David Birmingham reviews a novel that reveals Quaker efforts to relieve unbelievable suffering in the 1939-1942 concentration camps in southern France
Richard Murphy welcomes a book that questions consumer values
Jill Slee Blackadder is compelled by a novel with a strong Quaker thread
Alec Davison is impressed by an account of Quaker faith and spirituality
Symon Hill reviews a documentary film that tells the story of conscientious objectors in Watford during the first world war
Edward Hoare welcomes an initiative to enhance the spiritual life of Meetings
Philip Allum writes about the 2014 Swarthmore Lecture
Martina Weitsch is inspired by two books by American Friend Chuck Fager that tell the story of Progressive Friends
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