Both George Fox and the Buddha experienced a transformative, liberating awareness. The post Interview with Peter Taylor, author of “The Zen of Quakerism” appeared first on Friends Journal.

Truth, healing, and reconciliation in Maine. The post Author Arla Patch reads “Peace Is Possible,” truth, healing, & reconciliation in Maine appeared first on Friends Journal.

A history of a sometimes-forgotten Quaker witness. The post Interview with David Gross, author of “How Quaker War Tax Resistance Came and Went, Twice” appeared first on Friends Journal.

Motherhood and science fairs. The post Author Jane Purcell reads “Jake’s Chickens” appeared first on Friends Journal.

Teetering on the threshold of peace and self-defense. The post Author Seres Kyrie reads “Guns and Pepper Spray” appeared first on Friends Journal.

Our quiet pause can counteract a collective obsession with fights and power. The post Interview with Ron McDonald, author of This Age of Insecurity appeared first on Friends Journal.

http://www.friendsjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Bird-dogging-the-Candidates-in-Iowa-Author-chat-with-Kevin-Rutledge.mp3 Read: Bird-dogging the Candidates in Iowa Subscribe to FJ’s podcast series. You can listen online from our website or subscribe to our podcast on iTunes or other podcast players. … Read the rest The post Interview with Kevin Rutledge, author of Bird-dogging the Candidates in Iowa appeared first on Friends Journal.

http://www.friendsjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Psychological-Seduction.mp3 From “Psychological Seduction“: As a young child no more than seven years old, I went gift shopping with my mother in a department store named McCrory’s. The title, Psychological Seduction, comes from those memories. As I walked … Read the rest The post Podcast reading of “Psychological Seduction” appeared first on Friends Journal.

http://www.friendsjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Reducing-Violence-From-Within.mp3 From Reducing Violence from Within: In light of the numerous black civilian deaths by police this year, including those in Ferguson, Missouri; Cleveland, Ohio; and Staten Island, New York, the men of Sing Sing Worship Group have been … Read the rest The post Podcast reading of “Reducing Violence from Within” appeared first on Friends Journal.

http://www.friendsjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Evanesce.mp3 From Evanesce: Used to be our worth was easy to measure—a coin for each eye, or one placed above the tongue. Subscribe to FJ’s podcast series. You can listen online from our website or subscribe to our podcast … Read the rest The post Poet Karen Craigo reads “Evanesce” appeared first on Friends Journal.