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Conflict in Meetings 2nd, Revised Edition by the Committee on Eldership and Oversight of Britain Yearly Meeting
Conflict is inseparable from adventurous living. Whether it constrains or liberates depends to a large extent on how we respond to it. This book is for clerks, those responsible for eldership or oversight, and anyone called to deal with potential or actual conflict. It will enable Friends to identify the resources in their own meetings and use them to forge a living peace testimony which is not just about opposition. It book can be read for interest, for general information, or in study groups: discussion questions and practical exercises help readers grasp the thorniest issues.
Britain YM, 2000, 72 pp., paperback $11.00
Grounded in God Care and Nurture in Friends Meetings edited by Pat Mcbee
A fundamental element of the life of a Friends meeting is a longing to care for one another in ways that are deeply grounded in love and in the presence of the Spirit. This collection of essays is a thematic arrangement of articles from the Pastoral Care Newsletter, each addressing a challenge or question that pastoral caregivers may face in their work. Includes questions for discussion, bibliography, index.
QuakerPress of FGC, 2002, 288 pp., paperback $15.95 (reduced from $19.95)
Dancing With God through the Storm Mysticism and Mental Illness by Jennifer Elam
Mystical experiences may be mistaken for symptoms of mental illness, and vice versa. As a result, many Friends who do have mystical experiences remain silent about them, out of a fear of being judged “crazy.” Elam, a psychologist, has interviewed a broad spectrum of people about their mystical experiences and describes how they and others have responded to them. She offers wise counsel about how a community can contain such experiences and respond meaningfully, even when there is no simple way to apply labels that make “sense” out of what is happening.
Way Opens Press, 2002, 189 pp., paperback $7.00
Dark Night Journey Inward Re-Patterning Toward a Life Centered in God by Sandra Cronk
The dark night aptly describes the situation of those who have had a growing sense of God’s presence, direction, and consolation, then are suddenly bereft of that experience. Aridity, meaninglessness, loss, and pain are hardly the milestones expected on a journey toward God. The author brings a unique perspective to her interpre- tation of this powerful pathway, and offers sensitive guidance to dark night travelers and those who seek to understand and nurture them.
Pendle Hill Publications, 2001, 179 pp., paperback $12.50 23 QUAKERBOOKS AUTUMN 2011
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