New, topical and rediscovered from QuakerBooks


The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in an Age of Colorblindness Michele Alexander


"The New Jim Crow" was initially published with a modest first printing and reasonable expectations for a hard- hitting book on a tough topic. Now, ten-plus printings later, the long-awaited paperback version of the book is available. Today it is perfectly legal to discriminate against convicted criminals in nearly all the ways that it was once legal to discriminate against African Americans. Once you're labeled a felon, the old forms of discrimination-- employment discrimination, housing discrimination, denial of the right to vote, denial of educational opportunity, denial of food stamps and other public benefits are suddenly legal. We have sold 100's to Quakers already.


New Press 2012 336 PP. Paperback $19.95


Open To New Light: Quaker Spirituality in Historical and Philosophical Context Leslie Stevenson


This book is about "the meaning of life" or "the spiritual quest". It offers a selective and critical evaluation of some central strands of Western religious and philosophical thought over two and a half thousand years. It starts with Socrates' philosophy of life, and the Greek tradition of philosophy that he initiated. It gives its own "take" on the teaching of Jesus, and on the long and controversial history of Christianity. There is a chapter devoted to George Fox and the beginning of the Quaker movement. It recommends a non-literal interpretation of language about God, with some reference to Austin Farrer on "poetic truth". Sadly a tad expensive!


Imprint Academic 2012 182 PP. Paperback $34.90


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