Category Archives: Remarkable Friends

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

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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

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