Some of the Tract Association’s materials are available in print. Here is a list of pamphlets and books that we currently have in stock.
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May He Find Rest in Me
I was listening a Bach’s St. Matthew Passionwhile working, not concentratingmuch on the music, when suddenly this bassaria, “Mache dich, mein Herze, rein,” sung afterrecounting Jesus’ death, caught myattention. My German being so-so, I lookedup the translation: Make Thee my heart pure, [for]I would inter Jesus [in] myself.May He find rest in me,Ever in eternity,His
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The Light Within and Selected Writings of Isaac Penington
A selection from the writings of Isaac Penington (1617-1679), who became a Friend in 1658
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The Transformation of Joseph Hoag
This selection from his journal relates Joseph’s early feeling of inadequacy and hie resistance to speak in ministry when required of him. It tells of his transformation in ministry in response to a sermon by a visiting Friend.
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Traveling in the Ministry: Let Your Light Shine
Traveling in the ministry is to send Gospel light to the end of the world by letting our lives shine. Includes narratives by Marian Baker, of New England Yearly Meeting, and Priscilla Makhino, of Elgon East Yearly Meeting in Kenya.
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Turning to Christ: The Issue of Repentance
Until we come face-to-face with our own sin, our spiritual practice is likely to remain shallow. Recognition of sin and repentance and looking to Christ to overcome gave early Friends strength and a deeply rooted faith.
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What Is the Tract Association?
The Tract Association began in 1816 with a concern for the distribution of sound Quaker literature. The Tract Association has published the Friends Calendar since 1885.
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Selections from the Religious Poems of John Greenleaf Whittier
John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892)’s poetic, prophetic form of ministry shows both depth and breadth, firmly rooted in Friends principles.
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Selections from the writings of and to Mildred Ratcliff
Compiled with an introduction by Virginia Schurman. Mildred Ratcliff (1774-1847) was a minister who traveled extensively in the eastern part of the United States
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A Short History of a Long Travel from Babylon to Bethel
An overview of how one attains spiritual knowledge. It was first published in 1711, after Crisp’s death. Includes an introduction and updated language and punctuation from the 1711 edition.
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Christ in Early Quakerism
The early Quaker teaching concerning “the universal and divine light of Christ” was a message concerning the action of God rather than the nature of man. It was saying, not simply there is innate in every man a private source of illumination, but rather, that what God showed himself to be in Jesus Christ he…