Pendle Hill Publications

Bringing together material from a number of previous articles, this essay explores the nature of spirituality and its relation to universalism, with particular attention to the question of commitment to a particular religious tradition.

A naturalist and astronomer writes of a “knowing of God” which comes from his mystical experiences of nature.

Accompaniment takes many forms, from sitting in union, human rights, and other offices to accompanying threatened individuals.

A historical view of Friends testimony on paying war taxes.

Paul Christiansen calls Quakers to account for how well we face the seeds of war within our own lives.

Wholesight here means finding coherence among religion, science, art, and politics.

Selections from Penn’s writings on liberty of conscience, the nature of government, peace in Europe, titles, imperial states, and a plan for the union of the American colonies.

A German Quaker writes simply of her life under Hitler’s regime and during the Russian occupation of East Germany, a life full of meaning and peacemaking. Translated by Florence Kite.