 2005 208 PP. Cloth

$9.00 (in stock)

A Shaker's Dozen

BY KATHLEEN THORNE-THOMSEN
Everything the Shakers made was simple in design, pure in form, and perfect in construction, reflecting their beliefs about life. A Shaker's Dozen celebrates the functional beauty of Shaker crafts as it leads young readers on an engaging journey through the numbers one to twelve. From Shaker brooms to homemade fruit pies and sturdy wooden tools, A Shaker's Dozen combines color photographs and a simple text to illuminate Shaker life, while captions offer more detailed information on the various objects. Has an enlightening afterword on Shaker history. Ages 4-8.

Chronicle Books 1999 32 PP. Cloth

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Shaking Out The Truth

BY PHILADELPHIA YEARLY MEETING
Three lessons highlight how Quakers make decisions.

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting 1998 14 PP. Paper

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Shalom Lifestyles

Whole People Whole Earth

BY JERRY HOLSOPPLE
Video curriculum for young people by producer, writer, and theologian Jerry Holsopple focuses on peace, justice, service, and the environment. Fifteen sessions on topics such as: The Hunt for Happiness; Images in a Box; TV Violence; Can the Earth be Healed; and more. Two videos, two leader's books, reproducible student sheets, in a large plastic case. Item is new BUT case is damaged. Was $45.00

Mennonite Media Productions 1991 2 VHS, BOOK Boxed

$20.00 (low stock)

Shane Claiborne's Plenary Address 2009 - Mp3

BY SHANE CLAIBORNE
This is a downloadable mp3 version of Shane's 2009 Gathering plenary address. When you purchase it, after we confirm your credit card details, we will send you a limited time link through which you can download the audio file. Shane Claiborne, a self-described "hellfire and damnation preacher, writer, and circus performer," is a founding partner of The Simple Way, a faith community in inner city Philadelphia that has been a model for radical faith communities around the world. Using experiences in Iraq, experiences in the streets of Philadelphia, ancient stories of the early Christians and contemporary stories of ordinary radicals, he challenges us to deeper faithfulness.

Quaker Press of FGC 2009 AUDIO MP3 Audio

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