Religion / Protestant / Quaker

Amigas del Senor: Methodist Monastery

by Beth Blodgett, Prairie Naoma Cutting & Rosalie Grafe

A Methodist and a Quaker found a women's monastery in Honduras.

Quaker Writings: An Anthology, 1650-1920

by Thomas D. Hamm

An illuminating collection of work by members of the Religious Society of Friends.

Covering nearly three centuries of religious development, this comprehensive anthology brings together writings from prominent...

Front Porch Tales

by Philip Gulley

Wisdom and Humor from the Front Porch

Master storyteller Philip Gulley shares tender and hilarious real-life moments that capture the important truths of everyday life.

When Philip Gulley began writing newsletter...

Historical Dictionary of the Friends (Quakers)

by Margery Post Abbott

The expanded second edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Friends (Quakers) relates the history of the Friends through a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and over 700 cross-referenced...

Quaker Brotherhood: Interracial Activism and the American Friends Service Committee, 1917-1950

by Allan W. Austin

The Religious Society of Friends and its service organization, the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), have long been known for their peace and justice activism. The abolitionist work of Friends during...

The Early Quakers and the 'Kingdom of God': Peace, Testimony and Revolution

by Gerard Guiton

Explores the genesis of the Quaker movement and its underlying foundation: its intimate vision of the Kingdom of God, in the midst of the turmoil of 17th century Britain.

Open to New Light: Quaker Spirituality in Historical and Philosophical Context

by Leslie Stevenson

This book is about "the meaning of life" or "the spiritual quest". It offers a selective and critical evaluation of some central strands of Western religious and philosophical thought over two and a half thousand...

The Spirit of the Quakers

by Geoffrey Durham

Who are the Quakers, what do they believe, and what do they practice? The Religious Society of Friends—also known as Quakers-—believes that everyone can have a direct experience of God. Quakers express this...

The Essence of . . . George Fox's Journal

by Hunter Lewis

Axios’s Essence of … Series takes the greatest works of practical philosophy and pares them down to their essence. Selected passages flow together to create a seamless work that will capture your interest...

Hometown Tales

by Philip Gulley

Stories from a Place That Feels Like Home

Master storyteller Philip Gulley envelops readers in an almost forgotten world of plainspoken and honest small-town values, evoking a simpler time when people knew each...

For Everything a Season

by Philip Gulley

Filled with a cast of lovable, quirky characters, punctuated with simple wonders, the everyday truths found in this book offer much needed clarity to our own befuddled world. No matter where you live, no matter...