Though Fox's own Journal tells his life-story fully and vividly, some readers find it so detailed, and so quick to assume his reader's familiarity with situations, events and outlooks of his time that it is difficult to read or grasp it as a whole.
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.
Quaker Eldership. Spiritual reviews. Reviewing the spiritual life of the meetings and its expression in caring. Volume 3 of the Eldership and Oversight handbook series.
An exploration of eldership and what it means for Quakers. The second half of this book is a practical course guide on the themes of 'Living eldership' for those interested in deepening the spiritaul life of their meeting.
Quakers have made the cultivation of the guided life the focus of their spirituality for over three centuries. Generations of Quakers have developed practices for nurturing their connection to an inward source of guidance, meaning and purpose.