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Beneath The Stones, Behind The Texts
BY JOHN DOMINIC CROSSAN The authors show that recent archaeological finds support the Gospel stories. They dig down into the meaning of the Gospel stories and present archaeological evidence that sheds light on them. Well illustrated this makes for a fascinating new way into the texts.
HarperSF 2002 298 Paper
$19.95 (in stock)
Php 359
BY HOWARD DOSSOR A lively exposition of what kind of theology can come of a belief that we are not immortal, and therefore must value and live our lives as if we are heading into an abyss at death. What kind of force can illumine our way, if this life is all we have of existence? Dossor's discussion of what Kazantkakis' theology gives us insight on how to live fully, joyfully and faithfully.
Pendle Hill Pamphlet 2002 40 PP. Paper
$6.50 (low stock)
Finding God's Thread Of Guidance - Php 388
BY MICHAEL WAJDA Out of a great hunger for God's love and guidance, Michael Wajda has spent his adult life seeking to experience the presence of God. In small ways and large, his search has been answered. In this pamphlet, he offers readers his personal story and tells what he has learned about the practice of "Expectant Listening." He encourages individuals to notice the variety of ways in which God comes to them in their lives, revealing God's "deep, long thread of guidance."
Pendle Hill Pamphlet 2007 32 PP. Paper
$6.50 (in stock)
Three Spiritual Practices
BY ARTHUR LARRABEE This essay presents the practices of dissolving attachments, dying into fear, and embracing paradox as powerful ways to God.
Larrabee 1998 28 PP. Paper
$5.00 (in stock)
Quaker Women Transcending Differences - Php 323
BY MARGERY POST-ABBOTT This essay describes the interactions among a worship group of evangelical and liberal women Friends who have taken seriously the work to understand and to uphold forms of faith which move beyond misconceptions of one another.
Pendle Hill Pamphlet 1995 30 PP. Paper
A Set Of 9 Audio Files And 3 Text Files In .pdf Format
BY REX AMBLER, RE-MASTERED BY MADISON MONTHLY MEETING These are the remastered Mp3 audio files, prepared by Madison Monthly Meeting, of Rex Ambler's 'Experiment with Light' process lectures and meditations. Ambler examines early Friends experiences of the Light and then describes a practice for modern Friends that can help them access the Light to transform themselves and, then, to look more outwardly. "The discipline of light as practiced by early Friends is a practical discipline which opens up the truth about ourselves and the world and transforms our relationship with them." Audio files include a lecture by Rex Ambler on the process and five meditations for individuals and groups. An outline for a 4-session course included. Mp3 download.
Ambler 2009 MP3S AND PDF Audio
$12.00 (in stock)
Journeys Of Spirituality And Discovery
BY ANNE MARTIN Recommended by the FGC Religious education committee, this resource invites new Christians or indeed anyone who wants to deepen their faith to join in a reflection process of 13 central questions of Christianity and faith. It is designed to be used in a small group setting, and includes useful information on forming covenant groups, meeting outlines, and developing spiritual practices. Questions are presented in ways that encourage prayer, reflection, and discussion.
United Church Publishing House (Canada) 2004 168 PP. Spiral Bound
$16.95 (in stock)
What Great Christian Thinkers Tell Us About Our Afterlife With God
BY ARTHUR ROBERTS Drawing on a wealth of Christian thought though the ages, the well known evangelical Quaker theologian illuminates his personal vision of heaven--a world free of evil and suffering, where he believes humans will work and learn, continuing the process of discipleship started on earth. Remaindered books, title not currently available new.
HarperCollins 2003 240 PP. Blank
A Study Guide
BY MARSHA HOLLIDAY This easy-to-use manual promotes a better knowledge and understanding of Quakerism among unprogrammed Friends. Leaders will appreciate the instructions and supplemental material available in the full version, while the core of the curriculum is in booklet form for participants. Useful both for groups and for self-study, all the basics of Quakerism are covered from George Fox to present day organizations serving the many branches of Friends. Lessons build on one another and each includes a reflection question. A wonderful tool for enriching the lives of Friends both new and old.
Quaker Press of FGC 2006 59 PP. Spiral Bound
$17.00 (in stock)
Quaker Press of FGC 2006 48 PP. Paper
$15.00 (in stock)
BY MARSHA HOLLIDAY This easy-to-use manual promotes a better knowledge and understanding of Quakerism among unprogrammed Friends. Leaders will appreciate the instructions and supplemental material available in the full version, while the core of the curriculum is in booklet form for participants. Useful both for groups and for self-study, all the basics of Quakerism are covered from George Fox to present day organizations serving the many branches of Friends. Lessons build on one another and each includes a reflection question. A wonderful tool for enriching the lives of Friends both new and old. This is a downloadable .pdf version of this publication.
Quaker Press of FGC 2006 59 PP .PDF Blank
BY MARSHA HOLLIDAY This easy-to-use manual promotes a better knowledge and understanding of Quakerism among unprogrammed Friends. Leaders will appreciate the instructions and supplemental material available in the full version, while the core of the curriculum is in booklet form for participants. Useful both for groups and for self-study, all the basics of Quakerism are covered from George Fox to present day organizations serving the many branches of Friends. Lessons build on one another and each includes a reflection question. A wonderful tool for enriching the lives of Friends both new and old.This is a downloadable .pdf version of this publication.
Quaker Press of FGC 2006 48 PP .PDF Blank
BY ROBERT BARCLAY Includes Tesis teologicas, Proposicion XII: Sobre el bautismo and Proposicion XIII: Sobre la comunion.
FWCC 1999 65 PP. Paper
Lessons Learned On The Tea
WEHMILLER, PAULA Go back to the sights, sounds and smells of earliest memories that define our identities. Learn to heal formative hurts and support children in our lives.
FCED 1992 13 PP. Paper
$3.00 (in stock)
Second Edition
BY SAM KANER, LENNY LIND, CATHERINE TOLDI ET AL This is the best available training manual and sourcebook for facilitators, managers and leaders who want to encourage full participation, promote mutual understanding, and help groups build inclusive, sustainable agreements. It presents more than 200 valuable tools and skills and places them in the context of a lucid, realistic model of the dynamics of group decision-making. An excellent resource for clerks. Now in a new edition with 70 extra pages and two new chapters. Many pages updated and improved.
Jossey Bass 2007 341 PP. Paper
$29.00 (in stock)
BY ELIZABETH GRAY VINING Resources for meditation in quotations and account of "good deaths." This is the author's long personal prayer at age 70.
Philadelphia YM 1994 6 PP. Paper
$1.00 (in stock)
Beacon Hill Friends House Weed Lecture Series
BY HAROLD WEAVER Dealing with race in the United States brings many Friends to a stand-still. We brim with good intentions, but what to do? In his talk, Hal Weaver does more than just lay out the history and current state of this painful issue. He asks us to consider some answers. This thoughtful pamphlet can be the start of some deep and difficult reflection and discussion.
Beacon Hill Friends House 2008 39 PP. Paper
$4.00 (in stock)
History Of Jamaican Friends
BY MARY LANGFORD The story of the Quaker presence in Jamaica from the arrival of the first Quaker settlers shortly after the British conquest in 1658 up until 1995. The book examines the treatment of ex-slaves, American Friends' mission activity, and the twentieth century life of Jamaica Yearly Meeting. Mary Jones Langford provides not only a history, but an instructive commentary on Quaker missionary work and local Jamaican cultures.
Friends United Press 1997 209 PP. Paper
4th Edition
BY BRITAIN YEARLY MEETING This is the revised fourth edition of Britain Yearly Meeting's discipline. This book of Quaker faith and practice is an attempt to express Truth through the vital personal and corporate experience of Friends. It is largely composed of extracts: a fitting way of expressing the breadth of Quaker theology. It also describes the current structures of Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends.
Britain Yearly Meeting 2009 676 PP. Paper
$30.00 (in stock)
BY NORTH PACIFIC YEARLY MEETING North Pacific Yearly Meeting's book of discipline. NPYM is an independent yearly meeting.
NPYM 1993 Paper
$7.00 (in stock)
BY NEW YORK YEARLY MEETING New York Yearly Meeting's book of discipline, revised 1998.
New York Yearly Meeting 1998 Paper
$8.00 (in stock)
BY MAYA AJMERA FOR THE GLOBAL FUND FOR CHILDREN Families around the world celebrate faith in many different ways through praying, singing, learning, helping, caring, and more. With stunning photographs from many cultures and religious traditions, Faith celebrates the ways in which people worship around the globe. Thematically organized back matter gives additional information on common expressions of faith, and a glossary describes particular religions and elements of faith depicted in the book.
Charlesbridge 2009 48 PP. Cloth
Quaker Stories For Friends Trained In The Godly Play (r) Method
BY THE FAITH & PLAY WORKING GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA YEARLY MEETING Godly Play(R), created by Jerome Berryman, opened the way for Friends to teach bible stories using a method that embodies the Quaker idea of continuing revelation, supports multiple perspectives on a story, encourages silence as a tool within storytelling and honors the diversity of ways the spirit works within each person. This curriculum uses the full range of these techniques to help Friends tell stories of Quaker Faith and Practice. Developed by the Faith & Play Working Group of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, this is a resource that will work best for Friends and children already acquainted with Godly Play(R) methods.
Quaker Press of FGC 2008 44 PP. Looseleaf
$20.00 (in stock)
BY THE FAITH & PLAY WORKING GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA YEARLY MEETING Godly Play(R), created by Jerome Berryman, opened the way for Friends to teach bible stories using a method that embodies the Quaker idea of continuing revelation, supports multiple perspectives on a story, encourages silence as a tool within storytelling and honors the diversity of ways the spirit works within each person. This curriculum uses the full range of these techniques to help Friends tell stories of Quaker Faith and Practice. Developed by the Faith & Play Working Group of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, this is a resource that will work best for Friends and children already acquainted with Godly Play(R) methods. This is a downloadable .pdf version of this publication.
Quaker Press of FGC 2008 44 PP. Blank
The Book Of Christian Discipline Of The Yearly Meeting Of The Religious Society Of Friends (quakers) In Britain
BY BRITAIN YEARLY MEETING_ A wonderful resource for any Friend or meeting with abundant quotations from numerous sources. This is the 2009 fourth edition.
Britain Yearly Meeting 2005 671 PP. Cloth
$40.00 (backorder)
A Book Of Christian Discipline For Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Of The Religious Society Of Riends
BY PHILADELPHIA YEARLY MEETING Faith & Practice is the written record of the collective sense of the Spirit for a yearly meeting body. Most books of faith and practice are continually revised and updated and include advices on procedures within the faith, current practice for conducting the yearly meeting and monthly meeting business and numerous quotations from prominent Friends on belief, worship, concerns, leadings, and testimonies. This is an essential text for any Friend within a yearly meeting.
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting 2002 263 PP. Paper
$10.00 (in stock)
BY BALTIMORE YEARLY MEETING Baltimore Yearly Meeting's book of discipline.
Baltimore Yearly Meeting 1988 Paper
$13.50 (in stock)
Conservative
BY NORTH CAROLINA YEARLY MEETING, CONSERVATIVE North Carolina Yearly Meeting's (Conservative) book of discipline.
NCYM (C) 1983 Paper
$5.00 (backorder)
BY NEW ENGLAND YEARLY MEETING New England's book of discipline.
New England Yearly Meeting 1986 Cloth
$8.50 (in stock)
A Guide To Quaker Discipline In The Experience Of Pacific Yearly Meeting
BY PACIFIC YEARLY MEETING The new edition, a thorough revision of the 1985 edition.
Pacific Yearly Meeting 2001 270 PP. Paper
$16.00 (in stock)
