Pendle Hill

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.

Reflections on aging, its physical, spiritual, and religious effects, by an 83-year-old author.

The work and influence of more than a dozen women, beginning with Margaret Fell, in the unprogrammed tradition of Quakerism. Edited by Ruth Blattenberger.

A literary scholar considers the paradoxical relationship of silence and words in Quaker worship, drawing on the work of E. M. Forster, Samuel Beckett, and classical Greek writers for insight.

Thomas Gates draws from the experiences of the captive Hebrews as told in the Book of Isaiah, as well as the discoveries and practices of early Friends, to offer perspective and insights for twenty-first century Quakers ...

The author gives us moving meditation on the metaphysical sense of the Earth as the body of God. The writing was inspired by her experiences in a 1995 Pendle Hill course, “Global Spirituality and Earth Ethics.”

How can we change the direction of our impact on the earth and begin to undo the damage we have wrought on so many species, including our own? Can we depend on technological, political, and economic solutions alone?

A Zen Buddhist professor contrasts meditation with Quaker worship. By Teruyasu Tamura Pendle Hill Pamphlet #302