Publications
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| Title | Summary | Main topic | Sub-topic | Keywords | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrying the Quaker Message Today | Talk by the General Secretary of the World Office of FWCC to the 50th Anniversary Gathering in Toronto, Canada, in 1987. She suggests ways that Quakers have special insights to offer to the Christians of… | Faith | Beliefs, Spiritual Journey | Beliefs, Interfaith, Spiritual Journey, Spirituality | Download (PDF) View |
| 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 |
| 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. | Faith | Prayer | Faith, Prayer | Download (PDF) View |
| Conversations on the True Harmony of Mankind and How It May Be Promoted | One of Woolman's last writings; fantasy conversations between a "laborer" and other men who are rich, mostly demonstrating the testimonies of simplicity and living with integrity. | Early Friends | History, Simplicity | Download (PDF) View | |
| Leading and Being Led | The first third of a Pendle Hill pamphlet with the same name. An exploration of how we can know when the Holy Spirit is leading us to do something. Contains examples from Quaker history. | Faith | Beliefs | Beliefs, Faith, History | 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 |
| Belief Into Action | Historian from Philadelphia YM tells about Quakers witnessing for peace through the centuries, describing both spiritual and political aspects. | Early Friends, Witness | Peace | Early Friends, Peace | 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 |
| Peacemaking: Public & Private | British Friend speaking at a university in Canada in 1978, about working for peace and justice in the world at large and in our own lives, families, and so on. | Witness | Peace | Relationships | Download (PDF) View |
| On Listening: To God and to Each Other | Talk given by Friend from Philadelphia YM at a spiritual retreat in 1983. Thoughts on listening to the voice of God in our hearts and in those around us. | Faith | Beliefs | Beliefs, Bible, Children, Faith, Family | Download (PDF) View |
