Friend from Iowa Conservative and Pacific Y.M.s traces the history of North American Friends in the 19th and 20th centuries, stressing splits and reunifications, and the founding of several Quaker organizations.
The Spiritual Work of Ecumenism
Article from Friends Journal; a Friend from Illinois YM describes his experiences at the World Council of Churches assembly in Zimbabwe in 1998.
Emily Greene Balch: The Holy Fire
Excerpts from Randall’s biography of Balch, “The Uncommon Bostonian.” Balch was a peace activist, founder of Women’s Int’l League for Peace & Freedom, and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946.
Shalom, Much More Than Peace
Analysis of the Biblical concept of “shalom” and how it includes not just peace (absence of violence) but also other concepts such as justice and the equality of all people.
The Ways of Prayer: An Introduction
A Catholic educator from Ohio, member of the Wider Quaker Fellowship, shares thoughts about the nature and meaning of prayer.
The Work of QUNO in New York
Story of QUNO New York work with the United Nations, with accompanying article about Quaker House at the U.N.
Be Prepared to Give Reasons for the Hope That Is Within You
Talk given at North Pacific YM sessions in 2002 by the pastor of Freedom Friends Church in Salem OR. Lessons from the life of Peter and his efforts to express his faith in Jesus Christ.
Religious Social Concern: A Quaker View
Friend from Iowa Conservative and Pacific Y.M.s describes the Christian spiritual basis of his concerns for peace and justice.
A Prophetic Vision of the Peaceable Kingdom
“[This] prophetic vision of the Peaceable Kingdom came out of the 1980 New England Y.M. ‘Peaceable Kingdom Workshop’…”
Being Truthful
Michener Lecture, Southeastern YM, 2003. Lifelong Friend active in FWCC gives observations on the Friends testimony of integrity, with references to the Bible and Friends history.
