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Introduction to Quakerism
This book of Quaker faith and practice is an attempt to express Truth through the vital personal and corporate experience of Friends. It is largely composed of extracts: a fitting way of expressing the breadth of Quaker theology.
£10.00
This book is a companion volume to 'Celebrating the Quaker Way' and offers explanation on Quaker practice in Britain. Written as part of the author's ongoing ministry, it draws on his experience of Quakerism and includes extracts from Friends.
£3.00
The Quakers are a fascinating religious group both in their origins and in the variety of reinterpretations of the faith since.
£9.99
In this third edition Geoffrey Durham has updated scores of practical details, added new information about online Quakers meetings, made fresh recommendations of books, magazines and websites.
£10.00
Though there have never been many Quakers, these small numbers belie the sect's tremendous impact, both historical and contemporary.
£8.99
New Titles
The enduring relevance of Albert Einstein's classic essay. A contemporary look at Albert Einstein's classic call for socialism.
£15.99
Reveals that the institution of slavery was anchored in the same exploitative capitalist system which remains in place today. This book situates the crime of enslavement within the business practices that place profit before people.
£22.50
Big decisions and messy relationships. It's all part of life for Kai. A must-read queer coming of age story for fans of Sarah Crossan and Sex Education, written in verse by Stonewall-Award-winning, Carnegie-shortlisted author Dean Atta.
£9.99
At sixteen, I was with my best friend, a Palestinian when I received my first letter from the army. We had grown up like sisters. She glanced at the envelope. We looked at each other. Her eyes seemed to say: 'Do you know what you are going to do?
£9.99
In this moving memoir, Miriam Landor shares her family’s harrowing experiences of the Holocaust and the lasting impact this dark chapter of history had on the generations that followed.
£9.99
The wide, wild world is made of wonder, but as climate change reinvents the landscape, rich ecosystems are under threat. On a journey through Earth's major biomes, January learns the plight of the planet.
£9.99
The Bible, Sacred Violence, and the End of Scapegoating in Quaker Perspective. Contemporary liberal Friends (Quakers) have largely drifted away from the Bible, due in part to its seeming sanction of divine violence.
£29.00
The 2024 Backhouse Lecture "God's ways, not our ways: A dissident Quaker response to disability" was delivered by Jackie Leach Scully on Monday July 8th 2024 in Adelaide.
£11.99
The sweeping, epic story of Olga de Lebedeff immerses the reader in a rarely seen multicultural world in the late Imperial period, when many Russian intellectuals were more integrated into European society.
£22.00
Climate Change is coming for us. Its impacts will be universal and will have profound effects upon human health. It is vital we understand what these effects will be ...
£22.50
Books of the Month
While the Green Man's story asks that we confront the violence faced by people and planet, David Gee's enduring message is above all one of hope, a beautiful challenge to live in deeper communion with each other and the earth. Out Sept 21st.
£8.99
Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, this is a powerful and gripping YA novel about one girl's struggle for justice.
£7.99
A deeply powerful collection of poems about life in Gaza by acclaimed Palestinian poet, Mosab Abu Toha.
£9.99
This moving memoir chronicles a profound, epistolary friendship between Suzanne Michal and Robert Poyson, who has been on death row. They never meet or speak in person, yet their connection deepens through a heartfelt exchange of letters.
£9.99
Perfect for sharing, How Are You Feeling Today? is packed with fun, imaginative ways to help children understand and cope with a whole range of different emotions. Age: 3+
£7.99
Portrait of Socialist, Philanthropist & Chocolatier. In 1824, John Cadbury opened a grocer's shop in Bull Street in Birmingham and started to sell tea, coffee and drinking chocolate alongside everything else.
£12.99
The Bible, Sacred Violence, and the End of Scapegoating in Quaker Perspective. Contemporary liberal Friends (Quakers) have largely drifted away from the Bible, due in part to its seeming sanction of divine violence.
£29.00
In this second book of the series, Kya is now going to school and has an autistic best friend, Martha, who expresses herself very differently. Whilst Kya is quiet in the class, Martha is talkative and asks lots of questions. Age: 5+
£7.99
Reveals that the institution of slavery was anchored in the same exploitative capitalist system which remains in place today. This book situates the crime of enslavement within the business practices that place profit before people.
£22.50
Interested in writing but don't know how to get started? Love reading and want to know more about how stories are created? Like ridiculous tales about troublesome sisters, peanut butter and steamrollers? Look no further!
£15.99
A keepsake volume of 30 classic nursery rhymes and songs to share with your baby, illustrated with enchanting hand-embroidered artwork. Age: 0+
£12.99
A deeply moving, vitally important picture book encouraging empathy and kindness. Somewhere in this world, there is someone just like you, who finds the same things funny and who laughs the way you do.
£7.99
The Ignatian way of praying with the Bible is simple and subtle at the same time. It is accessible to young and old alike. There are no prerequisites. You can pray with it for five minutes, you can pray with it for an hour or more.
£12.95
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News and Events
27 August
David Gee's fourth and final book, Wildest Dream: An Imagined History of the Green Man, will launch at the Quaker Centre at Friends House, London.
Wildest Dream follows the Green Man figure as he ...
21 July
After the success of 2023 and 2024, we are delighted to have this wonderful exhibition again!! Step in and appreciate the new works of art displayed around the cafe and corridors at Friends House!!
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10 July
Our next book launch event will be The Identity Parade By Simon by Simon Miles compiled and edited by John Miles
The Identity Parade is a hand-made visual-arts novel, the story of Simon Paternoste...
19 June
Join co-author Patricia Rykiel as she discusses her late father's stirring Vietnam War fictional memoir and the unusual journey to publication with producer Guy Meyer, followed by a book signing.
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12 June
The Library at Friends House will be the venue for the UK launch of the new QCEA Handbook.
Migration is one of the most defining global challenges of our time. Yet, dominant approaches to migr...
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