Quaker Youth Book Project of QUIP!
150 Teenage and young adult Friends
16 Countries
Many theologies
210 Pieces of writing and art
One Anthology
Coming May 2010
Spirit Rising: Young Quakers Speak
Now titled Spirit Rising: Young Quakers Speak, the forthcoming Quaker youth book includes over 210 pieces of writing and visual art by over 150 teenage and young adult Friends from 16 countries, including Australia, Bolivia, Burundi, Canada, Cuba, Guatemala, El Salvador, Italy, Kenya, Korea, New Zealand, Nepal, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. All major contemporary theological branches of the Religious Society of Friends are represented. The book is truly an unprecedented accomplishment among Friends and a profound gift of the Spirit.
Spirit Rising will be published in English and Spanish by QuakerPress of Friends General Conference, and available for purchase from www.QuakerBooks.org and other Quaker booksellers all over the world. The English edition will be released in May 2010, and the fully translated Spanish edition will be available later in 2010.
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