Curious about Quakers? Want to learn more? Many of the resources below can be borrowed at the Annapolis Friends Library in our Meetinghouse
Videos
QuakerSpeak is a weekly Quaker video project from Friends Journal. The short videos interview Quakers from all different backgrounds are a great way to learn more about Quaker faith and practices. You can visit the YouTube page by clicking here .
Fiction
The Peaceable Kingdom, by Jan DeHartog (1971) This lengthy novel was a best seller. Based on real historic individuals, the book dramatizes the beginning of the Quaker movement in the mid-1600’s in England. It is the first of a trilogy.
I Take Thee, Serenity, by Daisy Newman (1994) This novel involves a traditional Quaker family during the 1970’s. There also is a sequel. Both books are available in the AFM library.
The Friendly Persuasion, by Jessamyn West (1945) This novel tells the story of a Quaker family in southern Indiana in the mid-19th Century and their struggle to decide how to react to the Civil War. You can also rent the 1956 movie starring Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire and Tony Perkins.
Historic and Social References
Friends for 300 Years, by Howard Brinton (1964) is a history of the Quaker movement. Thoughtful and scholarly, this is one of the most complete and readable references a new attender might choose.
Pamphlets
Pendle Hill Pamphlets and Bookstore provide a scholarly Quaker viewpoint on a wide variety of theological, social and lifestyle topics. The pamphlets are published six times a year. www.pendlehill.org
Friends General Conference publishes a full range of Quaker and non-quaker literature. www.fgcquaker.org
Magazines
Friends Journal is a monthly magazine about “Quaker thought and life today,” which consists of brief articles, readers’ contributions, essays and poems, considering their daily lives and spiritual concerns. www.friendsjournal.org
Quaker Life is published ten times a year by Friends United Meeting, reports on Quakers around the world. Call 765-962-7573 or www.fum.org/ql