In our best moments, Friends have been in the middle of the action around the social justice issues of each time period, discerning to the best of their abilities the direction the Inward Light leads and speaking truth to power.
Paul N. Anderson translated to Modern English the first full-length treatment of women’s church leadership. Women’s Speaking Justified, was written in 1666 by Quaker co-founder Margaret Fell, whilst imprisoned for her beliefs in Lancaster Gaol.
Missions by the Spirit captures Quaker (Friends Church) dynamics in global outreach. Author Ron Stansell shows that Quakers have carried out some aspects of missions differently than other evangelicals.