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Friday, October 14, 2011

“How Can They Hate Us So Much When We Are So Good?”

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By John Fitch George W Bush asked this question in his 911 address.  It is a question that I pondered much during my retreat in NY with m...
Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Friend in Residence: Christopher Sammond

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By Valerie Hurwitz This past week Chrisotopher Sammond, General Secretary of New York Yearly Meeting, visited ESR as our Friend-in-Residen...
Friday, October 7, 2011

Following the Call

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By Diane Reynolds For 18 years John Muhanji worked as a banker in Kenya, living a high-status life of material prosperity. In 2004, moved ...
Tuesday, October 4, 2011

A Paradigm Shift from “Just War” to “Just Peace” at the World Council of Churches

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By Diane Reynolds Is “Just War” theory—which attempts to limit when and how a nation wages war- obsolete? At a recent meeting in Kingston,...
Friday, September 30, 2011

Review of Jon Watt's New Album: "Clothe Yourself in Righteousness"

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By Stephen Angell Jon Watts is a post-modern George Fox, or Solomon Eccles. (Fox was the 17 th  century founder of the Quakers, Eccles a Q...
Tuesday, September 27, 2011

What is Quaker Spirituality? (Part 2)

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George Fox (1624-1691), founder of the Quaker movement, had numerous mystical encounters that he called “openings” in which he was given rev...
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Friday, September 23, 2011

Peace Forum, September 15, 2011 - Living Out Your Faith

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By Valerie Hurwitz Joshua Abel, Executive Director of the Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic, came to speak to a group of ESR, Bethany, ...