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About Quakers

Introductory pamphlet on the RSOF  - Written by Ted Hoare, member of Australia Yearly Meeting

Meeting the Spirit - An introduction to Quaker beliefs and practices, by Hans Weening

Description of the Religious Society of Friends - by the Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance

Quaker Information Center - Information about the Religious Society of Friends: Quaker beliefs & practices, history, organizations, literature, activities, and events; volunteer & service opportunities; and some employment listings.

Quaker History - Links to many writings about Quaker history

 

Historical Quaker Writings

A Quaker PageLinks to many historical Quaker documents. See especially the Journal of George Fox

Journal of John Woolman - Probably the most widely read Quaker journal.

Common Sense and Age Of Reason, Part I by Thomas Paine

Lucretia Mott

William Penn, America's First Great Champion for Liberty and Peace - by Jim Powell

The Works of Isaac Penington -  based on the current edition by Quaker Heritage Press (4th and final volume completed 6/97)

Women's Speaking - by Margaret Fell, 1614-1702

Quaker Writings Home Page - Maintained by Peter Sippel
 

Lists of Quaker Links

Major Quaker Book Outlets -  contact information for major Quaker retail outlets selling books, pamphlets, curricula, tapes, Bibles and other material by and about Friends, or of interest to Friends.  Most offer phone ordering.

Note:  The Stevens Point Religious Society of Friends is a liberal, unprogrammed meeting.  The excellent sites listed below are sponsored and maintained by Quakers with a wide range of views.

Quaker Resources on the Web - Maintained by Bill Samuel

The Religious Society of Friends - By Russ Nelson

Quaker Electronic Archive - Maintained by George Amoss

Quaker Organizations

Pendle Hill - Pendle Hill is a Quaker center for study and contemplation. It was founded in 1930, to be of service to the Religious Society of Friends, to like-minded persons, and to the world.

Friends General Conference - Friends General Conference is a Quaker organization in the unprogrammed tradition of the Religious Society of Friends which primarily serves affiliated yearly and monthly meetings.

Friends Committee on National Legislation - FCNL is a nation-wide network of thousands of Quakers and like-minded people who work together to bring Friends' values to bear on public policy in our nation's capital.
 
Friends for a Non-Violent World - Friends for a Non-Violent World works to build a world where all people can speak truth to power, practice alternatives to violence, gain strength from community, and act in a spirit of cooperation to work for peace and justice.

American Friends Service Committee - A Quaker organization based on the Religious Society of Friends (Quaker) belief in the worth of every person, and faith in the power of love to overcome violence and injustice.

Friends Committee to Abolish the Death Penalty - This committee supports practical programs that address the root causes of crime while reorienting the criminal justice system toward rehabilitation rather than destruction.

Friendly FolkDancers - The Friendly FolkDancers is a group of folk-dancing Quakers who minister through dance.  They have toured all over the U.S. and in several foreign countries.


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