Category Archives: Quakers

Exclusive Quaker News: ESR Dean To Retire. The Future of ESR — Up In The Air?

[Richmond Indiana, December 19, 2025] This is an Inside Quaker report; non-Quakers might be missing some background.] Gretchen Castle, Dean of the Earlham School of Religion (the main U. S. Quaker seminary), is leaving. She’ll retire officially on June 30, 2026. This change has not been made public by ESR, but Castle confirmed it to … Continue reading Exclusive Quaker News: ESR Dean To Retire. The Future of ESR — Up In The Air? →

Hey, Big Political Media — You MISSED Tuesday’s NC Political Earthquake!

So 2025 is a municipal election year in North Carolina, with seemingly little to catch wider public attention. A crowd of candidates with only local name recognition was running for council and mayoral seats in scores of small and medium-size towns — not the ones on those annoying clickbait lists of 20-best-places-to-retire-as-a-left-handed-nearsighted-single-cat-person pickle baller; such … Continue reading Hey, Big Political Media — You MISSED Tuesday’s NC Political Earthquake! →

Who?? Happy Birthday to One of the Most Important Quaker Writers Most of Us Never Heard of

Milton Mayer was born on August 24, 1908. He was a journalist, scholar, moral philosopher, terrific writer — and a Quaker. A Jewish Quaker. A southerner Jewish Quaker. He wrote some of the most potent, challenging, memorable Quaker essays and books of the past century. He was also funny. He and his work deserve to … Continue reading Who?? Happy Birthday to One of the Most Important Quaker Writers Most of Us Never Heard of →

Resistance Vacation Reading #3 — Revelation On Rose Street — And the Fate of Religious Radicals

Revelation on Rose Street New York City – A Fine Autumn Day in 1843 I was still feeling a bit weak that first Day morning, after several days in bed with a bilious fever. But I was now better, and the weather in New York was fair. My good wife agreed that a walk to … Continue reading Resistance Vacation Reading #3 — Revelation On Rose Street — And the Fate of Religious Radicals →

Can a “Hail Mary” Plan Save Guilford College? A Guest Perspective

[Editor/Blogger’s introduction: As Guilford College approaches decisions that are reliably reported to be “do or die” for the school, we were approached by Jonathon Podolsky, a self-described “save college” consultant. He has been following Guilford’s recent difficulties. His personal assessment here is long, likely controversial, and has been doggedly pursued in the face of Guilford … Continue reading Can a “Hail Mary” Plan Save Guilford College? A Guest Perspective →