Links to other websites with substantial Quaker content
The World Wide Web contains thousands of pages describing, sometimes accurately, the Society of Friends. Here are a few starting points.
Topical areas
The Religious Society of Friends (Quaker.org)
Established in 1995, since 2018 this website is owned and managed by the Friends Publishing Corporation:.
Quaker.org was registered in 1995, in the early days of the Internet, by Russ Nelson, who built it into a popular site for the world to learn about the Religious Society of Friends. He also generously offered quaker.org domain names and web hosting to countless Quaker organizations. Russ passed the torch to Friends Publishing Corporation, an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit Quaker organization, in 2018.
It has a huge amount of information, but some if that is now out of date. Largely, but not exclusively, devoted to websites in the USA. It's size can make the search daunting, so below we list links to a few specific sections.
- The Religious Society of Friends
The main page
- Quaker Organizations
A big list of Quaker organizations.
- Friends Meetings
Friends meetings in the United States, Canada and elsewhere.
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Information for newcomers
Articles intended for persons newly interested in the Society of Friends..
- Quakerfinder: Find a Friends Meeting
A guide mostly to unprogrammed meetings. Provides a search form where you can enter your address, and get a list of meetings near you
- Voices of Friends
A website for people who are looking for a new religious community but just don't know that it's called Quakerism
- A Quaker Glossary
An excellent explanation of many words used by Friends that might puzzle newcomers.
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Articles about the Society of Friends
General writings about the Society of Friends
- A Gateway to Quakerism
A service of the Earlham School of Religion. It " works on behalf of the Religious Society of Friends to answer questions from Friends and non-Friends alike, directing inquirers to information and resources from and about the Society of Friends. "
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Wikipedia
The Society of Friends has no dogmatic center, and the Wikipedia is written by those who choose to contribute. Facts stated here seem generally accurate, and opinions are more or less consistent with those held by many if not most Quakers.
- Yearly Meeting
This Wikipedia artical gives a good explanation of the term 'Yearly Meeting' as used by members of the Religious Society of Friends.
- Ontario
Consultants on Religious Tolerance
"... a large religious web site which promotes religious freedom, tolerance and diversity as positive cultural values."
- Quaker Information Center
"A gateway to Quakerism, A service of Earlham School of Religion"
- Progressive Quakerism
Edited by Chuck Fager, "We define “Progressive Quakerism” as a form of Christianity that emphasizes the social aspects of Jesus’ teachings — the “Love Thy Neighbor As Thyself” edict that readily segues into the pacifism and anti-oppression work for which Quakers have been noted, for centuries now. "
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Faith and practice
Published by nearly every (every?) yearly meeting of Friends in the world, these documents come as close as the Society ever gets to saying what the "rules" are. The pages below are all belong to unprogrammed yearly meetings.
- New England Yearly Meeting
Faith & Practice for New England Yearly Meeting (founded in 1661, it is the oldest Yearly Meeting in the world.
- Britain Yearly Meeting
Called 'The book of Christian discipline of the Year Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain'. It was founded in 1668, and was then called 'London Yearly Meeting.'
- Ohio Valley Yearly Meeting
Book of discipline of the Ohio Valley Yearly Meeting Religious Society of Friends (1978).
- Pacific Yearly Meeting
Faith & Practice : a guide to Quaker discipline in the experience of the Pacific Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (2001).
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
Faith & Practice : A book of Christian discipline, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (last revised 1997).
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Quaker documents
These websites are specifically set up as repositories of Quaker documents.
- Quaker Resources
Online education for Quakers and Seekers
- Earlham Digital Quaker Collection
"... a digital library containing full text and page images of over 500 individual Quaker works..."
- Quaker Electronic Archive
"...this site contains Quaker writings and other documents such as minutes and resource guides..."
- Quakers in Britain
An online repository of writings about Quakers hosted by Quakers in Britain
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Websites with documents and links to documents concerning the Society of Friends
The following pages contain lists of links to online documents describing the Society.
- QuakerInfo.com
"Your online source for information about the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)." Bill Samuel is the "webservant" of this site.
- Quaker
Universalist Fellowship
"an informal gathering of persons who cherish the spirit of universality that has always been intrinsic to the Quaker faith."
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Quaker organizations
The most comprehensive list (at least for the United States) is here. We list just a few.
- Friends Publishing Company
Originally just the publisher of Friends Journal its mission has broadened to "to communicate Quaker experience in order to connect and deepen spiritual lives" Publishes the Quaker Speaks videos, several of which are featured on this website.
- Friends World Committee for Consultation
"We exist to facilitate loving understanding of diversities among Friends while we discover, with God's help, our common spiritual ground and to facilitate full expression of Friends testimonies in the world."
- American Friends Service Committee
"Quaker values in action."
- Friends Committee on National Legislation
"A Quaker lobby in the public interest."
- Friends Committee on Legislation of
California
"A starting place for citizen advocacy."
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Quaker book sellers
Links to websites that sell Quaker books. There's a bigger list on the indispensable Quaker.org.
- Pendle Hill Bookstore
"...a wide selection of Quaker-related titles, pleasant and reliable service, and the capability of shipping anywhere in the world..."
- Quaker Heritage Press
"... aims to make available various historical Quaker writings that have been allowed to go out of print."
- Advanced Book Exchange (ABE)
Not specifically a Quaker site, but it provides links to over 12,500 independent booksellers, and Quaker books can always be found.
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