In his 25th anniversary history of the school, Wil Cooper described the launch of Earlham School of Religion as "A Quaker dream come true." In this 50th anniversary edition, Eileen Kinch offers a fresh, interpretive history of this dream's unfolding during its second quarter of a century. Eileen skillfully identifies persistent themes in the school's history, places them within the context of tensions among North American Friends, and describes their effects on the school's life and health. The result is an honest, yet joyful, narrative that captures the success of a seminary many thought could never survive.