Educational Resources for Friends​

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Especially for Newcomers 

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● Quaker Beliefs & Worship. A basic introduction to the ways of unprogrammed Friends. From Quaker.org (affiliated with Friends Journal and Quakerspeak). https://quaker.org/ 

● New Quaker Hub. With a checklist for new Quakers. From FGC (Friends General Conference). https://www.fgcquaker.org/fgcresources/new-quaker-hub/ 

● What Do Quakers Believe? From The Quaker Information Center at Earlham School of Religion. https://quakerinfo.org/quakerism/beliefs 

● Silence & Speech: For Anyone New to Quaker Worship. A pamphlet By Richard F. Allen. From FGC’s Quaker Press. 

 

Videos & Podcasts

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● Quakerspeak. Well-produced short video interviews with Friends about many, many aspects of Quaker life, values and practices. A great learning tool, especially if you are new to Friends. https://quakerspeak.com/ 

● Five Quaker Podcasts. Friends Journal’s 2023 recommendations and links for “Quaker podcasts you should listen to.” https://www.friendsjournal.org/5-quaker-podcasts/ 

● Quaker Faith & Podcast. Quirky low-budget podcast that ended in 2019. https://quakerpodcast.org/ 

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Journals 

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● Journal of North Carolina Yearly Meeting - Conservative. This is our own yearly meeting journal, which contains accessible, easy-to-read stories (some of them about Durham Meeting) discussing our lives, values, and practices as Friends. See, for example, Issue #7, which features the story of how Durham Friends adopted same-sex marriage in the 1990s. https://www.ncymc.org/home/journal 

● Friends Journal. A general readership magazine with articles on a variety of subjects for a wide spectrum of Friends. https://www.friendsjournal.org/ 

 

Suggested Reading Lists

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● Introductory Booklist. From the Quaker Information Center at Earlham School of Religion. https://quakerinfo.org/resources/books 

● Quaker Basics - Key Books & Pamphlets. Reading suggestions from the Western Friend journal. https://westernfriend.org/library/quaker-basics-key-books-and-pamphlets/ 

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Books & Resources

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● Pendle Hill Pamphlets. Short reads, central to Quaker discussion for many years now. You can find many of these in the DFM library. https://pendlehill.org/learn/pamphlets-books/ 

● FGC Resources. From Friends General Conference. https://www.fgcquaker.org/resources/ 

● List of Quaker Booksellers & Publishers. From Quaker.org. https://quaker.org/bookstores-and-publishers/ 

 

Quaker History 

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● Friends Library. Online access to many significant historical Quaker texts. https://www.friendslibrary.com/ 

● Quaker History. An academic history journal. https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/394 

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Online Courses 

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● Pendle Hill. Online courses and other resources from an American Quaker retreat and education center. https://pendlehill.org/learn/ 

● Woodbrooke. Online courses from a British Quaker education and resource center. https://www.woodbrooke.org.uk/