To Go Where There Is No Light

John Calvi's 2011 Gathering Plenary

BY JOHN CALVI
This is an mp3 audio file of John Calvi's stirring plenary talk "To Go Where There is No Light", delivered at the 2011 FGC Gathering. John sees ending American torture as the next great spiritual work of Friends: to carry the Light where there is no Light is our greatest Quaker heritage. John is a massage therapist and Quaker healer with a gift for releasing pain. He began healing work with torture survivors in 1982. Later, the Abu Ghraib photos spoke to his heart and he founded the Quaker Initiative to End Torture. To hear an extended sample of his talk, go to www.soundcloud.com/fgcquaker.

Quaker Press of FGC 2011 108 MIN. Audio

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Lively Faith

Reflections On Iowa Yearly Meeting Of Friends ( Conservative)

BY CALLIE MARSH
The Conservative Friends of Iowa have a unique story. It is a chronicle of how one group of Quakers has held fast to its roots against the winds of change, while simultaneously grappling with and responding to the modern world. Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) stands its own ground, fitting neither into the liberal nor orthodox Quaker camps, yet with connections to both. Callie Marsh entered this community as an adult seeker and made it her home, taking part in identity-wrenching struggles, such as their understanding of Christianity and the question of same-gender marriage. (Also available as an ebook. Enter the title in the search field at left to find electronic editions.)

Quaker Press 2011 81 PP. Paper

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Newcomer Cards, Sample Set

FROM QUAKER QUEST
A sample set of the Newcomer cards- You are Welcome Here, How Quaker Meetings Work, Quaker Testimonies, Quakers and Prayer. Produced by Quaker Quest for Meetings to pass out to new attenders and enquirers. The text is brief, contemporary and modern, and the cards printed on attractive cardstock. See http://fgcquaker.org/quakerquest/resources for exact text, which you can also download and print yourself, or order in bulk from us.

Quaker Quest 2011 4 CARDS Tract

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How Quaker Meetings Work

A Newcomer Card

FROM QUAKER QUEST
Using lessons learnt in the Quaker Quest process, these simple and attractive cards have been produced for Meetings to have available for visitors and new attenders. You can download and print copies yourself at http://fgcquaker.org/quakerquest/resources or buy these from us. The wording and style is simple, contemporary, positive and welcoming. 9.25 x 4.5 inches approximate size. Price is for a set of TEN.

Quaker Quest 2011 10 LEAFLETS Tract

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Quaker Testimonies, A Newcomer Card

FROM QUAKER QUEST
Using lessons learnt in the Quaker Quest process, these simple and attractive cards have been produced for Meetings to have available for visitors and new attenders. You can download and print copies yourself at http://fgcquaker.org/quakerquest/resources or buy these from us. The wording and style is simple, contemporary, positive and welcoming. 9.25 x 4.5 inches approximate size. Price is for a set of TEN.

Quaker Quest 2011 10 CARDS Tract

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Quakers And Prayer, Newcomer Card

FROM QUAKER QUEST
Using lessons learnt in the Quaker Quest process, these simple and attractive cards have been produced for Meetings to have available for visitors and new attenders. You can download and print copies yourself at http://fgcquaker.org/quakerquest/resources or buy these from us. The wording and style is simple, contemporary, positive and welcoming. 9.25 x 4.5 inches approximate size. Price is for a set of TEN.

Quaker Quest 2011 10 CARDS Tract

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You Are Welcome Here

Newcomer Card

FROM QUAKER QUEST
Using lessons learnt in the Quaker Quest process, these simple and attractive cards have been produced for Meetings to have available for visitors and new attenders. You can download and print copies yourself at http://fgcquaker.org/quakerquest/resources or buy these from us. The wording and style is simple, contemporary, positive and welcoming. 9.25 x 4.5 inches approximate size. Price is for a set of TEN.

Quaker Quest 2011 10 CARDS Tract

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Stuff White People Like

BY CHRISTIAN LANDER
A mix of new material and pieces previously published on the humor website Stuff White People like. This book takes a playful but pointed look at race by examining the things white people like - or profess to like - from The Daily Show and "the idea of soccer" to "being an expert on "your" culture."

Random House 2008 211 PP. Paper

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Weekends With O'keeffe

BY C.S. MERRILL
Poet Carol Merril provides memories and writing from her seven years working as a companion and assistant to the aging artist Georgia O'Keefe, when the author was a young woman.

University of New Mexico Press Cloth

$24.95 (in stock)

Bulletproof Faith

A Spiritual Survival Guide For Gay And Lesbian Christians

BY CANDACE CHELLEW-HODGE
UCC minister Candace Chellew-Hodge offers gay Christians a guide to becoming strong in faith and love in the midst of hatred by saying "no" to external and internal messages of worthlessness. She shows that being a gay person and a faithful person is not a contradiction, and that bigoted "Christians" cannot be represented in the press as "the other side of the issue." Quaker pastor Phil Gulley even gets mentioned, as Chellew-Hodge relates to his message that those who reacted hatefully to his message of encompassing salvation (in the controversial book If Grace is True) had "rage coming from their stuff" and own problems.

Jossey-Bass 2008 172 PP. Paper

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Dear Friend

Letters And Essays Of Elias Hicks

BY ELIAS HICKS EDITED BY PAUL BUCKLEY
Elias Hicks penned hundreds of letters. They complement his Journal, fleshing out details of his life and beliefs - revealing a man devoted to his family, neighbors and friends, to the RSOF, but more than anything else, a man simply, humbly, and steadfastly devoted to God. Some of his letters recount the trials of a traveling minister in the early 19th century. Most controversially, some put forward his theological beliefs and the scriptural basis for them. Paul Buckley has compiled and transcribed a selection of Elias Hicks' letters and essays from the original manuscripts. Footnotes & appendices explain archaic and unfamiliar words and phrases, and biographical sketches.

Inner Light 2011 296 PP. Paper

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Freedom Glorious Freedom

The Spiritual Journey To The Fullness Of Life For Gays, Lesbians, And Everybody Else

BY JOHN MCNEILL
McNeill reveals the freedom that lesbian and gay Christians can find by connecting with the spirit of God that dwells within. Through explorations of 12-step programs, coming out, gay marriage, gays in the military and his own life journey, McNeill shows how lesbians and gay men can achieve full spiritual maturity and self-acceptance, thereby becoming able to share their gifts with a needy world. John J. McNeill has done a great deal of work on the subject of spirituality and gay and lesbian issues as both an author and a lecturer. He is the author of "The Church and the Homosexual"; "Taking a Chance on God: Liberating Theology for Gays and Lesbians, Their Lovers, Friends, and Families"

Lethe 2009 326 PP. Paper

$22.00 (in stock)

Forever After

New York City Teachers

ON 911

2006 249 PP. Paper

$5.00 (in stock)

Build It! Download

A Toolkit For Nurturing Intergenerational Spiritual Community

BY YOUTH MINISTRIES PROGRAM
This is a downloadable PDF (It is also available as a printed book for $11). Working on a concern about a separation of youth and young adults from our meetings and the RSOF, the Youth Ministries Program has collected best practices for nurturing intergenerational spiritual community. The Build It! Toolkit presents: 6 narrative chapters; lists of resources; templates; and 38 activities and games. It also includes 12 "How-To's" with tips and a skit, A Short History of Quakerism in 10 Easy Points. The book is practical and accessible, fun and useful for nurturing spiritual community. PLACE YOUR ORDER ONLINE, NEXT WORKING DAY WE WILL SEND YOU A LINK TO DOWNLOAD THE PDF

Quaker Press of FGC 2011 84 PP. E Book

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Conversation With Christ

Quaker Meditations On The Gospel Of John

BY DOUGLAS GWYN
The Gospel of John is sometimes known among Friends as "the Quaker Gospel," because it speaks to the Quaker concern for a here-and-now experience of eternal reality in Christ. Conversation with Christ expores this theme through thirteen conversations from the Fourth Gospel in which the history and mystery of Jesus are revealed. Each of these close readings is followed by examples of ways Quakers have grappled with its message and by a guided meditation inviting readers to experience the form Christ takes in our lives. (Also available as an ebook. Enter the title in the search field at left to find electronic editions.) Reduced by 10% from $21.95 till Sept 5th.

Quaker Press of Fgc 2011 152 PP. Paper

$21.95 (in stock)

Build It!

A Toolkit For Nurturing Intergenerational Spiritual Community

BY FGC YOUTH MINISTRIES PROGRAM
Working over the past five years on a concern about a separation of youth and young adults from our meetings and the Religious Society of Friends, the Youth Ministries Program of the Committee for Nurturing Ministries has collected best practices for nurturing intergenerational spiritual community. The Build It! Toolkit presents: six narrative chapters; lists of resources; templates; and 38 activities and games. It also includes 12 "How-Tos" with helpful tips and the skit, A Short History of Quakerism in 10 Easy Points. The book is practical and accessible, fun and useful for nurturing spiritual community.REPRINTING SHORTLY. DUE IN AUGUST.

Quaker Press of FGC 2011 84 PP. Paper

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Individuation In Fairy Tales

MARIE LOUISE VON FRA
SECONDHAND COPY paerback in good condition.With a text revised and corrected by the author, this definitive edition of "Individuation in Fairy Tales " is rich with insights from religion, literature, and myth. Dr. von Franz focuses on the symbolism of the bird motif in six fairy tales of Europe and Asia: "The White Parrot" (Spain), "The Bath Bagerd" (Persia), "Princess Hassan Pasha" (Turkestan), "The Bid Flower Triller" (Iran), "The Nightingale Giser" (Balkans), and "The Bird Wehmus" (Austria).

Shambala 1990 225 PP. Paper

$8.00 (in stock)

James Nayler Speaking - Php 413

BY BRIAN DRAYTON
To read James Nayler is to connect with Quakerism's initial eruption of insight and obedience, writes Brian Drayton, who has found, in the writings of this influential and controversial Friend, messages that speak to the turmoil of our times, as they spoke to the turmoil of 1650s England. Through this exploration, Brian Drayton invites readers into a closer acquaintance and dialogue with the life and works of James Nayler. Discussion questions included.

Pendle Hill Pamphlet 2011 36 PP. Blank

$6.50 (in stock)

How On Earth Do We Live Now?

Natural Capital, Deep Ecology, And The Commons

BY DAVID CISCEL, BARBARA DAY, KEITH HELMUTH, SANDRA LEWIS, AND JUDY LUMB
A radical re-assessment is underway on what it will take to prevent our industrial-commercial civilization from sliding sideways into the ditch of ecological breakdown and economic collapse. Many folks are now trying to engage this crisis from a footing of ecological integrity and social solidarity. Yet, the web of life is disrespected, degraded, and disrupted on every hand by destructive economic activity. More and more the critical factors of ecological integrity and social equity are compromised and unhinged by an economy that is both dysfunctional and out of control. As economist, David Ciscel, put it in a recent issue of Quaker Eco-Bulletin, "It's the economy, Friends."

QIF 2011 91 PP. Paper

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The Evolution Of Faith

How God Is Creating A Better Christianity

BY PHILIP GULLEY
That troublesome Quaker pastor from Indiana has been busy writing again. Rebelling against the narrowness of mind and spirit in some of American Christendom. He asks what if there was another way? What if God wanted us to grow and change, both in our theology and our beliefs? He invites us to put aside obedience to antiquated claims and worldviews, and discover what we really believe. Instead of looking for answers outside ourselves, Gulley encourages us to look within & develop our own apologetics, a belief system open to change. In this paradigm, faith should always be seen as a work in progress.

HarperOne 2011 212 PP. Cloth

$22.49 (in stock)

Gaia Warriors

BY NICOLA DAVIES
Inspired by the work of outstanding scientist and thinker James Lovelock, creator of the Gaia theory, and written by acclaimed author Davies, here is a book that takes a clear look at how and why Earth's climate is changing and the ways we can deal with it

Candlewick Press 2011 192 PP. Cloth

$14.99 (in stock)

Meadowlands

BY THOMAS YEZERSKI
The history of the Meadowlands, from its pristine state, to its gradual transformation by European settlers, to the pollution caused by industrialization, and the changes brought by environmental organizations striving to protect it.

P<FSG 2011 40 PP. Cloth

$17.99 (in stock)

Beyond Tolerance

Searching For Interfaith Understanding In America

BY GUSTAV NIEBUHR
In this book Niebuhr explores the cultural and historical forces that have led to the state of religion today. Niebuhr is most interested in the "quiet countertrend ... directly challeng[ing] violence in God's name, even if it does not replace it. At its heart ... a grassroots educational process in which the goal is to gain knowledge about individual and their belief in a way that lessens fear." Niebuhr discusses Quakers and their difficult early history in colonial America briefly at the beginning of his chapter on the religious imperative of hospitality.

Viking-Penguin Books Ltd. 2008 218 PP. Paper

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Nelson Mandela

The Authorized Comic Book

BY THE NELSON MANDELA FOUNDATION WITH UMLANDO WEZITHOMBE
This book uses the medium of a graphic novel for a new and compelling telling of the life of Nelson Mandela. The easy-to-follow narrative of the South African president and champion for peace will be compelling to all ages, from new independent readers to adults.

W.W. Norton&Company Paper

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Worlds Apart

BY KATHLEEN KARR
This young adult novel tells the story of Christopher, a teenager from England in 1670 to settle in the colony of Carolina, and Asha-Po, the young Sewee tribe member he befriends. The book explores the kind of friendship that can cross cultural boundaries, but also the ideas about dominance and political supremacy which force people apart.

Marshall Cavendish 2005 190 PP. Cloth

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Collective Visioning

How Groups Can Work Together For A Just And Sustainable Future

BY LINDA STOUT
Stout lays out the extensive and innovative prework that must be done to build trust and openness before any kind of meeting is held - a distinctive feature of collective visioning. She describes creative approaches for encouraging people to share their histories and most deeply held personal values, and she explains how understanding why each person is drawn to the work is vital in designing action strategies that build on people's particular strengths. She illustrates her points with inspiring stories of what collective vision can accomplish, drawn from her decades of committed activism.

Berrett Koehler 2011 198 PP. Paper

$17.95 (in stock)

Embracing An Adult Faith

Marcus Borg On What It Means To Be Christian: A 5-session Study

BY MARCUS BORG
Author and Bible scholar Marcus Borg invites us to join him in revisiting Christianity's most fundamental questions: Who is God? What place does Jesus hold in contemporary Christian faith? This workbook, which is meant to accompany a DVD available separately, provides resources for the reader or group leader to join in Borg's five-session faith exploration. The study addresses fundamental questions that adults struggle with as faith matures. It can be used as a resource for personal reflection as well as small group experience.

Morehouse Education Resources 2011 61 PP. Paper

$12.95 (in stock)

To End All Wars

A Story Of Loyalty And Rebellion, 1914-1918

BY ADAM HOCHSCHILD
World War I stands as one of history's most senseless spasms of carnage, defying rational explanation. Adam Hochschild brings this war to life, focusing on the long-ignored moral drama of the war's critics - including the conscientious objectors one British tabloid called "human toadstools" - alongside its generals and heroes. Thrown in jail for their opposition to the war were Britain's leading investigative journalist and a future winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Today, hundreds of military cemeteries spread across the fields of northern France and Belgium contain the bodies of millions of men who died in the "war to end all wars." Can we ever avoid repeating history?

HMH 2011 448 PP. Cloth

$28.00 (in stock)

The Unlikely Disciple

A Sinner's Semester At America's Holiest University

BY KEVIN ROOSE
A sophomore at Brown, raised in a liberal Quaker home, Roose moved to Jerry Falwell's Liberty University as a new transfer student. Liberty's ten thousand undergraduates take courses like Evangelism 101, hear from guest speakers like Sean Hannity and Karl Rove, and follow a 46 page code of conduct that regulates every aspect of their social lives. Here he chronicles what he discovered about Liberty - and what he found out about himself while he was there.

Grand Central Publishing 2011 319 PP. Paper

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Building The Green Economy

Success Stories From The Grassroots

BY KEVIN DANEHER, SHANNON BIGGS, JASON MARK
GREEN ACRES IN THE WINDY CITY: URBAN FARMING GROWS FOOD IN CHICAGO, IS A CHAPTER ON LADONNA REDMOND'S PROJECT, SHE IS A 2011 FGC GATHERING PLENARY PRESENTER. Building The Green Economy shows how community groups, families, and individual citizens have taken action to protect their food and water, clean up their neighborhoods, and strengthen their local economies. Their unlikely victories over polluters, unresponsive bureaucracies, dramatize the opportunities and challenges facing the local green economy movement.

PoliPoint Press 2007 282 PP. Paper

$16.00 (in stock)