Chuck Fager

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Chuck Fager (born 1942) is an American activist, an author, an editor, a publisher and an outspoken and prominent member of the Religious Society of Friends. He is known for his work in both the American Civil Rights movement and in the Peace movement. His written works include religious and political essays, humor, adult fiction, and juvenile fiction.

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[edit] Early life

Charles E. Fager was born in Kansas to a Roman Catholic family. He grew up on various United States Air Force bases.

[edit] Education

Fager was in the Air Force ROTC at Colorado State University. He eventually left the ROTC and earned a B. A. in Humanities.

He attended Harvard Divinity School for four years, starting in 1967.

[edit] Activism

Fager was active in the Civil Rights movement in the 1960’s. He was on the staff of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Selma, Alabama. During that time Fager was arrested three times and spent one night in a jail cell with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

He later participated in several peaceful protests against the Vietnam War. During that time he was arrested twice.

[edit] Involvement with the Society of Friends

Membership

Fager made the acquaintance with some Friends who were involved in the new Friends World College in New York. He worked as a junior instructor at that college in 1966. In 1969 he joined the Friends Meeting at Cambridge, Massachusetts, while he was studying at Harvard Divinity School. Since then he has been a member of various Friends Meetings.

Publications

He founded Kimo Press in 1979, which publishes Quaker literature, most of which was written by Fager himself. He also edited a Quaker newsletter called A Friendly Letter for a few years and founded a journal entitled Quaker Theology in 1999. He established the Quaker Peace Web Page in response to the so-called war on terrorism.

Organizations

From 1994-1997 he worked at Pendle Hill, a Quaker center for study and meditation in Pennsylvania. He directed the Pendle Hill Issues Program. Fager also held the position of Clerk in the Fellowship of Quakers in the Arts. He also was Clerk for the 2001 Quaker Peace Roundtable. In 2002 he became the director of Quaker House in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

[edit] Selected works

  • White Reflections on Black Power, Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1967.
  • Uncertain Resurrection: The Poor Peoples Washington Campaign, Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1969.
  • Selma 1965: The March That Changed the South, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1974; Beacon Press, 1985; Kimo Press, 2005.
  • The Magic Quilts: A Fantasy, Kimo Press, 1981 and 1989.
  • The Respondent Spark: the Basics of Bible Study, Kimo Press, 1984 and 1994.
  • A Man Who Made a Difference: the Life of David H. Scull, Langley Hill Friends Meeting, 1985.
  • Quakers Are Funny, Kimo Press, 1987.
  • Life and Death and Two Chickens: Stories for Children, Stories of Childhood, Kimo Press, 1989.
  • Wisodm and Your Spiritual Journey: A Study of Wisdom in the Biblical and Quaker Traditions, Kimo Press, 1990.
  • Fire in the Valley, Quaker Ghost Stories, Kimo Press, 1991.
  • Murder Among Friends, A Quaker Mystery, Kimo Press, 1993.
  • Un-Friendly Persuasion, A Quaker Mystery, Kimo Press, 1995.
  • Without Apology: the Heroes, the Heritage and the Hope of Liberal Quakerism, Kimo Press, 1996.
  • A Quaker Declaration of War, Kimo Press, 2003.
  • Eating Dr. King's Dinner: A Memoir of the Movement, Kimo Press, 2005.

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