Top products from r/Quakers
We found 13 product mentions on r/Quakers. We ranked the 13 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
2. If Grace Is True: Why God Will Save Every Person (Plus)
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4. Traveling Sprinkler: A Novel
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Used Book in Good Condition
5. An Introduction to Quakerism (Introduction to Religion)
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6. A Quaker Book of Wisdom: Life Lessons In Simplicity, Service, And Common Sense
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William Morrow Paperbacks
7. Autobiography of Allen Jay
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Used Book in Good Condition
8. Simon's Hook; A Story About Teases and Put-downs
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Number of reviews: 1
Used Book in Good Condition
9. Holiness: The Soul of Quakerism: An Historical Analysis of the Theology of Holiness in the Quaker Tradition (Studies in Christian History and Thought)
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Funny timing, I've gone the last two weeks to Portland (Maine) Friends Meeting. I'm also nontheist and had more or less been ignorant of what being a Quaker is about until recently. I was drawn to the testimonies of integrity/truth and simplicity, myself.
It's been excellent and you get the sense that the people there are very much friends with each other and care for each other and are nurturing a community. It is very real.
If you do not know much about what it means to be a Quaker, you won't learn from services. It is better for you to read (I am reading A Quaker Book Of Wisdom) and watch the QuakerSpeak videos.
If you'd like to say hello in IRL that's great and also it's fine if not. I can loan you my copy of A Quaker Book Of Wisdom, if you are interested in that.
Hi, so glad you're interested in the Society of Friends!
To answer your questions in turn:
Hope this helps!
Hrmm... not a study Bible, but you might like the book Traditional Quaker Christianity.
There is the Quaker Bible Index where you could do your own Bible study with references to early Quaker works. http://esr.earlham.edu/qbi/main.htm
There's a new book on my to-read list that has great reviews :
https://www.amazon.com/Face-Early-Quaker-Encounters-Bible/dp/1594980373
The two books that I have encounters with that I enjoy are Michael Birkel's "Engaging Scripture: Reading the Bible with Early Friends"
The Quaker Bible Reader - by Paul Buckley and Steve Angell.
https://www.amazon.com/Quaker-Bible-Reader-Paul-Buckley/dp/1879117169
So I'd recommend self study with the first link and then just perusing the rest to see if one works for you.
I know many Quakers who do not believe in God, read the Bible, or place any special significance to Jesus Christ. That said, I am down with all of the above. If you are going to start reading the Bible, I recommend "Engaging Scripture:Reading the Bible with Early Friends" by Michael L. Birkel and starting off with the gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) in the New Testament.
Here are some resources for isolated Friends:
http://www.quakerjane.com/spirit.friends/spirituality-isolated.html
http://www.friendsjournal.org/requesting-hospitality-for-isolated-friends/
Also, Pink Dandelion's books on Quakerism are also super helpful. (http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Quakerism-Religion/dp/052160088X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449685308&sr=8-1&keywords=pink+dandelion+quakerism)
Oh I forgot to mention, don't get the James Legge translation, it's terrible. This is my favorite, but it seems to be out of print: https://www.amazon.com/Tao-Te-Ching-New-Translation/dp/B000RIWJIG Though I see that there is a kindle version.
The Stephen Mitchell translation is also very good. A bit less poetic, a bit more in the modern vernacular: https://www.amazon.com/Tao-Te-Ching-Laozi/dp/0060812451
Check out this book, co-written by 2 Quaker pastors. It's extremely Christian, and at the same time it's some of the most inclusive thought I've ever read.
www.amazon.com/If-Grace-True-Every-Person/dp/0061926086/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1322008276&sr=1-1
Could it be Simon’s Hook? It’s a book about a boy being teased and his grandmother tells him a story about a fish and a hook.
It does not seem to have a religious angle, though, so perhaps not.