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Callings

Twenty Centuries Of Christian Wisdom On Vocation

EDITED BY WILLIAM PLACHER
This unprecedented anthology gathers select passages on work and vocation from the greatest writers of Christian history. William Placher has written insightful introductions to accompany the selections. While the vocational questions faced by Christians have changed through the centuries, the book demonstrates how the distilled wisdom of these saints, preachers, theologians, and teachers remain relevant to Christians today. Includes writing by Augustine, Thomas a Kempis, George Fox, Gerrard Winstanley, Teresa of Avila, Dostoevsky, Dorothy Day, Simone Weil, Howard Thurman, Thomas Merton, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer, among others.

Eerdmans 2005 459 PP. Paper

$24.00 (in stock)

Can You Say Peace?

BY KAREN KATZ
International Peace Day is September 21. On this day and every day throughout the year, children all over the world wish for peace. Karen Katz takes readers on a bright and colorful journey around the globe to meet some of these children and learn about the many ways to say peace! Karen Katz's bright and childlike illustrations are the perfect way to introduce the very young to the concept of peace and teach them how to say the word in twenty-two different languages.

Henry Holt 2006 32 PP. Cloth

$16.95 (in stock)

Candles In The Darkness (31003)

BY E STJOHN CATCHPOOL
A good contender for "most bland cover" and "poorest binding" awards of 1966, but the contents - a biography of a very busy and well travelled Friend makes for interesting reading. Founder of the Youth Hostel Association, he was active in mediation in Russia, in disaster relief in Japan and had adventures in Africa and America as well. Illustrated Poor condition paperback, SECONDHAND COPY.

Bannisdale Press 1966 263 PP. Paper

$7.50 USED - availability checked Mar 19th 3:39am CDT

Captain Paul Cuffe's Logs And Letters, 1808-1817

A Black Quaker's "voice From Within The Veil"

BY PAUL CUFFE, EDITED BY ROSALIND WIGGINS
Paul cuffe was one of the few black Quakers of his day. Editor Rosalind Wiggins has collected this remarkable man's correspondence and ship's logs. She presents original manuscripts that tell the story of Cuffe's efforts to undercut the slave trade by forming a trading cooperative in Sierra Leone, thus linking the United States, England, and small West African nations. Wiggins shows the obstacles Cuffe faced: the War of 1812, a trade embargo, the network of African American organizations that provided him with help; and his concern for education within the black community.

Howard University Press 1996 528 PP. Cloth

$10.00 (in stock)

The Captivity Of Elizabeth Hanson

A Quaker Kidnapped By Native Americans In 1725

BY SAMUEL BOWNAS
"On the 27th of the sixth month, called August, 1725, my husband and all our menservants being abroad, eleven Indians, armed with tomahawks and gun came furiously into the house." Thus begins the story of the captivity of Quaker Elizabeth Hanson, "taken in substance from her own mouth" by Samuel Bownas. This book contains the complete text of Bownas' 1760 edition, with a twenty page introduction and notes designed to explain the background to this true story.

Simon Webb 2007 40 PP. Paper

$10.00 (in stock)

Caring, Conviction, Commitment

Dilemmas Of Quakermembership Today

BY ALISTAIR HERON
A study of 459 attenders in 40 meeting in Yorkshire, England in the early 1990's.Supplemented with 70 personal interviews, the author explores concerns about the increasing numbers of attenders supported by decreasing numbers of actual members. Our last few copies.

Britain Yearly Meeting 1992 84 PP. Paper

$8.00 (backorder)

Caring For Creation

Reflections On The Biblical Basis Of Earthcare

BY LISA LOFLAND GOULD
This book encourages us to seek the spiritual roots of a healthy relationship between humans and the rest of creation. Drawing insights from many parts of the Bible, as well as from her background as a biologist, Lisa Gould shows that the Scriptures can be a valid guide to living in right relationship not only with other people, but with the whole community of life. She includes a study guide for use in adult religious education. Our last copies - This book is now out of print.

FCUN 1999 96 PP. Paper

$8.50 (in stock)

Carrie And Carl Play

A Flip Flap Book

BY LOIS T. SMITH
Who is playing at home today? It's Carrie and Carl, an adorable brother-sister pair who love building (and knocking down) blocks with Mommy, hunting for Daddy behind the curtain, turning a big box into a fast train, and fashioning giant shoes out of baking pans. Using inspiration from her own children, Quaker author-illustrator Lois T. Smith invites little ones to peek behind the flaps and find ways to have fun with found objects around the house - and a healthy dose of imagination. The children in this story are bi-racial, with an African American father and European-American mother.

Candlewick 2007 32 PP. Paper

$5.99 (low stock)

The Case For God

BY KAREN ARMSTRONG
This book moves from the stone age to the present detailing the great lengths to which humankind has gone in order to experience a sacred reality that it called by many names, such as God, Brahman, Nirvana, Allah, or Dao. Focusing especially on Christianity but including Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, & Hinduism, Armstrong examines the diminished impulse toward religion in our own time. Why has God become so unbelievable to so many? She makes a powerful, argument for drawing on the insights of the past in order to build a faith that speaks to the needs of our polarized age, but cautions us that religion was never supposed to provide answers that lie within the competence of human reason.

Knopf 2009 432 PP. Cloth

$27.95 (in stock)

Cast A Blue Shadow

Ohio Amish Mystery Series - #4

BY P. L. GAUS
In this Amish mystery, a blizzard hits northern Ohio, devastating Millersburg College and the lives of many students & locals. Wealthy executive Juliet Favor, patron of the college, is found dead. The next morning Mennonite student Martha Lehman curls up in a fetal position outside her psychiatrist's office. Since she was involved with Juliet's son, she becomes the prime suspect. Professor Michael Branden and Sheriff Bruce Robertson must find the killer. The true victim, however, is Martha, whose troubled past costs her dearly, is doubly isolated as a Mennonite student. How she reconciles her past and finds a place in society is part of the puzzle to be solved.

Ohio University Press 2003 232 PP. Paper

$12.95 (low stock)

A Catechism And Confession Of Faith

A New Edition In Modern English

BY ROBERT BARCLAY, EDITED BY BY DEAN FREIDAY AND ARTHUR ROBERTS
"Catechism and Confession of Faith makes an excellent discussion resource and study guide for young people and adults alike seeking to be deepened in Quaker beliefs and perspectives." - Paul Anderson

Barclay 2001 144 PP. Blank

$6.95 (in stock)

Catholic Quakerism

BY LEWIS BENSON
Written by a respected scholar on the life works of George Fox, this book examines the universal and thus "catholic" message of the early Christian and early Quaker movements, and how this affects our understanding of Christian history, ethics, ecumenism, community and church order.

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting 1990 94 PP. Paper

$9.00 (in stock)

The Cats In Krasinski Square

BY KAREN HESSE, ILLUSTRATED BY WENDY WATSON
The cats in Krasinski Square once belonged to someone. and so did a young girl, whose family has been destroyed by war. As she and her sister struggle to survive amidst war's chaos, they became involved in a plan to help those still inside Warsaw's infamous ghetto. Food must be delivered inside the ghetto walls. But the soldiers have dogs that will sniff out the hidden food the smugglers bring to Warsaw by train. If the dogs can be distracted, then the smugglers might be able to slip away. Karen Hesse has written an achingly beautiful story about the courage of brave young women and men who, at great risk, fought not with weapons, but with their hearts and souls.

Scholastic 2004 32 PP. Cloth

$16.95 (low stock)

The Cave Of Reconciliation

An Abrahamic Tale/an Ibrahamic Tale

BY PECKI SHERMAN WITONSKY, ILLUSTRATED BY KATIE SCOTT
Three Faiths; Two Stories; One Beginning. In the Southern Judea region, 3,050 feet above sea level, lies a city; some know it as Hebron, others Al-Khalil. In this city there sits a cave with three names: the Tomb of the Patriarchs, Ma'arat Ha'Machpelah, and al-Haram al-Ibrahimi. The cave is said to house the remains of a man and his family. The name can be pronounced Abraham, Avraham, or Ibrahim, but the man is the same. The Cave of Reconciliation is a book with two sides. Read from one end, it tells the story of Abraham and his son Isaac, flip the book and it recounts the tale of Ibrahim and Ishmael.

Jewish Publication Society 200 108 PP. Paper

$18.00 (in stock)

Celebrating Ramadan

BY DIANE HOYT-GOLDSMITH, ILLUSTRATED BY LAWRENCE MIGDALE
"This picture book for older readers follows devout Muslim Ibraheem, a fourth-grader living in New Jersey, through the holy month of Ramadan. A brief but surprisingly comprehensive introduction ot Islamic faith and practice begins the book... The Joy of Ramadan, which is often depicted as a lolemn holiday, is captured well here as Ibraheem prays and plays with friends; and it's easy to celebrate with the boy as he successfully completes the fast. This is a sensitive introduction to Ramadan; the quality of the photographs and the eloquent text make the book one of the best introductions in recent memory."-Booklist. Grades 2-5, younger for reading aloud.

Holiday House 2001 32 PP. Paper

$6.95 (low stock)

Celebrating The Quaker Way

BY BEN PINK DANDELION
"I am a Quaker. I am part of a worldwide Quaker community and I inhabit that knowledge daily. It helps me live the way I want to." This is how Ben Pink Dandelion starts this little booklet written for Friends to help them celebrate the Quaker way and its rich tradition.

Britain Yearly Meeting 2009 28 PP. Paper

$5.00 (backorder)

Celebrating The Seasons

Ideas For First Day Schools

EDITED BY MARTHA SMITH
Add exctiement to winter doldrums and entice youth to meeting in the spring.

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting 1994 31 PP. Paper

$3.75 (in stock)

Celebration Of Discipline

The Path Of Spiritual Growth

BY RICHARD FOSTER
Foster is a Quaker pastor. Now over twenty years in print, this book served as the catalyst that re-introduced the practice of the spiritual disciplines into contemporary religious life. For each of the disciplines, Foster considers the biblical basis for the practice, examines its expression in the lives of Jesus, the Apostles, and practitioners throughout church history. He also provides practical guidance in the practice of the disciplines in contemporary life.

HarperSF 1988 228 PP. Cloth

$23.95 (in stock)

Celebration Of Discipline - 6 Cd Set

The Path To Spiritual Growth

BY RICHARD FOSTER
In the twenty years since its publication, Celebration of Discipline, by Quaker pastor Richard Foster, has been a favorite of study groups, as well as for individual reading. Hailed by many as the best modern book on Christian spirituality, Celebration of Discipline explores the "Classic Disciplines," or central spiritual practices, of the Christian faith and how through these practices a true path to spiritual growth can be found. For this special audio edition, Richard Foster has added an introduction telling how he came to write the book.

Hovel Audio 1992 6 CDS Audio

$30.00 (in stock)

Centennial Photo

TAKEN AT THE 2000 GATHERING OF FRIENDS
This unique document was taken at the 2000 annual Gathering of Friends in Rochester, NY. Measuring 13" by 34" the print is both a memento and a celebration of Quakerism at the turn of the century. Limited supply. Comes with a copy of Deep Roots, New Growth.

Quaker Press of FGC 2000 Blank

$40.00 (backorder)

Centering Prayer And Inner Awakening

BY CYNTHIA BOURGEAULT
Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening is a complete guidebook for all who wish to know the practice of Centering Prayer. Cynthia Bourgeault was brought up as Quaker, a perspective she brings to bear as she examines how the practice is related to the classic tradition of Christian contemplation, looks at the distinct nuances of its method, and explores its revolutionary potential to transform Christian life.

Cowley 2004 178 PP. Paper

$16.95 (low stock)

Ceramic "peace" Pendant

CRAFTED BY LIZ PERCH
Ceramic pendant stamped with the word Peace on a 28 fiber and bead necklace enhanced with Swarovski crystals. $55, US postage included.

Liz Perch PENDANT Boxed

$55.00 Availability checked Mar 19th 3:39am CDT

A Certain Kind Of Perfection

An Anthology Of Evangelical And Liberal Quaker Writers

BY MARGERY POST-ABBOTT
"An anthology of Quaker women and men from over three centuries illuminates the common thread in Quaker heritage. Friends...speak of their encounters with Christ as the Inward Teacher, their interpretation of faith into action and their reliance on Divine guidance." - Margaret Hope Bacon. Selections by George Fox, Lucretia Mott, Elise Boulding, Isaac Penington, Howard Macy, Douglas Gwyn and Rufus Jones.

Pendle Hill 1997 306 PP. Paper

$20.00 (in stock)

Chains - A Novel

BY LAURIE HALSE ANDERSON
If an entire nation could seek its freedom, why not a girl? As the Revolutionary War begins, thirteen-year-old Isabel wages her own fight...for freedom. Promised freedom upon the death of their owner, she and her sister, Ruth, in a cruel twist of fate become the property of a malicious New York City couple, the Locktons, who have no sympathy for the American Revolution and even less for Ruth and Isabel. From acclaimed Quaker author Laurie Halse Anderson comes this compelling, impeccably researched novel that shows the lengths we can go to cast off our chains, both physical and spiritual.

Simon & Schuster 2008 320 PP. Cloth

$16.99 (in stock)

The Challenge Of The Disciplined Life

Christian Reflections On Money, Sex, And Power

BY RICHARD FOSTER
Drawing upon practical examples, Richard J. Foster guides the reader in day-to-day ethical decision making, while helping them determine the proper place in Christian life of money, sex and power.

HarperCollins 1989 260 PP. Paper

$14.95 (in stock)

A Challenge To All Friends

Listen To The Light Of Christ, And Then Act

BY CHERICE BOCK
Part of the New Voices series of talks by young adult (18-35) Friends, this essay by Cherice Bock tells us where Quaker spirituality is centered in her life and what action that calls for. She identifies ways in which each branch of Friends could be better centered and empowered to do God's work in the world. Cherice participated in the 2005 World Gathering of Young Friends, representing Northwest Yearly Meeting (EFI).

Beacon Hill Friends House 2007 32 PP. Paper

$4.00 (in stock)

Change Has Come

An Artist Celebrates Our American Spirit

BY KADIR NELSON
The black and white pencil and charcoal images scattered through the book are personal reflections, uniquely felt and rendered by award winning artist Kadir Nelson. They accompany a selection of the words of Barack Obama. Ages 9-12

Simon and Schuster 2009 64 PP. Paper

$12.99 (in stock)

Changing Paradigms

Punishment And Restorative Discipline Prison Work & Restorative Justice

BY PAUL REDEKOP
Paul Redekop taps more than 20 years of experience in restorative justice to conclude that the practice of punishment is a major obstacle to healthy societies, families, and schools. Punishment is so damaging to relationships, especially in children, that it should be reassessed on philosophical, spiritual, religious grounds, Redekop argues. It should be replaced with restorative discipline, and societies should move toward a punishment-free justice system.

Good Books 2007 293 PP. Paper

$18.99 (low stock)

Charles Lathrop Pack

Timberman, Forest Conservationist, And Pioneer In Forest Education

BY ALEXANDRA EYLE
Charles Lathrop Pack (1857-1937) made his fortune from ruthlessly exploiting inherited forests in Michigan, then suddenly in 1908 he changed his spots and became a conservationist, donating large sums to preserving forests and studying them. As president of the American Forestry Association his methods were still a bit dictatorial and he left to found and fund the American Tree Association. He also founded what was to become the "Victory Garden" movement. A fascinating tale of a contradictory man.

Syracuse University Press 1994 312 PP. Cloth