Quaker Literature
Here is some literature that may be helpful for exploring Quakerism. Most of them are available through Friends General Conference Bookstore, contact information for which maybe found on the Links page. You may also find excerpts from some of them at www.quaker.org.
A note of caution, however: our religion is experiential; that is, you can't begin to understand it without participating in our Meeting for Worship and our Meeting for Business.
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Barclay's Apology in Modern English. Robert Barclay. Dean Freiday, editor. A classic statement of Quaker theology by a 17th century Friend.
Faith and Practice of Baltimore Yearly Meeting. A compendium of Quaker beliefs and practices as experienced by Friends in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.
The Friendly Procession. Daisy Newman. A good anthology of articles about Friends.
Friends for Three Hundred Years. Howard Brinton. A good, short overview of Friends history, beliefs and worship.
George Fox's Journal. George Fox. The powerful journal of an 17th century Friend.
Guide to Quaker Practice. Howard Brinton. A brief overview of Quaker methods.
John Woolman's Journal. John Woolman. The powerful journal of an 18th century Quaker mystic and abolitionist.
The Quaker Contribution. Harold Loukes. Another good short overview of Friends history, beliefs and worship.
The Quaker Reader. Jessamyn West. Another good anthology of articles about Friends.
The Quiet Rebels. Margaet Hope Bacon. A good history of Friends.
A Testament of Devotion. Thomas Kelly. Classic account of a Quaker mystic.
Valiant Friend: The Life of Lucretia Mott. Margaret Hope Bacon. A good biography of a 19th century Quaker feminist and abolitionist.
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