Quaker Books

"True godliness don't turn out of the world but enables them to live better in it and excites their endeavours to mend it." William Penn, 1682

Where do we stand on lived witness, on social testimony? Jonathan Dale carries forward ideas expounded in his Swarthmore Lecture of 1996.

If we cannot change what is happening on our street, why should anyone belive we can change the would? Politics starts with the local. There is inequality in all of our communities, so we must begin there, with practical action where is matters.

Swarthmore Lecture 2015. To say 'yes' to peace we must say a final 'no' to war and join together, heart and soul, in the task of creating peace by peaceful means, speaking with one authentic and passionate voice.

Tim Newell's 2000 Swarthmore lecture, revised for this 2007 edition, looks at possible Quaker approaches to criminal justice. The book includes insights from Circles of Support and Accountability as well as ideas for study and action.

Volume 2 of the Eldership and Oversight handbook series.