QuakerPress of FGCQuakerPress of FGC publishes books and other resources to nurture meetings and individual Friends.
For a copy of our editorial guidelines, please see the Writer's Guide to QUIP Publishers.
All of our publications are available through Quakerbooks of FGC, our exclusive trade distributor. Their website has extended descriptions and features online ordering. You can come see all of our publications at the store of the annual FGC Gathering or at the year-round store of Quakerbooks of FGC in Philadelphia.
NEW From QuakerPress of FGC
Quakers, African Americans and the Myth of Racial Justice
By Donna McDaniel and Vanessa Julye
The myth that all Quakers helped fugitive slaves and that all Quakers were civil rights activists does not tell the whole story. Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship lifts up the lives of Friends who were committed to ending enslavement and post-enslavement injustices, while showing how insidious, complex, and pervasive racism has been in the lives of all of us.
575 pages Hardcover $45.00 / Paper $28.00
Available now from Quakerbooks
www.fitforfreedom.org
The Back Bench - A Novel
By Margaret Hope Bacon
It's 1837, and fourteen-year-old Quaker Myra Harlan's mother has died, forcing her to leave her home and family in the country to live in Philadelphia. Shocked by the racism she sees all around her and caught in the aftermath of the Orthodox-Hicksite split in the Religious Society of Friends, Myra longs for her mother and struggles to make friends until she finds the Female Anti-Slavery Society, Lucretia Mott, Sarah Douglass, and—ultimately—herself. Includes questions for discussion.
New Religious Education Resources
- Practicing Peace: Teaching Young Children the Quaker Peace Testimony (Older pre-school through 4th grade)
- Living Our Faith: The Bible and Friends' Testimonies (Kindergarten through 8th grade)
- Exploring Quakerism: A Study Guide (Participant's Edition) Adult
- Exploring Quakerism: A Study Guide (Leader's Edition) Adult
Racial Justice in the 21st Century
Authors Donna McDaniel and Vanessa Julye are completing research and writing of their forthcoming book, Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship: Quakers, African Americans and the Myth of Racial Justice (Quaker Press of FGC, Fall 2008)
New website! Fit for Freedom on the web: Author interviews! Related photos, news and events! And more...
See also: Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship: A Work in Progress in the Summer 2002 FGConnections.
In The Seed Cracked Open: Growing Beyond Racism (Quaker Press of FGC, 2006), Vanessa Julye shares stories related to the issue of racism from generations of her family, along with significant questions and additional resources to heal and empower Friends to "move further along the spectrum of racism."
Publications Available Online
FGConnections, the newsletter of Friends General Conference, keeps you informed about FGC's programs and services. Also, it creates a forum for FGC Friends to air their views on topics announced in advance. We welcome articles and visuals from individuals and meetings. Recent editions include Conflict as a Gift from God and Friends in Ecumenical & Interfaith Work.
A listing of all of FGC's online publications
Resources for Fostering Vital Friends Meetings
The Resource guide to "Fostering Vital Friends Meetings" is now online in multiple formats!
Directory for Traveling Friends: submit your name online!
Sign up online to host visitors! A wonderful way to travel and meet new Friends. Hospitality listings for Quakers worldwide are open to Friends and attenders traveling with a letter of introduction from their home meetings. Now continually updated. Please note than the Directory will never be put online or sent via email for privacy reasons.
