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A Gentle Guide To Discerning God's Will For Your Life
BY DEBRA FARRINGTON "Everyone from the most conservative Christian to the most spiritual-but-not-religious folks will find her tools for discernment useful. They include the Quaker practice of settling into silence and waiting on God as well as Lectio Divina, a method for meditating on scripture. Farrington's final section invites readers to go through the process of discernment, but one need not be at a crossroads to appreciate this book." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Jossey-Bass 2003 232 PP. Cloth
$19.95 (in stock)
BY ROSANNE PARRY A first novel, Brother the youngest of 5, is left to look after the family ranch when his father heads to Iraq and with his brothers also in the military. Coping with cows, fire and injury and other problems the book explores his relationships with his Quaker grandfather, an Ecuadoran shepherd who works on the ranch, and a new Catholic circuit priest. They help him to discover his true calling, to become a military chaplain.Maybe friends will find this adifficult book, but it raises many issues for discusion.
Random House 2009 160 PP. Cloth
$15.99 (low stock)
Rediscovering A Life Of Faith
BY MARCUS BORG "[This book] provides a valuable glimpse into the essence of Christianity for those who have left the faith because they no longer believe its doctrines and those who are trying to remain in the faith while questioning its doctrines. With those people in mind, Borg emphasizes the transformational aspect of Christianity by examining the "emerging paradigm" that is gradually replacing the belief-centered paradigm of the last several hundred years. The new paradigm, Borg writes, is about loving God and loving what God loves, rather than rigidly adhering to a specific set of beliefs. . As always, Borg writes with clarity and precision, which should also help the ongoing conversation."-PW
HarperSF 2004 256 PP. Paper
$14.95 (in stock)
Confronting Race, Racism And White Privilege
BY ROBERT JENSEN This book is both a cautionary tale for those white people who believe that they have transcended racism, and also an expression of the hope for genuine transcendence. "Very few white writers have been able to point out the pathological nature of white privilege and supremacy with the eloquence of Robert Jensen. In The Heart of Whiteness, Jensen demonstrates not only immense wisdom on the issue of race, but does so in the kind of direct and accessible fashion that separates him from virtually any other academic scholar, or journalist, writing on these subjects today." -Tim Wise, author, White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son
City Lights Books 2005 124 PP. Paper
$12.95 (low stock)
Deepening Women's Friendships At Midlife
BY PATRICIA SCHAPIRO Faced with a kaleidoscope of changes, women at midlife often turn to their female friends for comfort, support and stability. In this book, psychologist Patricia Shapiro interviews 50 women, from ages 45-60, and blends their stories with research, expert commentary, and her own experiences. What emerges are the hidden benefits of midlife friendship-how it can complement and stabilize a marriage or offer strength, support, and security to single women. Through suggested dialogs and guidelines, she helps women develop the skills needed to enrich friendships, cope with negative emotions, expand networks of friends, and most importantly, befriend themselves.
Berkeley 2001 212 PP. Paper
$4.75 (in stock)
A Quaker Chaplain's View Of The War In Iraq
STORIES AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY COMMANDER SHERI SNIVELY "Carry your sword as long as you are able", was Fox's advice to William Penn, and Sheri Snively has taken it as well. Probably the only Quaker Chaplain serving with the marines this book is the story of her time serving in a military hospital in Iraq. Her words and pictures are a poignant tribute to those she met both as staff and patients and she tells their often terrible but inspiring stories beautifully in this quite surprising book. As her commanding officer says to her " you have a unique perspective, I hope you are writing it down"
Raven Oaks Press 2010 269 PP. Cloth
$26.95 (in stock)
Quakers And The Second Coming
BY BEN PINK-DANDELION, DOUGLAS GWYN, TIMOTHY PEAT Almost impossible to summarize, a book exploding with ideas and insights. The experience of Christ was so central to the lives of early friends, that it was as if they were living in the second coming. Peat and Gwyn look at Paul's Gospel, and Quaker beliefs and practices. Pink Dandelion looks at how this unrealized idea of the second coming has influenced Quaker thought today. All copies suffer from poor quality binding.keep a rubber band handy!
Curlew 1998 271 PP. Paper
$22.00 (in stock)
Norman Morrison's Sacrifice For Peace And His Family's Journey Of Healing
BY ANNE MORRISON WELSH AND JOYCE HOLLYDAY In 1965 Norman Morrison, a devout Quaker, immolated himself on the steps of the Pentagon as a protest against the Vietnam War. Anne Morrison Welsh recounts Norman's story as well as her own journey to find forgiveness, and recovery from life's wounds. While many were appalled by Morrison's action, others were deeply affected - among them, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, who later described Morrison's death as one of the critical turning points in his life. Decades later, on a pilgrimage to Vietnam, Anne and her children completed a circle that brought them to terms, in a new way, with the mystery and meaning of that day in 1965.
Orbis Books 2008 160 PP. Paper
$20.00 (in stock)
BY VALERIE SHERER MATHES A detailed account of the last years of Jackson's life (1879-1885), when she struggled to promote the rights of American Indians, especially in California, displaced and dispossessed by the U.S. government. Jackson's efforts culminated in the publication of A Century of Dishonor, an indictment of the government's Indian policy, and the novel Ramona, a sympathetic portrayal of the plight of California's Mission Indians. Her second husband was a Quaker - William Sharpless Jackson.
University of Oklahoma 1997 235 PP. Paper
$10.00 (in stock)
BY D B JOHNSON "[In this book] Johnson tackles [Thoreau's] philosophy on civil disobedience... Henry the bear sets off to retrieve one of his shoes from the cobbler. But before he can pick it up, he is jailed for nonpayment of taxes. While there, Henry uses crayons and his imagination to create for himself a new shoe, trees, and a mountain path to explore. [On this] mountain, he meets an unnamed, barefoot traveler. Although the stranger's comments indicate that he is an escaped slave seeking freedom, his fur is the same color as Henry's.. Henry gives the traveler his shoes., then returns . to his cell. . Johnson's text does a fine job of explaining the essential conflicts without oversimplifying them."-SLJ
HM 2003 32 PP. Cloth
$15.00 (in stock)
BY D. B. JOHNSON Inspired by a passage from Henry David Thoreaus Walden, the wonderfully appealing Henry Hikes to Fitchburg follows two friends who have very different approaches to life. When the two agree to meet one evening in Fitchburg, which is thirty miles away, each decides to get there in his own way, and the two have surprisingly different days.
Houghton Mifflin 2006 32 PP. Paper
$6.95 (in stock)
Scholar, Activist, Disciple - Php 376
BY MARGARET HOPE BACON Cadbury's accomplishments and commitments reached into many worlds. He was widely acknowledged as an author and as a biblical scholar and translator. He was a professor at Harvard Divinity School, Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges and Pendle Hill. A strong and steady voice for peace and racial justice, he lived his faith through social action. For Henry Cadbury, that activism was expressed principally through the AFSC, of which he was a founder and long-time board chair. Margaret Hope Bacon, the prominent Quaker Historian, who was his associate at AFSC for many years, draws upon her unique perspective to acquaint readers with his full and rich life.
Pendle Hill Pamphlet 2005 38 PP. Paper
$6.50 (in stock)
BY ELLEN LEVINE, ILLUSTRATED BY KADIR NELSON Henry Brown doesn't know how old he is. Nobody keeps records of slaves' birthdays. All the time he dreams about freedom, but that dream seems farther away than ever when he is torn from his family and put to work in a warehouse. When Henry grows up and marries, he is again devastated when his family is sold at the slave market. Then one day, as he lifts a crate at the warehouse, he knows exactly what he must do: He will mail himself to the North. After an arduous journey in the crate, Henry finally has a birthday -- his first day of freedom. Grade 2– to 5.
Scholastic 2007 40 PP. Cloth
$16.99 (in stock)
BY JULES BASS, DEBBIE HARTER The dragons like nothing better than raiding Castle Dark and carrying off princesses to eat. All the dragons, that is, except Herb. He is at his happiest tending his vegetable patch, for Herb is a vegetarian. So it is unfortunate that he is the one captured by the castle knights. Treacherous Meathook and his dragon cronies will only help Herb if he agrees to eat meat, will he give in to their blackmail? Jules Bass s lighthearted story combines with Debbie Harter s jaunty illustrations to make this a hilarious picture book that also offers young readers plenty of food for thought.
Barefoot Books 2005 32 PP. Paper
$7.99 (in stock)
BY ERNIE BUSCEMI AND VINCE BUSCEMI A cutting edge booklet on discerning callings. `We are creatures of habit and we do what is comfortable. Faith however inspires action; it produces doers. And those faithful to the obedience, to the urging of the spirit are moved into service.' The authors challenge us to explore the impact of racism on the choices we make.
Southeastern Yearly Meeting 2006 28 PP. Paper
$4.00 (in stock)
ILLUSTRATED BY KADIR NELSON What began as a spiritual has developed into one of America's best-known songs, and now for the first time it appears as a picture book, masterfully created by award-winning artist Kadir Nelson.Through sublime landscapes and warm images of a boy and his family, Kadir has created a dazzling, intimate interpretation, one that rejoices in the connectedness of people and nature. Inspired by the song's simple message, Kadir sought to capture the joy of living in and engaging with the world. Most importantly, he wished to portray the world as a child might see it-vast and beautiful.
Dial 2005 32 PP. Cloth
BY PHILLIP & HANNAH HOOSE, ILLUSTRATED BY DEBBIE TILLEY "A bespectacled ant, loaded down with two shopping bags, is confronted by a human youngster intent on stepping on him. Before the boy can carry out his threat, the ant begs him to reconsider. Each double-page spread is devoted to one character expressing his opinion in the life vs. death debate. The brightly colored, full-page cartoon illustrations, rendered in pen, ink, and watercolor, capably convey the obvious differences and the surprising similarities of the two main characters. The boy is urged to look at things from the ant's point of view before deciding on his course of action. The tale's conclusion is open-ended as readers are asked, `What do you think that kid should do?'"-SLJ
Tricycle 1998 28 PP. Cloth
$14.95 (low stock)
50th Anniversary Perspectives - Dvd
BY JARED TABER AND LAURA SMOOT In 2005, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting celebrated the 50th anniversary of its reunification following 128 years of disunity during the Hicksite/Orthodox split. This documentary offers some perspectives on the occasion of that anniversary, through five Friends who share their memories of the reunification in 1955 and the times leading up to it. Its purpose is not to provide a comprehensive historical view, but rather to capture some personal viewpoints on the events leading to reunification. The history is relevant today, as Friends continue to address challenges to our unity, even as we strive to worship, work for a more peaceful world, and engage with ever-increasing diversity in our lives.
PhYM 2005 30 MIN. Dvd
$15.00 (backorder)
Decoding The Spiritual Message Of The Aramaic Jesus
BY NEIL DOUGLAS-KLOTZ "Dr. Douglas-Klotz's presentation of what he considers to be the overlooked aspect of the Gospels, namely the Aramaic writings of the early church. Aramaic was the spoken language of Jesus' day. In presenting his translations of these early church writings, the author discusses a mystical aspect of the gospels that seems to harken back to the gnostic controversy." - AudioFile
Quest Books 2001 224 PP. Paper
Quaker Women's Writings 1650 - 1700
EDITED BY MARY GARMAN, MARGARET BENEFIEL, JUDITH APPLEGATE, DORTHA MEREDITH This book is a marvelous collection of early Quaker women's writings and a work of great scholarship. The included tracts, letters epistles and excerpts from journals are reprinted with only minor revisions of the arcane spelling. Features writing from well-known Friends like Margaret Fell, but also from many who are now little remembered.
Pendle Hill 1995 512 PP. Paper
The Journey Toward An Undivided Life + Circles Of Trust Dvd
BY PARKER PALMER Friend Parker Palmer seeks to help us "rejoin soul and role," so that individuals and communities can be healed from the ravages of consumerism, injustice and violence. In his classic style, the task is fleshed out with stories, poems, personal confessions and a plan - concrete steps for creating "circles of trust" where honest, open sharing allows each person's "inner teacher" to show up - places where we can sit and wait for our souls to tell the truth. For the paperback edition a DVD about these circles has been added.
Jossey Bass 2009 260 PP & DVD Paper
BY MARY ANN MOORE Wonderful portrayals of God in a variety of multicultural, non-sexist images-as the mother and father of life, as love and peace, as a continual mystery and a spiritual force-offer 4 to 8 year olds an opportunity for talking about God with their parents and teachers.
Skinner House Books 1994 106 PP. Paper
$12.00 (backorder)
A Celebration Of Poetry With A Beat
EDITED BY NIKKI GIOVANNI Hip hop poetry and songs as illustrated lyrics and songs on the enclosed CD. Carefully selected by Nikki Giovanni and featuring Mos Def, Langston Hughes, Tupac Shakur, Maya Angelou, Queen Latifah, Nikki Grimes and, of course, Nikki Giovanni. Many people might be wary of Hip Hops reputation but these are all either fun topical or challenging themes that will appeal to all.
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky 2008 72 PP.48MINS Cloth
$19.99 (in stock)
BY ROBERT SAN SOUCI As water pours over the wheel of a busy sawmill in Virginia, a stranger tells Old Sam, the owner, that he wants to learn the trade. Old Sam is happy to take on a hired hand, and Young Sam, his son, is glad to have someone to boss around. One day, an old farmer complains about a misery in his back. The New Hand offers to fix him up, and when he does, the farmer is not only cured, he's young again! But when conniving Young Sam tries to do the same, he finds himself in big trouble. Can the New Hand set things right?
Puffin 2004 40 PP. Paper
$6.99 (in stock)
The Art Of Toshi And Iri Maruki
BY JOHN JUNKERMAN & NORIAKI TSUCHIMOTO Hirohima no Pika is an animated film based on the famous book about a young girl and her family who live through the bombing. It is narrated by Susan Sarandon. Hellfire: a journey from Hiroshima is about the making of the Hiroshima murals, Virtually unknown in the west, they are as profound an antiwar work as Pablo Picasso's famous mural, Guernica. The monumental panels, which are actually painted upon traditional-style folding screens, took 30 years to complete, and provide a chilling look at the terror of nuclear war. With interviews and film of the artists at work. a message of hope from an unimaginable horror.
FRF 2005 83 MINS Dvd
$12.50 (in stock)
BY TOSHI MARUKI Seven year old Mii and her parents are eating breakfast in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 at 8:15 am, when a flash announces the beginning of the atomic age. The horrendous results for Mii her family and all of Hiroshima are the subject of this book. Haunting and disturbing images of the results of mans "inhumanity" that nonetheless needs to be read.
William Morrow 1982 48 PP Cloth
$17.99 (low stock)
EDITED BY LICIA KUENNING Includes Lurting's The Fighting Sailor Turned Peaceable Christian, Jonathan Dymond's An Inquiry into The Accordancy of War with the Principles of Christianity, Passages on "War" from London Yearly Meeting (1802), Philadelphia Yearly Meeting's Letter to the United States Congress (1847) and George Fox's and others' Declaration to King Charles II (1660).
Quaker Heritage Press 2002 188 PP Cloth
The 4,000-year Quest Of Judaism, Christianity And Islam
BY KAREN ARMSTRONG Karen Armstrong considers herself an "historian of ideas" and here she looks at how the concept of God has changed over time in the major world religions. She looks at the historical, intellectual, philosophical, and social developments that both shaped and were shaped by them.
Ballantine 1994 496 PP Paper
$15.95 (in stock)
The Society Of Friends And Black Education In Arkansas
BY THOMAS KENNEDY This work focuses on dedicated Quaker missionaries in post-Civil War Arkansas. In 1864 Alida and Calvin Clark, two abolitionist members of the Religious Society of Friends from Indiana, went on a mission trip to Helena, Arkansas. The Clarks had come to render temporary relief to displaced war orphans but instead found a lifelong calling. During their time in Arkansas, they started the school that became Southland College, which was the first institution of higher education for blacks west of the Mississippi, and they set up the first predominately black monthly meeting of the Religious Society of Friends in North America.
University of Arkansas Press 2009 424 PP. Cloth
$45.00 (in stock)
Written By Himself
EDITED AND INTRODUCED BY ROSEMARY MOORE "There are many greater Quakers than Ellwood, but few more likeable" quips editor Rosemary Moore in her epilogue. Ellwood's story vividly recounts the early days of the Friends movement in 17th century England and the persecution they underwent. A student of Isaac Penington, an assistant to John Milton, and the editor of the journals of George Fox, Thomas Ellwood gives a moving account of his tumultuous life and times.
AltaMira Press 2004 240 PP. Paper
$24.95 (low stock)
