Publications
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| Title | Summary | Main topic | Sub-topic | Keywords | Link |
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| One Body with Many Parts | Talk given at FWCC 50th Anniversary. A South African Friend describes Quakerism in her country and what it was like for Black South Africans living under apartheid. | Faith, Witness | Equality, Spiritual Journey | Equality, Faith, Race, Spiritual Journey, Witness | Download (PDF) View |
| 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. | Witness | Peace | Faith, Peace, Spiritual Journey, Witness | Download (PDF) View |
| The Simplification of Life | Chapter from "A Testament of Devotion," about the busyness of modern life in North America and Europe, with suggestions for how to simplify our lives and be more centered spiritually. | Faith, Witness | Beliefs, Simplicity | Beliefs, Faith, simpliciy, Witness | Download (PDF) View |
| What Jesus Means to Me: Jesus the Liberator | Backhouse Lecture to Australia YM in 1981. British Friend describes how the life and message of Jesus has influenced his work for peace and justice, mainly through work with the UN. | Witness | Peace | Bible, Faith, Peace, Spirituality | Download (PDF) View |
| 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'…" | Witness | Peace | Faith, Peace, Spirituality, Witness | Download (PDF) View |
| The Workings of Jesus Christ in the Life of R.M.E. | A British Friend who moved to South Africa and married there describes her spiritual journey to live according to Christ's teachings and oppose racism and apartheid. | Faith, Witness | Equality, Relationships, Spiritual Journey | Africa, Equality, Faith, Race, Relationships, Witness | Download (PDF) View |
| The Quaker Discovery; Room for the Infinite | Chapter from Kelly's book "The Eternal Promise," about early Friends, particularly George Fox, and the vision they had about spiritual insights coming directly from God. | Early Friends, Faith, Witness | Beliefs, Simplicity | Early Friends, Faith, History, Simplicity, Witness | Download (PDF) View |
