Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship: Quakers, African Americans, and the Myth of Racial Justice

Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship: Quakers, African Americans, and the Myth of Racial JusticeThere is a common misconception that, because of their belief in equality, most Quakers assisted fugitive slaves and involved themselves in civil rights activism. While there were Friends committed to ending enslavement and post enslavement injustices, this study of Quaker history reveals that racism has been as insidious, complex, and pervasive among Friends as it has been generally among people of European descent. The book documents the spiritual

a pastoral psychotherapist for almost thirty years

Taking up the pen instead of the sword

We have the choice to shift our focus from what is “ours” to what is infinite

How do Christians address this issue in a faithful way

he is not promising us lives without trouble

the visual representation of Friends living their faith in the world will add to the depth of spiritual experience you gain from reading Quaker Life

All of our authors in this Sabbath-themed issue of Quaker Life agree that setting aside time for rest

Irene Jones writes about coming to the realization that the core answer to her “stuff” issue is to trust that Jesus is enough—even though that trust has led to at least one surprising car purchase

In Slow Church

and who still want to be effective ministers

and Julie Estelle Rudd

The author then leads readers through a process of spiritual formation