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Lives of Conscience

• Authored by:
• World War II Conscientious Objectors

Conversations with World War II Conscientious Objectors

On War (January 2013)

The Mission Field of Washington DC - Abridged

• Authored by:
• Diane Randall

The Mission Field of Washington DC

On Love (September 2013)

Not by Our Strength Alone - Unabridged

• Authored by:
• Becca Mohally Renk,
• Paul Mohally Renk

Not by My Strength Alone: Laboring Together Beyond Our Comfort Zones

On Love (September 2013)

A Paradox of Belief

• Authored by:
• Mark Holdaway

George Fox, the founder of Quakerism, disapproved of creeds, as they are divisive rather than unifying. He also thought that mere words could not encapsulate the transcendence of the Divine. Quakers have always interpreted the words and symbols of Christianity and the Divine in novel ways, and our understanding of Quaker faith has also evolved over time. That the Religious Society of Friends does not have a creed permits this evolving group understanding of our faith.

On Deception (November 2013)

The Meaning of Life in Twenty Words

• Authored by:
• Bob Runyan

“There is that near you, which will guide you; oh! wait for it, and be sure ye keep to it.” - Isaac Penington (1616-1679)

On Deception (November 2013)

Plain Speech in Sacramento, California

• Authored by:
• Kevan Insko

An interview with Kevan Insko

On Deception (November 2013)

I Am A Patriot!

• Authored by:
• Nora Cooke

For the past five months, I have been living and working in Berlin, Germany. I went there to live with my cousins and their two young children and to work as a native-English-speaking intern at a Kinderladen called Humpty-Dumpty Berlin, a bilingual daycare which my cousins’ children attend. I also helped out around the house and with the kids at home. As always when I am abroad, I felt embarrassed many times a day by my nationality as a U.S. citizen. 

On Patriotism (January 2014)

Time in the Real World

• Authored by:
• Larissa Keeler

In the flurry of dozens of goodbye hugs before going home, I said to one Friend, “Well, I guess it’s back to the real world now.” He answered, “Oh no, no. This is the real world. The rest of life is what’s not real.” I had to agree.

On Time (March 2014)

Time, History and the Eternal Now

• Authored by:
• Anthony Manousos

My first encounter with Friends occurred thirty years ago in my hometown of Princeton, New Jersey. I was going through a tumultuous time, and I found the Princeton Meeting to be a place of peace and comfort. Later, as I became more involved with Quakerism, I learned about the history of Princeton Meeting and the hidden history of local Quakers, who were the original settlers there. I learned that the Quakers didn’t take sides during the Revolutionary War; that they cared for the American and British wounded equally; and that as a result, they fell out of favor politically.

On Time (March 2014)

Nuclear Waste, One Million Years from Today

• Authored by:
• Henriette Groot

Virtually all Friends oppose nuclear bombs. This is, of course, because we have a Peace Testimony. However, not all Friends realize that the world’s great religions are now being challenged to help oppose humanity’s ignorance about nuclear waste.

On Production (May 2014)