This book sheds light on a fascinating yet little-known area of Quaker work: international conciliation. It examines the quiet, patient but determined processes that underpin their work, and its place in a changing world.
Kathleen Bell's poetry holds a mirror up to our times and urges us to examine hypocrisy, hearsay and fear. This is an urgent body of work that offers a vivid perspective on our reactions to living with the shadow of Covid.
Harvey Gillman describes himself as a seeker, explorer, and a finder, and something of a heretic. Trained as a modern linguist (French and Italian, with Spanish later), he is fascinated by the challenge of communicating beyond frontiers.
Drawing on the author's long experience teaching at Bootham school in York, this book seeks to describe how Quaker beliefs are put into practice in the daily life of a school community.