Description: Appealing to religion, sociology, history professors & students alike, this is no ordinary analytical sociology book as it interweaves the history & the origins of the Society of Friends (Quakers) with concurrent historical events. Succinctly written, the author acquaints the reader with the Quaker internalized sense of right & proper, including their stand for peace, to offer human & material resources & to devolve those programs whenever & wherever possible. She acknowledges the impact valuing "that of God in everyone" has had on the Quaker society as a whole from Penn's treaty with the Indians & the Quaker stand against slavery to the recognition that newcomers seek out Quakerism as much for its intellectual stand as for its spiritual history. This requires contemporary Quakers to face the issues of gay & lesbian rights & family values. The author's dry sense of humor is evident throughout - to remind the reader that she is quite willing to make the reader confront himself or herself, simply by reporting on the sect's depths of conviction. QPB with historical art, diagram, appendixes, glossary & index, 165 pp., ISBN 1-887774-01-7, $10.00. To order contact: Canmore Press, P.O. Box 510794, Melbourne Beach, FL 32951. Phone/FAX (407) 724-1162.

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