Held in the Light Norman Morrison’s Sacrifice for Peace and His Family’s Journey of Healing by Anne Morrison Welsh and Joyce Hollyday
In 1965 Norman Morrison, a devout Quaker, immolated himself on the steps of the Pentagon as a protest against the Vietnam War. Anne Morrison Welsh, his widow, recounts his story as well as her own journey to find forgiveness and recovery from life’s wounds.
Orbis Books, 2008, 160 pp., cloth $20.00
Practicing Peace A Devotional Walk through the Quaker Tradition by Catherine Whitmire
Stories of successful nonviolent movements throughout history are partnered with quotations from over 350 years of Quaker teachings on peace. Queries lead readers on a journey to self-discovery, through the stages of practicing peace: first by focusing within themselves, then by looking outward to practice peace in the world. Includes a brief biography of each Quaker quoted in the book.
Sorin Books, 2007, 272 pp., paperback $16.95
Occupied with Nonviolence A Palestinian Woman Speaks by Jean Zaru
Jean Zaru, the longtime activist and Quaker leader from Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, expresses the pain as well as the central convictions that animate Christian nonviolence and activity today. Yet even as Zaru eloquently names the common misunderstandings of the history, present situation, and current policies of the parties involved, she vividly articulates an alternative: a religiously motivated nonvio- lent path to peace and justice in the world’s most troubled region.
Fortress Press, 2008, 176 pp., paperback $20.00
Heaven in the Midst of Hell A Quaker Chaplain’s View of the War in Iraq stories and photographs by Sheri Snively
As the only Quaker chaplain serving with the marines, Snively recounts her time serving in a military hospital in Iraq. Her words and pictures are a poignant tribute to the staff and patients she met. She tells their often terrible but inspiring stories beautifully in this quite surprising book. As her commanding officer says to her, “you have a unique perspective; I hope you are writing it down.”
Raven Oaks Press, 2010, 269 pp., hardcover $26.95 Prison Witness
Beyond Prisons A New Interfaith Paradigm for Our Failed Prison System by Laura Magnani and Harmon Wray
This strong indictment of the current prison system, undertaken by two respected experts on behalf of the American Friends Service Committee, traces the history and features of our penal system, offers strong ethical and moral assessments of it, and lays out a new paradigm of criminal justice based on restorative justice and
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