About Quakerism

From CambridgeQuakerWiki

Introduction

Quakers believe that there is something of God in everybody and that each human being is of unique worth. This is why Quakers try to value all people equally.

Quakers seek religious truth in inner experience, and place great reliance on conscience as the basis of morality.

Quakers emphasise direct experience of God rather than ritual and ceremony. They believe that priests and rituals are an unnecessary obstruction between the believer and God.

Quakers integrate religion and everyday life. They believe God can be found in the middle of everyday life and human relationships, as much as during a meeting for worship.

More Information

There are many resources on the web that give more information about Quaker beliefs, practices and history. Here are a selection:

   * New to Quakerism ? From the Bunhill Fields Meeting website
   * What is a Quaker ? Also from Bunhill Fields Meeting
   * The Quaker Way - the text of a short leaflet (on this QWiki)
   * Britain Yearly Meeting's Quaker Faith and Practice
   * Online Faith and Practices for different Yearly Meetings worldwide
   * Quaker Jargon Buster - a guide to Quakers' peculiar usage of language
   * Frequently asked questions about Quakers
   * Quaker Quest - an outreach project run by Hampstead Quakers
   * Ted Hoare's introductory pamphlet on the Religious Society of Friends
   * Hans Weening's Meeting the Spirit from the European and Middle-East Section of Friends World Committee for Consultation.
   * Books on Quakerism
   * The Wikipedia entry on Quakers (normally accurate (!))