Quakerbooks

Answering Terror

Responses To War And Peace After 9/11/01

EDITED BY SHARON HOOVER
Answering terror is an anthology of the articles and letters in Friends Journal following the 911 attacks. From the statements of the big Quaker Yearly Meetings and organizations, to the protracted correspondence on Scott Simon's rejection of pacifism, these writings show how America and the world could have responded to 911 in a more positive manner. Includes writing by Pamela Haines, George Lakey, Marcelle Martin, Charlie Clements, Lyle Tatum, Keith Helmuth, Paul Buckley, John Paul Lederach, Mary Lord, Stephen Cary, and Jeanne Lohman.

Friends Publishing Corporation (Friends Journal) 2006 223 PP. Paper

$24.95 (in stock)

Blessed Are The Pacifists

The Beatitudes And Just War Theory

BY THOMAS TRZYNA
Thomas Trzyna takes a fresh look at pacifism as a way of life and a practical method of conflict resolution that is grounded in the Scripture, particularly the Beatitudes from the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew's gospel. Based on a study of just war theory and contemporary world events, this book does not rehearse familiar debates about how to justify war. Rather, it approaches the topic from the provocative angle that the work of peacemakers requires setting goals to be measured in generations, not years.

Herald Press 2006 138 PP. Paper

$11.99 (in stock)

Building A Global Civic Culture

Education For An Interdependent World

BY ELISE BOULDING
"How will we find ways to occupy the common space and share the common resources and the common opportunities in this company of strangers which is the human race, without obliterating the differences or doing violence to deeply held values? Can we stay rooted in our own communities, retain the best of our national ways, and still develop strategies for meeting human needs everywhere, in a linked system of mutual aid that respects the integrity of other ways of life?"From the Introduction.

Syracuse UP 1988 197 PP. Paper

$19.95 (low stock)

Faithful Deeds

A Rough Guide To The Quaker Peace Testimony

BY DAVID GEE
A clear overview of the origins of Quaker peace witness, contemporary efforts at peace-making, and the spiritual basis for the peace testimony. Includes a First Day School curriculum in the appendix.

Britain Yearly Meeting 2002 57 PP Paper

$9.00 (in stock)

Friends' Peace Witness In A Time Of Crisis

EDITED BY NANCY IRVING, VICKI HAIN POORMAN, MARGARET FRASER
"The peace testimony is not a proposition or law, but an unfolding story that reveals itself as we respond to the whispered words of God." - Ben Richmond, Indiana Yearly Meeting In times of crisis we ask ourselves what God requires of us. In this struggle for discernment of God's will, we turn to studying the basis of our peace testimony and the wisdom of Frineds who witnessed in past wars. The Friends included in this book represent all the major traditions of Quakerism in Canada and the USA today. Their essays examine the past, present and future of Quaker peace work in the wider world.

FWCC 2005 184 PP Paper

$18.00 (backorder)

Historical Writings Of Quakers Against War

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

$10.00 (in stock)

Nonkilling Global Political Science

BY GLENN PAIGE
Probably the first book to have the word "nonkilling" in its title. It invites all who study political science throughout the world and other concerned readers to consider seriously the question, "Is a nonkilling society possible?" The book proceeds to offer grounds for taking such a possibility seriously, and explores the implications of such an assumption for political science, for global problem-solving, and for needed new transitional institutions. The author was in the Korean war, were he did kill, and these ideas come from his repentance for that.

Xlibris 2007 268 PP. Paper

$22.95 (low stock)

Peace Be With You

A Study Of The Spiritual Basis Of The Friends Peace Testimony

BY SANDRA CRONK
A study of the biblical and spiritual basis of the Friends_Peace testimony. A very useful summary.

Tract Association 1984 32 PP. Paper

$1.00 (in stock)

A Quaker Declaration Of War

BY CHUCK FAGER
A collection of six timely essays for Friends grappling with the issues of war and peace in troubled times, written by an activist Friend. The title essay attempts to sketch out the basis for a Quaker peace witness, or Lamb's War, meant to be sustained for a hundred years.

Kimo Press 2003 72 PP. Paper

$7.50 (backorder)

Quaker Peace Testimony In Times Of Terrorism

BY ROBERT GRISWOLD
The author addresses underlying spiritual concerns raised by current US policies towards terrorism and war. Griswold responds to the tough question, "How do we live a way of life which `takes away the occasion of all wars?'" His consideration of this question is grounded in the work and example of Fox, as well as his own experience among Friends.

Friends Bulletin 2003 18 PP. Paper

$4.00 (in stock)

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

$22.95 (in stock)