New Seeds Of Contemplation

Audio

BY THOMAS MERTON
Thomas Merton examines the contemplative life and experience. Full of insightful reflections on how one can seek, and find, nearness to God in the modern world. Abridged audio version.

Audiologos 1995 90 MIN. Audio

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The North End Lives

A Journey Through Poverty Terrain

BY HUGO NEUFELD, FOREWARD BY SISTER MARY SCULLION
In one of the oldest neighborhoods of Hamilton, Ontario, Mennonites Hugo and Doreen Neufeld lived and worked among residents of the city's North End, at a community center called the Welcome Inn, in much the same way as Quaker Jonathon Dale did in Britain. Here are the stories of how they tried to bridge the class discrimination that stops the comfortable majority from truly understanding and responding effectively to those trapped in poverty.

Herald Press 2006 189 PP. Paper

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Not By The Sword

How A Cantor And His Family Transformed A Klansman

BY KATHRYN WATTERSON
Watterson tells how a Grand Dragon of the KKK, who was also a major Midwestern link in America's white supremacy movement, renounced his racist and Nazi activities after being befriended by a Jewish cantor and his family. Stories of the African-American, Vietnamese and Jewish communities and their history in Nebraska, as well as an examination of the inner life of one of the nation's terrorists in the white supremacy movement, provide a larger context for this story about hatred and love, courage and transformation, in America today. "Not by the Sword is," according to Cornel West, "one of the most powerful, painful, yet healing stories about our most explosive issue - race."

NorthE Univ. 2001 363 PP. Paper

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Not The End Of The World

BY GERALDINE MCCAUGHREAN
Not an easy book, but one that takes the "simple" bible story to look at many complex and nuanced issues. Everyone has heard of Noah and his ark, but what was it like to be his daughter, How to react to his extraordinary plan, his revelation from God. The family relations, leaving behind or smuggling on board your friends as the waters rose, and how to cope waiting for land to appear again. Grades 7+. Was $2.50 now $2.00!.

HarperTeen 2004 244 PP. Cloth

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Notes From An Exhibition

A Novel

BY PATRICK GALE
This British novel is about a family struggling with the death of the gifted, bi polar artist who is the mother of the family. Only the father's staunch Quaker beliefs give them any chance of withstanding her destructive influence and the suspicion that they came second to her art. The reader becomes a detective, piecing together the clues of her life, as artist, lover, mother, wife and patient. The story takes them from today's Penzance to 1960s Toronto to St Ives in the 1970s. What emerges is a story of enduring love, and of a family which weathers tragedy, mental illness and the intolerable strain of living with genius.

Harper 2007 375 PP. Paper

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Nuclear Terrorism

The Ultimate Preventable Catastrophe

BY GRAHAM ALLISON
If policy makers in Washington keep doing what they are currently doing about the threat, a nuclear terrorist attack on America is likely to occur in the next decade. And if one lengthens the time frame, a nuclear strike is inevitable. But the surprising and largely unrecognized good news is that nuclear terrorism is, in fact, preventable. In these pages, Allison offers an ambitious but feasible blueprint for eliminating the possibility of nuclear terrorist attacks.

Times Books 2004 259 PP. Cloth

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Open Moral Communities

SEMOUR MANDLEBRAM
The book is divided into three parts. The first part sets out the role of communities in the creation of moral orders and discusses the implications of three prevalent myths about community. The second part discusses six terms--theory, story, time, city, tool, and plan--that figure prominently in both professional and lay constructions of public orders. The third part presents two cases in which ambiguous moral claims for redemption and justice challenge the pluralism of the open myth. One concerns exclusionary zoning in New Jersey, the other the 1985 attack on the MOVE compound in West Philadelphia.

MIT 2000 258 PP. Cloth

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Pavement

Reflections On Mercy, Activism & Doing "nothing" For Peace

BY LIN JENSEN
Every day, Lin Jensen plops down a meditation cushion on the streets of Chico, CA, and sits 'peace vigils' to protest the U.S. Iraq invasion - his effort to change the world. From his knee-level spot, Jensen encounters a bracing array of what he calls 'uprights': a heartbreakingly generous homeless man; hostile passersby who scream obscenities; 'White Wolf,' who punctuates every shout with a sharp poke to Lin's chest; compassionate soldiers - all amid rain, sun, exhaust, and the scent of azaleas. Jensen shares his struggles and helps us all learn more about humility, generosity, and what it really means to love our neighbors.

Wisdom Publications 2007 128 PP. Paper

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Peace One Day

BY JEREMY GILLEY, KAREN BLESSEN
One day, a lightbulb went off in Jeremy Gilley's head: there should be one day each year when the world stops fighting and celebrates peace. And he did much more than just think about it. He traveled the globe, meeting with leaders such as Kofi Annan, Amre Moussa, Shimon Peres, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Jeremy's enthusiasm and tireless efforts convinced the governments of the world to change the UN International Day of Peace from a day that moved each year and didn't actually require anyone to stop fighting into a cease-fire day of nonviolence that would fall on September 21 every year.

Putnam 2005 48 PP. Cloth

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A Perfect Freedom

Religious Liberty In Pennsylvania

BY J. WILLIAM FROST
Frost uses a wide variety of historical sources to trace the development of religious freedom in Pennsylvania from the founding of the colony up to World War II. Quakers figure prominently throughout. "Given the importance of the Pennsylvania story to the development of religious liberty in America, it is surprising-as J. William Frost notes-that this story has received so little attention. Here, at last, we have the vital narrative offered in impressive and illuminating detail."-Edwin S. Gaustad, American Historical Review

Pennsylvania State Press 1990 220 PP. Paper

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Peruginos Path, Renaisance Painter (84)

NANCY CLOUSE
SECONDHAND COPY-as new. A look for mid school kids at a renaisance painters world in Italy. Lots of painting for popes...

Eerdmans 1997 32 PP. Cloth

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Picasso's War

The Destruction Of Guernica And The Masterpiece That Changed The World

BY RUSSELL MARTIN
In Picasso's War, Russell Martin weaves politics, history, art, and science into a stirring narrative of the monumental canvas that was to become the most important artwork of the 20th century. Pablo Picasso, enraged by Hitler's bombing of Guernica in Northern Spain on April 26, 1937, responded to the devastation in his homeland by beginning work on Guernica. In Picasso's War, Martin follows Guernica, the renowned masterwork, across decades and continents, crafting an engrossing story of a its impassioned creation and the struggle to find hope in the face of unspeakable acts of terror.

Plume 2002 274 PP. Paper

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Political Teachings Of Jesus

TOD LINDBERG
Through close reading of the Sermon on the Mount and Jesus's parables, Lindberg offers a sophisticated portrait of Jesus as a teacher of unique insight and perception, one whose political views have transcended time and become essential to the way everyone lives in our society. In an era when people on both sides of the aisle are prone to using Jesus's beliefs for their own ends, The Political Teachings of Jesus is a refreshingly clear-eyed take on our shared concepts of government and society--and their common roots between the covers of the New Testament. Tod Lindberg is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and editor of Policy Review.

HarperCollins 2007 272 PP. Cloth

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The Power Of Woman

The Life And Writings Of Sarah Moore Grimke

BY PAMELA DURSO
Esteemed Quaker Sarah Moore Grimke (1792-1873) wanted to become "a useful member of society," a goal she met through her contributions to social reform during the 1830s. The main issue during that decade was slavery, and Sarah became a spokeswoman and leader in the abolition movement But Sarah did more than fight for the rights of slaves. Perhaps her greatest contribution was as an advocate of women's rights.

Mercer 2004 228 PP. Paper

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The Price Of A Dream

The Story Of The Grameen Bank

BY DAVID BORNSTIEN
Drawing upon interviews with villagers, development workers, economists, and the Bank's founder Muhammad Yunus--a recipient of numerous humanitarian awards, including this years Nobel prize--the book shows how the Grameen Bank grew from an experiment in one village to an organization that lends billions of dollars in small individual loans.

Oxford University Press 1997 370 PP. Paper

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Private Peaceful

BY MICHAEL MORPURGO
Thomas struggles to stay awake through the night as the Germans lurks in the darkness, He has lived through the terror of gas attacks and watched friends die by his side. But in the morning, Thomas, who enlisted at 15, will be forced to confront an even greater horror. As the minutes tick by, He remembers his childhood spent deep in the countryside with his mother, his brother Charlie, and Molly, the love of his short life. But each minute that passes brings Thomas closer to something even worse something he can't bear to think about...Grade 7 up.

Scholastic 2006 200 PP. Paper

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Quakers In Fiction

An Annotated Bibliography

BY ANNA BREINER CAULFIELD
A useful reference work for readers and Quaker librarians. Learn for instance that Christopher Isherwood and Herman Melville had Quaker characters in their novels, discover well known authors who are Quakers. The main feature is that this book gives brief plot descriptions of hundreds of adult and children's fiction titles that feature Friends. The book is alphabetical by author with a subject and title index at the back. Was $13.95, We have a lot so we are making this very cheap!

Pittenbruach Press 1993 168 PP. Paper

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Quilting The Black-eyed Pea

Poems And Not Quite Poems

BY NIKKI GIOVANNI
Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea is an extraordinarily intimate collection. Each poem bears Giovanni's trademark of the unfalteringly political and the intensely personal; the collection is a meditation on humanity and the soul. Nikki Giovanni is the University Distinguided Professor of English and Virginia Tech, and was a plenary speaker at the 2009 FGC Gathering.

Morrow 2002 128 PP. Cloth

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The Saint And The Sultan

The Crusades, Islam, And Francis Of Assisi's Mission Of Peace

BY PAUL MOSES
"An intriguing examination of the extraordinary-and little known meeting between St. Francis of Assisi and Islamic leader Sultan Malik Al-Kamil that has strong resonance in today's divided world." For many of us, St. Francis of Assisi is known as a poor monk and a lover of animals. However, these images are sadly incomplete, because they ignore an equally important and more challenging aspect of his life -- his unwavering commitment to seeking peace. In "The Saint and the Sultan," Paul Moses recovers Francis' s message of peace through the largely forgotten story of his daring mission to end the crusades.

Doubleday 2009 293 PP. Cloth

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Schweitzer

A Biography

BY GEORGE MARSHALL AND DAVID POLING
An accomplished organist and interpreter of Bach, a crusader for world peace, and a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Schweitzer made his philosophy of "reverence for life" an ethic for the world. The hospital he founded in Lambarene (still in operation in present-day Gabon) is a model of what Europeans might have given to Africans throughout colonial history. This biography probes beyond his timeworn image as "the old man in the pith helmet" to portray the philosopher, scholar, husband, father, humanitarian, and liberal rebel within a conservative church.

JohnsHopkins 2000 348 PP. Paper

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The Seashell On The Mountaintop

A Story Of Science, Sainthood, And The Humble Genius Who Discovered A New History Of The Earth

BY ALAN CUTLER
Seventeenth-century scientists were baffled: How did the fossils of seashells find their way to the tops of mountains? Nicolaus Steno, hailed as "the founder of Geology," solved the puzzle by exploring beyond the pages of the Bible and looking directly at the clues left in the layers of the Earth. With his groundbreaking answer to the fossil question, Steno confounded religious and scientific thinking, setting the stage for the modern science. At the same time his ideas were undermining the Bible's authoritative claim as to the age of the planet, Steno was entering the priesthood and rising to bishop. He would ultimately become venerated as a saint, beatified in 1988.

HighBridge 2003 5 3/4 HR. Disk

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Seeking Peace (783)

True Stories About Mennonites Struggling To Live In Peace

BY TITUS & LINDA PEACHEY
A collection of about 70 stories, mostly contemporary, though some reach back to the civil war, concerning Mennonites around the world living out their convictions for peace and the avoidance of war. Unusual but useful index, by era, place, and reason for objection to military service. SECONDHAND COPY in good condition- no markings.

Good Books 1991 238 PP. Paper

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Self-sufficiency

A Complete Guide To Baking, Carpentry, Crafts, Organic Gardening, Preserving Your Harvest, Raising Animals, And More

BY ABIGAIL GEHRING
Self-Sufficiency provides tips, advice, and detailed instructions on how to improve everyday life from an environmentally and organic perspective while keeping the focus on the family. Readers will learn how to plant a family garden and harvest the produce; can fruits and vegetables; bake bread and cookies; design interactive and engaging "green" projects; harness natural wind and solar energy to cook food and warm their homes; boil sap to make maple syrup; and build treehouses, furniture, and more.

Skyhorse 2010 458 PP. Cloth

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Send My Roots Rain

A Spirituality Of Justice And Mercy

BY MEGAN MCKENNA
Justice and mercy are so easily misunderstood. "We tend to think of them as opposing forces and actions," she writes. "But the tradition of the Judeo-Christian world is that somehow mysteriously the Holy One holds them bound together, like intertwined roots of a great tree." Drawing upon scripture, Christian poetry and parables from Hindu, Zen, Native American, Jewish and other traditions, McKenna shows how justice and mercy need to be understood in spiritual terms before they can be effectively delivered. This makes for a contemplative, wandering book that's perfect for individual reflection or study groups.

Doubleday 2003 336 PP. Cloth

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The Sex Side Of Life

Mary Ware Dennett's Pioneering Battle For Birth Control And Sex Education

BY CONSTANCE CHEN
A relative of Lucretia Mott, Mary Ware Dennett was one of the pioneering radical women involved in suffrage in the 19th Century. She wrote a short and plain sex education manual for her sons that went on to be widely distributed and led to her conviction on obscenity charges. A fascinating look at life in those turbulent times.

New Press 1996 374 PP. Paper

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Shadow Work

BY IVAN ILLICH
A leading, but complex thinker who looks "out of the box" as they say at modern life. Here he examines work that is done but not paid for in society, from the obvious housework and caring for family to certain sorts of education and even commuting. Areas that are often unexamined causes of discrimination and disadvantage. Not an easy read, but in the dark, the sparks coming out of your ears will help.

Marion Boyers 1981 152 PP. Cloth

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A Shaker's Dozen

BY KATHLEEN THORNE-THOMSEN
Everything the Shakers made was simple in design, pure in form, and perfect in construction, reflecting their beliefs about life. A Shaker's Dozen celebrates the functional beauty of Shaker crafts as it leads young readers on an engaging journey through the numbers one to twelve. From Shaker brooms to homemade fruit pies and sturdy wooden tools, A Shaker's Dozen combines color photographs and a simple text to illuminate Shaker life, while captions offer more detailed information on the various objects. Has an enlightening afterword on Shaker history. Ages 4-8.

Chronicle Books 1999 32 PP. Cloth

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Simply In Season Children's Cookbook

Fun With Food From Garden To Table

BY MARK BEACH AND JULIE KAUFFMAN
Help children make the connection between what they eat, where it comes from, and when it is in season. This colorful profusely illustrated cookbook makes it easy and fun for children to think and cook in season "An imaginative, active way to invite kids of all ages, but especially 6-to-12-year-olds, to get in touch with real food, to see where it comes from, to take responsibility for preparing it, and to have fun in the process"- Mary Beth Lind.

Herald Press 2006 80 PP. Spiral Bound

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Something Rising

KIMMELL. HAVEN
Cassie Claiborne contends with a distant mother, a fragile sister and a gambling, alcoholic father is this wry coming of age story set in rural Indiana and penned by Earlham School of Religion grad Haven Kimmel, author of The Used World and A Girl Named Zippy.Forms a loose trilogy with Kimmel's two previous novels, The Solace of Leaving Early and The Used World.

Harper Perennial 2005 270 PP. Paper

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Something Within

CLDWELL, GILBERT
Rev Caldwell is a founding member of United Methodists of Color for a fully inclusive Church. He was an early and active campaigner on issues of racial equality, and when he saw the inequality around issues of sexuality he also started working and writing on that as well. This is a collection of sermons and articles he has written in the 38 years to 2007.

Church within a Church movement. 2007 82 PP. Paper

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