Library News:
Book of the Month:
Howard Brinton's "Friends for 350 Years" is our book of the "month" for the summer! Learn about our Quaker history, faith, practice... If you're new to Quakerism, this book is an ideal introduction to Quakerism; if you're not new to Quakerism, this book is a great reminder of who we are and how we got here.
New Additions:
Three new books have been purchased by the committee and are now available in our Meeting's library:
- "The Journal Of Elias Hicks, EDITED BY PAUL BUCKLEY"
In this new edition, The Journal of Elias Hicks is published as it was written, telling the story of the faith and practice of this historic Quaker minister whose long life and faithful service in the traditional beliefs of the Religious Society of Friends shaped the Society's history in ways he never suspected would happen. For 175 years, the prevailing image of Elias Hicks has been a false one. His opponents in the Religious Society of Friends have successfully misrepresented him as denying Christ and the scriptures. Paul Buckley has meticulously compiled a new edition of The Journal of Elias Hicks from the original manuscripts that restores more than 100 pages of missing material. - "A Brief Memoir Of Elizabeth Fry, 1781-1845, EDITED BY DAVID GOFF"
A republication of a document originally published by the London Tract Association of Friends, which tells the story of Elizabeth Fry, often in her own words. - "Black Fire: African American Quakers On Spirituality And Human Rights, EDITED BY: HAROLD D. WEAVER, JR., PAUL KRIESE, STEPHEN W. ANGELL"
Black Fire gathers together the voices of 18 remarkable individuals who spoke and wrote as African Americans from within the Quaker community. They testify about their viewpoints on racial justice—both within the Religious Society of Friends and society at large—and they speak of their life in the Spirit. As a collection, these selections exhibit the vitality and wisdom that three centuries of African American Quakers have contributed to and on behalf of Friends.
Be sure to keep an eye out for new books!
Catalog:
The committee is currently in the process of creating an online and physical catalog of books available. The online catalog is available here (note that it is currently incomplete).