Before the Resurrection

“Thank you, Emily! This book is ‘a faithful recognition [of] a pre-existing truth.’ The concise and clear presentation will be helpful to Friends in local, quarterly, and yearly meetings, across all the branches of Friends, and around the English-speaking world. Highly recommended for folks with gifts in pastoral care or a concern for property and finance, and an interest in the future of the Quaker movement.” –Robin Mohr, Former Executive Secretary, Friends World Committee for Consultation, Section of the Americas “Before the Resurrection grows out of Emily’s deep observations from her extensive travel among Friends. To our benefit, Emily offers us her gift of sensing and naming what is–opening us to what might be made new within our Quaker communities. She says Quakers are a resurrection people, and she takes us though practical and meaningful ways a meeting can recognize and move through its life stages. Inspiring, challenging, and practical, I recommend this to anyone who is part of a beloved spiritual community.” –Gretchen Castle, Dean, Earlham School of Religion, Richmond, Indiana

Emily Provance is a Quaker traveling minister from 15th Street Meeting in New York City. She is an associate of Good News Associates.