We make little changes to it every year and rewrite the whole thing once a generation or so we started the last revision in 1985, so its about time. Most liberal quaker yearly meetings publish a faith and practice, a book with a range of religious experiences of what it means to be a friend in that yearly meeting. This chapter refers especially to our main meetings for church affairs, and in particular to area and local meetings. See all 12 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. It is inherently difficult to capture the essence of that experience in words.
Attendance at these meetings is the right, and indeed the responsibility, of all friends. The only problem is that, at 688pp for the 5th edition, it is a decidedly chunky thing to put in a shoulder bag. The text of the first edition was originally approved by the yearly meeting of the religious society of friends in britain in 1994, and it has had four revisions since then, mainly because of changes in the structure of the yearly meeting. While friends traditionally do not have creeds, most yearly meetings regional bodies of likeminded.
Here is a link to baltimore yearly meetings faith and practice. Yet it is not a preachy thou shalt do sort of book but written through the eyes and words of everyday people you and i. Nonetheless, as the society gradually established itself in the. The current book of discipline was first issued in its present form as quaker faith and practice in 1995 a decade after friends had decided on a complete revision, recognising the need to reflect changes in society, language and belief. Similarly, to the quaker, silent meditation, seeking revelation directly from god, is their form of communion. This book of quaker faith and practice is an attempt to express truth through the vital personal and corporate experience of friends. Current quaker books of discipline in print and online. It is an attempt to express truth through the vital. Britain yearly meetings current book of discipline is called quaker faith and practice. Word documents are formatted for use with a screen reader. The book of christian discipline of the yearly meeting of the religious society of friends quakers in britain on.
This edition saw the name change to its current form quaker faith and practice. Quaker faith and practice download ebook pdf, epub. Quaker faith and practice download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. At yearly meeting in 2018 quakers in britain will be considering whether to revise quaker faith and practice the book of discipline.
To those outside the society, this is a collection of quaker writings across the years. Quaker faith and practice quakerwiki fandom powered by wikia. This at times seems to show itself in an insecurity and an anxiety about the role of elders, and about the exercise of eldership. A listing of the books of discipline, often called faith and practice, of bodies of the religious society of friends quakers that can be found online, with a. How excellent, then, to have an electronic version that can live on ones phone, and on ones tablet, to travel everywhere but to add no extra burden. However, in 1949 pittsburgh friends developed their own. Online books of faith and practice quaker information center. Practice is the written record of the collective sense of the spirit for a yearly meeting body. The new book replaced two earlier parts, church government and christian faith and practice, bringing the subject matter together once again in a single. Here is a photo of some of the versions we used during the 20th century. Most books of faith and practice are continually revised and updated and include advices on procedures within the faith, current practice for conducting the yearly meeting and monthly meeting business and numerous quotations from prominent friends on belief, worship, concerns, leadings, and testimonies.
Some contributions are highly practical, others are thought provoking and inspirational. Current quaker books of discipline in print and online, with. To quakers faith and practice is a well known and loved friend. Faith and practice philadelphia yearly meeting 2018. So to some extent, books of faith and practice are rather. Quaker faith and practice by philadelphia yearly meeting of. What we believe and how we practice our faith quaker cloud. It is largely composed of extracts from friends writings. Click download or read online button to get quaker faith and practice book now. Essays on quakerism, spirituality, faith, and culture. These meetings reunited after about a 150 year separation. The book of christian discipline of the yearly meeting of the religious society of friends quakers in britain the fast free shipping. It also describes the current structures of britain yearly meeting of the religious society of friends. Thomas hamm is one of the most literary quakerspeak interviewees you could probably take his raw transcript and publish it as a friends journal article.
This faith and practice was adopted when baltimore yearly meeting was created from the union of the baltimore yearly hicksite and orthodox meetings. The best place to look for the answers might be in a book of faith and practice. This page is an introduction to the quaker book of discipline and details of how to contribute to its revision. Mar 15, 2018 sacraments quakers do not practice a ritual baptism but believe that life, when lived in the example of jesus christ, is a sacrament. More insight into how quakers practice their beliefs can be found in philadelphia yearly meetings faith and practice the light within. Most books of faith and practice are continually revised and updated and include advices on procedures wi. In that way, this book really is a manual for quakers themselves who presumably know this history already. The book of christian discipline of the yearly meeting of the religious society of friends quakers in britain. It is intended to be an expression of that yearly meetings sense of truth and purpose, and also describe the current structure and administration of that yearly meeting.
As previously stated, harrisburg friends meeting is an unprogrammed meeting. May 03, 20 a listing of the books of discipline, often called faith and practice, of bodies of the religious society of friends quakers that can be found online, with a brief explanation of quaker books of discipline. The book of christian discipline of the yearly meeting of the religious society of friends quakers in britain quakers in britain on. The quaker tradition at its best is a practicebased religious path that embodies the ability to hold paradoxical truths with deep love and a minimum of. Quaker faith and practice in the renewal of creation. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. As a noncreedal form of christianity, liberal quakerism is receptive to a wide range of religious faith understandings. Jul 08, 2009 quaker faith and practice has a lot of good common sense comment and experience from the whole of life, from birth to death, illness, being gay, all life is there. After 25 years and numerous reprintings, it was revised in 1997, 2002 and again in 2017, with updates in the section on yearly meeting structures and a new section of biographical notes. Quaker faith and practice paperback january 1, 1995 by religious society of friends author 4. Quaker faith and practice or faith and practice is the common name of the publications of many yearly meetings within the religious society of friends. Jun 20, 2019 at a minimum, the book of faith and practice sets down the rules that friends are expected to follow in their business procedures. It also describes the current structures and practices of britain yearly meeting. At a minimum, the book of faith and practice sets down the rules that friends are expected to follow in their business procedures.
The book of christian discipline of the yearly meeting of the religious society. Oct 27, 2018 in many quaker meetings today there is a deep uncertainty about spirituality, and about the possibility of spiritual leadership of any shape or form. Lake erie yearly meeting, with which pittsburgh monthly meeting is affiliated, has not adopted its own book of faith and practice. Because the revision process is not complete, there is no printed version of the book that includes the new material. Yet every faith and practice attempts to do that very thing. Quaker press of fgc is pleased to announce its first new release in almost four years debbie humphries seeds that change the world. The quaker way emphasizes experience over religious belief or doctrine. Quaker faith and practice is useful in guiding personal worship and for offering inspiration from those who have gone before. You can order any of these in large print or in word.
Contentsshow text and usage the contents of faith and practice are. This volume, found in every quaker meeting and freely available online, is referred to for guidance on both church affairs and personal life, and drawn on as a source of spiritual inspiration. This is the main book we turn to for guidance on things quaker. This information is readily available on wikipedia of.