A Challenge To All Friends

Listen To The Light Of Christ, And Then Act

BY CHERICE BOCK
Part of the New Voices series of talks by young adult (18-35) Friends, this essay by Cherice Bock tells us where Quaker spirituality is centered in her life and what action that calls for. She identifies ways in which each branch of Friends could be better centered and empowered to do God's work in the world. Cherice participated in the 2005 World Gathering of Young Friends, representing Northwest Yearly Meeting (EFI).

Beacon Hill Friends House 2007 32 PP. Paper

$4.00 (in stock)

Change And Preservation In The Same Current

The 2011 Michener Lecture

BY LLOYD LEE WILSON
"In my understanding of Fox, the word Christ is here a pointer, and it points toward God, not toward the many meanings and connotations that Christ has gathered over the past couple of thousand years". Unlike most Christians, Friends have never been Trinitarians-we've never tried to figure out and write down just how God and Christ and the Holy Spirit are related to one another, or which part has what responsibilities or powers. As Fox himself often pointed out, the word Trinity does not appear in Scripture. So let the word Christ serve as a pointer toward God in Fox's remarkable epiphany that Christ has come to teach his people himself.

SEYM 2011 28 PP. Paper

$5.00 (in stock)

Change Has Come

An Artist Celebrates Our American Spirit

BY KADIR NELSON
The black and white pencil and charcoal images scattered through the book are personal reflections, uniquely felt and rendered by award winning artist Kadir Nelson. They accompany a selection of the words of Barack Obama. Ages 9-12

Simon and Schuster 2009 64 PP. Paper

$12.99 (in stock)

Change Of Heart

GULLEY, PHIL
The fifth full-length novel in the beloved Harmony series reunites readers with the quirky, lovable cast of characters in Harmony, Indiana.

Harper San Francisco 2005 247 PP. Paper

$12.95 (in stock)

Changing Lenses

A New Focus For Crime And Justice

BY HOWARD ZEHR
Probably the best introduction to the concept of Restorative Justice. The book begins by listing the abuses of our current retributive justice system and goes on to propose that we turn to a modernized restorative justice model that is fair to both victim and offender and which aims to prevent further crime while atoning for past ones. No one interested in mediation or criminal justice should be without this book.

Herald Press 1990 271 PP. Paper

$15.99 (in stock)

Changing Paradigms

Punishment And Restorative Discipline Prison Work & Restorative Justice

BY PAUL REDEKOP
Paul Redekop taps more than 20 years of experience in restorative justice to conclude that the practice of punishment is a major obstacle to healthy societies, families, and schools. Punishment is so damaging to relationships, especially in children, that it should be reassessed on philosophical, spiritual, religious grounds, Redekop argues. It should be replaced with restorative discipline, and societies should move toward a punishment-free justice system.

Good Books 2007 293 PP. Paper

$18.99 (in stock)

Chasing The Rainbow (99)

Hardcover

GREENLER, BOB
This book describes the Quaker author's experience in the process of moving from child to physicist. Hardcover at paperback price.

Elton Wolf 2000 225 PP. Cloth

$16.00 USED - availability checked May 23rd 8:44am EDT

Checkpoints And Chances

Eyewitness Accounts From An Observer In Israel-palestine

BY KATHERINE MAYCOCK
Katharine Maycock went to the West Bank in October 2002 as a volunteer international observer based in Bethlehem for Quaker Peace and Social Witness, and she continued working there for a humanitarian agency into 2004. These are her luminous reports of being with people who live under military occupation, as they struggle with curfews, checkpoints, and sudden losses of home and livelihood.

Britain Yearly Meeting 2005 128 PP. Paper

$10.00 (in stock)

Chewed Water

A Memoir

BY AISHAH RAHMAN
A fascinating and informative fictional memoir from the professor at Brown, an avant-garde surrealistic playwright, of her young days in Harlem in the 40's and 50's. With two mothers determined to organize her life Virginia finds herself at 18 with a baby, in Harlem in all its dwindling glory...When Rahman is at her best, in flashes of almost unbearable self-knowledge, it's as if she's telling a sadly familiar American coming-of-age story for the very first time.

UPNE 2001 224 PP. Cloth

$5.00 (in stock)

Cheyenne Again

BY EVE BUNTING, IRVING TODDY
A poignant look at the pain inflicted upon one Indian child by a dominant culture's heavy-handed attempt to "help, " an offer that means destroying his native culture. Full-color illustrations.

Clarion 1995 32 PP. Paper

$6.99 (in stock)

Chicken Sunday

BY PATRICIA POLACCO
After being initiated into a neighbor's family by a solemn backyard ceremony, a young Russian American girl and her African American brothers determine to buy their gramma Eula a beautiful Easter hat. But their good intentions are misunderstood, until they discover just the right way to pay for the hat that Eula's had her eye on. A loving family story woven from the author's childhood.

Penguin 1998 32 PP. Paper

$7.99 (in stock)

Children Just Like Me

BY BARNABAS AND ANABEL KINDERSLEY
"A delightful, attractive look at children from around the world. The authors spent two years meeting and photographing youngsters from every continent and more than 140 countries. The volume is divided by continent, which is introduced with photos of children, their names, and nationalities. Then a double-page spread features pictures of each child's food, eating utensils, housing, school, friends, and family. The text gives the young people a chance to comment on their favorite games, friends, and hopes for the future. The final section includes excerpts from the Kindersleys' travel diary. This book is factual, respectful, and insightful."-School Library Journal

1995 80 PP. Cloth

$19.95 (in stock)

Children Of God Storybook Bible

BY ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU
Desmond Tutu retells more than fifty of his most beloved stories, artfully highlighting God's desire for all people to love one another and to find peace and forgiveness in their hearts. Many of the finest artists from around the world have been selected to illustrate the stories. In an attempt to create the first truly global Bible for children, the artists have been invited to portray the stories with the style and richness of their own culture. Their stunning color illustrations allow readers to experience the Bible stories as if they were there---with Adam and Eve in the garden, with Noah on the ark, with Abraham in the desert, and with Jesus on the mountaintop.

Zonderkids 2010 126 PP. Cloth

$18.99 (in stock)

The Children Of Herakles By Euripedes

TRANSLATED BY HENRY TAYLOR, ROBERT BROOKES
Translated by Quaker poet Henry Taylor this is a play about war and the effects of war within the state. Herakles, the legendary hero cursed from birth, was never permitted a triumphant homecoming. Here, his descendants continue the effort to return home, seeking asylum from the persecution of the king who had imposed on Herakles the famous twelve labors. While it pursues concepts of deep moral grandeur, it ends with a denouement of astonishing physical and ethical brutality, and affords Euripides a severe comment on what he believed was the decline of the Athenian character.

1981 83 PP. Cloth

$5.50 (in stock)

The Children's Illustrated Bible

RETOLD BY SELINA HASTINGS, ILLUSTRATED BY ERIC THOMAS
Written in conjunction with educators, scholars, and religious advisors, this retelling of favorite Old and New Testament stories retains the original feel and poetry of the Bible while appealing to contemporary young readers. DK's Children's Illustrated Bible features some of the best-known Bible tales, including, the Birth of Jesus, Jacob's Ladder, Noah's Ark, and the Resurrection, written especially for children in a clear, easy-to-understand tone. A "Who's Who in the Bible Stories" section and quotations from the King James Bible, listed by chapter and verse, add even more value to this unique resource. This edition also includes background information, maps and photos of artifacts.

DK 2004 320 PP. Cloth

$22.99 (in stock)

A Child's Book Of Prayer

FROM PENGUIN BOOKS
Through prayer, children communicate with God and learn to express their hopes, fears and dreams. A Child's Book of Prayer will help children explore their feelings and make sense of the world around them. It contains prayers that can be read to the very young and will inspire older children to compose their own prayerful reflections. This book is a celebration of the power of prayer and a gift of hope, peace and comfort to children of all ages.

Penguin 2005 96 PP. Paper

$14.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Chocolate Wars

The 150-year Rivalry Between The World's Greatest Chocolate Makers

BY DEBORAH CADBURY
As chocolate companies raced to compete around the globe, Quaker capitalism met a challenge that would eventually defeat it. In 2000 Cadbury's was the world's largest confectionary company. But before long it faced a threat to its very survival, and the chocolate wars culminated in a multi-billion pound showdown pitting independence and Quaker tradition against the cut-throat tactics of a corporate leviathan. Featuring a colorful cast of savvy entrepreneurs, brilliant eccentrics and resourceful visionaries, 'Chocolate Wars' is the story of a uniquely alluring product and of the evolution, for better and worse, of modern business.

Public Affairs 2011 346 PP. Paper

$15.99 (in stock)

Choosing Against War

A Christian View

BY JOHN ROTH
"Roth wrote this short, simple introduction to Christian pacifism 'out of a conviction that the gospel of Jesus Christ does indeed speak to the crises of our day with a perspective that is both distinctive and unique.' Very much in the tradition of Christian apology, the book isn't likely to convert readers with Nietzschean inclinations, whom it often seems to be arguing against. But those curious about Christian pacifism and the strains of the Christian tradition, particularly the historic peace churches (Mennonites, Brethren, and Quakers), which understand that nonviolence lies at the heart of the gospel, could do worse than to start their learning here." - Booklist

Good Books 2002 128 PP. Paper

$9.99 (in stock)

Choosing Peace

A Handbook On War, Peace, And Your Conscience

BY ROBERT SEELEY
A complete discussion of modern war: military recruiting, work against war, and ways to live by your beliefs. Good for youth.

Central Comm. for Conscientious Objectors 1994 245 PP. Paper

$10.00 (in stock)

Christian Atheist

Belonging Without Believing

BY BRIAN MOUNTFORD
Many Friends are drawn to Christianity without accepting its metaphysical claims or dogma. Throughout the history of the Church there have been many people like this. The key to the book is a set of interviews with people who fall broadly into the 'Christian Atheist' category; some are more agnostic and less skeptical than others, but what they have in common is the rejection of traditional belief in God, counterbalanced by an admiration for the aesthetic genius of Christianity (leading to a sense of deeper value), the Christian moral compass, and in some cases the community aspect of Christian life.

O Books 2012 132 PP. Paper

$16.95 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Christian Faith & Practice (065)

LONDON YEARLY MTG
SECONDHAnd-various editions both paper and hardback- always looked rather grotty, but much loved as one of THE definitive Faith and Practices (Church Goverment was seperate). We will send the neatest looking copy we have if you order.Pages are not numbered but index guides you to one of 670 sections. Indexed by author, first line of quote and subject

Britain Yealy Meeting 1960 NOT NUMBERED Blank

$7.50 USED - availability checked May 23rd 8:44am EDT

Christianity The First Three Thousand Years

BY DIARMAID MACCULLOCH
The National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author of "The Reformation" returns with the definitive history of Christianity for our time

Viking 2009 1152 PP. Cloth

$45.00 (in stock)

Christianity And The Inner Life

Twenty-first Century Reflections On The Words Of Early Friends-php 402

BY MARGERY POST ABBOTT
In her explorations of the writings of early Friends, Marge Abbott has discovered her own approach to Christian perspectives that speaks to her experiences of the Divine Light. She finds inspiration and fellowship with early and modern Friends for whom Christ is central, without excluding the wisdom and inspiration of other religious traditions. Engagement with evangelical Friends and social justice work have expanded her sense of compassion.

Pendle Hill Pamphlet 2009 36 PP. Paper

$6.50 (in stock)

Christianity, Social Tolerance, And Homosexuality

Gay People In Western Europe From The Beginning Of The Christian Era To The Fourteenth Century

BY JOHN BOSWELL
Ten years of research in a dozen languages went into this remarkable book. It is fascinating, not just because of the often unacknowledged gay history in Christianity and the Christian West that it presents, but also for the wit and wisdom the author brings to what might be considered modern day gay issues.

University of Chicago Press 1987 284 PP. Paper

$23.00 (in stock)

Christmas In The Trenches

BY JOHN MCCUTCHEON, ILLUSTRATED BY HENRI SORENSEN
It is cold and clear on Christmas Eve night in 1914. Francis Tolliver and his fellow British soldiers are holed up in muddy trenches along the Western Front. The German soldiers lie in wait across a field known as "No Man's Land." Suddenly a strange sound pierces the darkness. Someone is singing a Christmas carol in German. When the song ends, Thomas and the other British soldiers sing a carol. Soon carols are sung back and forth across No Man's Land. Then a figure emerges in the dark, carrying a small Christmas tree. Slowly the British and German soldiers leave their trenches, and the war, behind to stand together in the open field. Includes a CD with 2 songs and a reading of the book.

Peachtree 2007 32 PP. + CD Cloth

$19.95 (in stock)

Christmas Menorahs

How A Town Fought H

COHN, JANICE, D.S.W.
After someone throws a rock through Isaac Schnitzer's window, the people of Billings, Montana, join together to fight a series of hate crimes in this inspiring story.

Whitman, Albert and Company Blank

$6.95 (in stock)

Christmas Programs With A Twist

BY ELINOR BRIGGS
Nine simple-to-produce plays and pagents. Intergenerational.

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting 1994 30 PP. Paper

$5.50 (in stock)

The Christmas Scrapbook

A Harmony Story

BY PHILIP GULLEY
The Quaker storyteller presents a heartwarming tale for the holidays on the real gifts people give one another.

HarperSanFrancisco 2005 96 PP. Cloth

$12.95 (in stock)

The Church Of The Second Chance

A Faith-based Approach To Prison Reform

BY JENS SOERING
Jens Soering, who has been in prison for more than 20 years for a murder he claims he didn't commit, shows that, despite committing theft, murder, even terrorism, figures like Moses, Samson, and Paul were raised to places of honor in what we might call the 'Church of the Second Chance.' The stories of these biblical outlaws can help solve a social crisis that has been building for over 30 years: the problem of America's prisons. Each chapter begins with a Bible study, goes on to examine a crucial problem besetting our jails and penitentiaries, and ends with an interview that demonstrates how people are working today, in and out of prison, to apply God's word to our own lives and times.

Lantern 2008 326 PP. Paper

$22.00 (in stock)

Circle Of Peace Cd

BY CAROL JOHNSON
During songwriting sessions with children in "high risk" neighborhoods in her hometown, Johnson and the children created songs of peace, featured on this CD. Songs include "Circle of Peace," "We Will Lift up this World," "I Have a Dream," "If not Me, then Who?". Printed lyrics are included with this CD.

Carol Johnson 1999 1 HOUR Audio

$9.50 (in stock)