Thirty-Plus Books of Faith and Practice
Description:
Online collection of books of Faith and Practice drawn from Liberal, Conservative, Pastoral, and Evangelical Yearly Meetings, mostly in North America.
Online collection of books of Faith and Practice drawn from Liberal, Conservative, Pastoral, and Evangelical Yearly Meetings, mostly in North America.
Dear Friends: At the rise of meeting in Olympia this past Sunday [May 6], I heard from David Albert that our recently published NPYM Faith & Practice is being used by a newly formed worship group in eastern Uganda. By report, the Ugandans find it a valuable guide in their formation as Friends. I’m astonished and delighted.
God, Words and Us:
Quakers in Conversation About Religious Difference
Edited by Helen Rowlands
Reviewed by Rick Ells
Friends’ testimonies are descriptions of actions and behaviors that have characteristically sprung from the very foundation of shared Quaker beliefs. They are neither proscriptive nor prescriptive, but descriptive of Friends’ lives.
This present version attempts to describe Intermountain Yearly Meeting and the Society of Friends both as we have been over time and as we are now. It can be found online at . . .
This second edition of Faith and Practice was prepared over a period of seven years by the Discipline Committee for use by members of North Pacific Yearly Meeting.
A guide to Quaker discipline in the experience of Pacific Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society. Available online at . . .
Instructions and materials for a game -- "Ask me about Quakerism" -- and an article describing it.
The Quaker Way: A Rediscovery by Rex Ambler
reviewed by Talley Kenyon
So just what is The Quaker Way? What is going on when we sit in silence? Why do we need a Meeting for Worship? How does all this play out in our everyday lives? These questions are explored and explained in the seven short chapters of this new book by British Friend, Rex Ambler.
