The Quakers

A Group Photograph taken during a Quaker Weekend at High Leigh in Hertfordshire
Somehow "Yours Truly" has got himself at the front of the picture
(Please click on the photograph in order to view an enlarged image)

Contents

• Introduction
• Quaker Faith and Practice - The Cornerstone of the Quaker Faith
• The Website of The Religious Society of Friends - Quakers
• The Bedford Quakers Website
• The Journal of George Fox - The Founder of The Religious Society of Friends
• Voltaire's Letters on the Quakers, which are the first four of Voltaire's Letters on England
  • Introduction
  • Letter 1 - Voltaire meets a Quaker for the first time.
  • Letter 2 - Voltaire attends a Quaker Meeting for Worship
  • Letter 3 - On George Fox
  • Letter 4 - On William Penn
• A Timeline for the Life of George Fox
• A Timeline for the entire Quaker Movement
• Friends' House - As a Hospitality Venue. Located in the Euston Road, London, Friends' House is the Head Office of The Quakers, or of The Religious Society of Friends, as they are more properly known

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Introduction

I am not a Quaker. However, I have attended a Quaker Meeting for Worship on more than one occassion. I find the Quaker faith to be very appealing. This is mainly because it is not in any way dogmatic. It would seem to be a article of faith amoung the Quakers that no one man is more capable of understanding God's will and design than another. Consequently, Quaker meetings are very democratic. The determination of the core values of the Quaker faith is also handled in a very democratic manner.

The Quakers would seem to limit the expression of their faith to the contents of one single book, known as "Quaker Faith and Practice". This book in turn contains a much smaller section known as "Advices and Queries". The "Advices and Queries" section is often printed separately in a small volume of its own. The content of the Advices and Queries and of Quaker Faith and Practice is assessed and updated from time to time as the need arises. This again is done in a very democratic manner. There is no priestly hierarchy, which determines the faith of the Quakers. The Quakers decide these matters for themselves.

On this page you will find:

1. A number of links to Quaker Websites
2. The first four of Voltaire's Letters on England, all of which were about the Quakers

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The Quakers

A Group Photograph taken during a Quaker Weekend at High Leigh in Hertfordshire
Somehow "Yours Truly" has got himself at the front of the picture
(Please click on the photograph to return to a standard sized image)

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