A Quaker Pacifist Joins the Military
How do you trust a divine calling that seems to go against your community’s most cherished value: peace?
Author: Georgia Sparling
Georgia Sparling is a multimedia journalist from the Deep South. She has written for print and online publications in Shanghai, China, Mississippi, and Massachusetts.
Before joining Thee Quaker Podcast, Georgia created and produced the award-winning Why We Write podcast and an award-winning newsletter at Lesley University.
As part of Christian communities since high school, Georgia has long been interested in exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture — especially when they take unexpected turns.
When not podcasting, Georgia is usually practicing pottery, reading, or making something in the kitchen.
The Grimke Sisters: How Two Southern Slave-Owning Quakers Became America’s Fiercest Abolitionists
Sarah and Angelina Grimke were bold advocates for abolition and women’s rights. How did they disappear from history?
George Fox and the Birth of Quakerism
In the mid-1600s, an unusual man named George Fox rejected the religious norms of his day and founded a new radically different faith. Does that matter to Quakers today?
Who Are Modern Quakers?
Quakers identify as everything from evangelicals to atheists. On our first episode, we explore what it means to be a Quaker today.
Introducing: Thee Quaker Podcast
Join us as we explore stories of spiritual courage and the big questions about modern life and spirituality.
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