Quakers Fast for Peace in Gaza and Israel

Quakers for Peace in Palestine and Israel, a group of at least 17 Friends from the United States, Ireland, and…

Sharlee DiMenichi

George Fox at 400

Introduction to our June/July issue.

Gabriel Ehri

The Radical Original Vision of George Fox

Reintegrating the radical insights and practices of the first Quakers.

Marcelle Martin

The True Last Supper

George Fox’s mystical feast of love.

Barbara Birch

The Egalitarian Partnership with Margaret Fell Fox

Strong female leadership in the early days of Quakerism.

Amos Smith

George Fox Was a Racist

How do Fox’s writings on slavery impact Quakers today?

Johanna Jackson and Naveed Moeed

George Fox and the Bible

Reconciling and transcending some of our differences toward the Bible.

Thomas Gates

Fox at 400

Reflections from Friends around the world.

Sharlee DiMenichi

Online Features

A Life Steeped in the Quaker Way

Reflections on the example of George Fox.

Geoff Knowlton

Online Features

His Work Is Alive in Africa

A tribute to George Fox.

George Busolo Lukalo

Online Features

From Dorothea to Me

George Fox’s Enduring Influence.

Cathy Barney

A Query for Friend Fox

Did you ever laugh with joy, Friend, / at the beauty of God’s world, / the sheer extravaganza of it?

Nancy L. Bieber

Where Mothers Hung the Clothes

On a fall afternoon in my warm kitchen, I bake a frittata. / Fried onions, red potatoes, cream, cheddar, eggs

Joyce Victor

Watering the Crops

Tomatoes big as breasts, he brags, / raised in topsoil dung and peat.

Gary Stein

Forum, June/July 2024

Letters from our readers.

Staff

Behind the Cover Art

The artist talks about this issue’s cover painting.

Robert Henry

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Roberta Llewellyn on George Fox Was a Racist

I wish to acknowledge the remarkable research done by Johanna Jackson and Noveed Moeed in their…
Johanna Jackson on George Fox Was a Racist

Yes. In Barbados, Quakers were building up wealth by stealing other people’s labor and harming their…
John McCarthy on George Fox Was a Racist

Thank you for this enlightening essay. Well done. It seems to me as an archaeologist and…
George Gore on The True Last Supper

Fox is correct to emphasize a marriage supper with God as the first priority. However, we…

QuakerSpeak

Are SPICES ‘the’ Quaker Testimonies?

Do All Quakers Hold the Same Beliefs?

Reducing Violence from Within: Finding Quakerism Through Incarceration

Think Twice Before Calling the Police

Moving Beyond a Minute

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