sees as a metaphor for apartheid. Eventually, perhaps with insight gained from being gay in a hostile land, he broke away from the system to become a radical activist working for change in South Africa, and eventually moving to the U.S., where he attends Pennsdale Meeting.
St Martins, 2011, 288 pp., cloth $22.49
Enlivened by the Mystery Quakers and God Giving Form to Faith Series, edited by Kathy Hyzy
“How have you experienced God or the Divine?” With this query, Western Friend magazine invited Friends across the American West to share their stories through art, poetry, fiction, and essays. The contributions of nearly fifty Friends are gathered in this testament to the breadth and depth of spiritual experience in the Religious Society of Friends. Thematic sections are framed by simple queries designed to encourage readers to reflect on the ways in which the Spirit moves in their own lives.
Friends Bulletin Corporation, 2009, 140 pp., paperback $15.00
So There I Was . . . by Peggy Senger Parsons
Sixty articles on, among other things, God, freedom, motorcycles, invincibility, love, lies, Quakers and a female preacher, Spiritual disciplines for the 21st century, Christ, and the lure of the open road. “The kick in the teeth that Quaker spirituality is asking for.” — Mike Espana-McGeehon
Peggy Senger Parsons, 2009, 267 pp., paperback $20.00
So There I Was . . . in Africa by Peggy Senger Parsons
The second volume in her “So There I Was” series chronicles two trips to Burundi, Rwanda, and the Congo by Peggy Senger Parsons, pastor of Freedom Friends Church. In twenty-eight stories, Parsons describes experiences working with Trauma Healing and Reconciliation Services (THARS). There is comedy, tragedy and adventure related here, many from blog posts from the field, some written as UPI columns, and some written just for this book.
Peggy Senger Parsons, 2009, 134 pp., paperback $15.00
George Watson Innovative Quaker Educator by George Watson
A rich memoir of a life lived to the full. George Watson married Elizabeth Grill in 1937, and in 1938 they both joined Chicago’s 57th Street Meeting. They raised four children of their own and three orphaned sisters from Germany, who had been pen pals. During World War II, the Watsons worked with AFSC. Subsequently George had a long career teaching at Roosevelt University in Chicago. His life was filled with service among Friends, work for racial justice, and extensive travel in the ministry.
G Watson, 2010, 207 pp., paperback $16.95
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