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Quakers Explained in 2 Minutes
Quakers, or the Religious Society of Friends, isn't just a historical denomination, they still exist! In this 2 minute video you'll learn more about them.
published: 17 Oct 2022
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The Quakers: History, Beliefs & Paradoxes | Society of Friends
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Many other mainline Christians viewed the Quakers as a dangerous sect, so much so that they pressured the British Parliament to pass the Quaker...
published: 23 Nov 2021
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9 Core Quaker Beliefs
As a lifelong Quaker, Arthur Larrabee was frustrated that he couldn’t answer the question, “What do Quakers believe?” So he set out to do just that.
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About 9 years ago I began to give voice to a lifelong frustration of mine. ...
published: 19 Jul 2018
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Quakers
Quakers, or the Society of Friends, seek a refuge in America where they can practice without persecution. Quaker William Penn finds a permanent settlement in Pennsylvania.
published: 01 May 2020
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Quakers: That of God in Everyone (2015) | Full Movie | Paul Buckley | Thomas Hamm
Watch Quakers: That of God in Everyone (2015) Full Movie on Vision Video
Though many are familiar with the Quaker names such as William Penn, Susan B. Anthony, Daniel Boone and Johns Hopkins, lesser-known Quakers also impacted society in significant ways. These are untold stories Friends who profoundly influenced the course of American history by seeing that of God in everyone.
Led by what they refer to as their “inner light,” members of the Society of Friends (Quakers) played pivotal roles in some of the most transformative events of the last four centuries. Whether it be forging relations with Native Americans, the abolition of slavery, reconstruction, World War II, or the Civil Rights Movement, Quakers resolutely followed conscience even when faced with fierce opposition. This featur...
published: 17 Jul 2020
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What to Expect in Quaker Meeting for Worship
What can you expect in a Quaker Worship Service? This is a guide for newcomers on the basics: what to expect in Quaker Meeting for Worship.
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Explore the Quaker Way:
http://www.fgcquaker.org/explore
Read Friends Journal to see how other Friends describe the substance of Quaker spirituality
http://www.FriendsJournal.org
Come worship with Friends! Find Quakers near you on QuakerFinder and Friends Journal's meeting listings
http://www.fgcquaker.org/connect/quaker-fin...
published: 20 Nov 2014
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The Quakers: A Brief History (Religious Society of Friends)
https://www.tomrichey.net/colonial-america.html
In the seventeenth century, in the wake of the English Civil War, George Fox founded the Religious Society of Friends, more commonly known as the Quakers. Quakers rejected the traditional church hierarchy and teachings of the Church of England, believing that each individual has an inner light and can achieve a direct relationship with God without the help of a minister. Early Quakers were persecuted in England not only for their non-conformity in religion, but also for their rejection of social hierarchy and their tendency to address everyone as an equal. William Penn, the founder and proprietor of the Pennsylvania Colony, was a Quaker and established his colony based on the principles of the Society of Friends.
This lecture can provide co...
published: 05 Feb 2019
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Are Quakers Christian?
Are Quakers Christian? We talked to 11 Quakers from across the United States and asked about their relationship with Christianity.
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Lloyd Lee Wilson: Are Quakers Christian? Many Quakers are Christian. Worldwide, most Quakers are Christian. I’m a Christian. I’m a Christian today because there was a place for me in the Religious Society of Friends when I wasn’t a Chr...
published: 31 Oct 2019
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Quaker History- Philadelphia #historic #history #philadelphia #philly #education #historyfacts
published: 03 Oct 2024
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Quaker - Whole Oats
Quaker it & start right with the nutritious power of Quaker®Whole Oats, rich in fiber, protein and Beta‐Q for all the vitality you need to power your day!
published: 12 Mar 2020
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Quakers Explained in 2 Minutes
Quakers, or the Religious Society of Friends, isn't just a historical denomination, they still exist! In this 2 minute video you'll learn more about them.
Quakers, or the Religious Society of Friends, isn't just a historical denomination, they still exist! In this 2 minute video you'll learn more about them.
https://wn.com/Quakers_Explained_In_2_Minutes
Quakers, or the Religious Society of Friends, isn't just a historical denomination, they still exist! In this 2 minute video you'll learn more about them.
- published: 17 Oct 2022
- views: 60650
17:54
The Quakers: History, Beliefs & Paradoxes | Society of Friends
Join the Captivating History Book Club: https://bit.ly/3TMmpU2
Get a FREE mythology bundle ebook covering Greek, Norse, and Egyptian mythology here:
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Join the Captivating History Book Club: https://bit.ly/3TMmpU2
Get a FREE mythology bundle ebook covering Greek, Norse, and Egyptian mythology here:
http://www.captivatinghistory.com/ebook
You can get the audiobook version of The Quakers here:
https://www.audible.com/pd/B08NPG8VVN/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-222855&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_222855_rh_us
You can get the paperback version of The Quakers here:
https://www.amazon.com/Quakers-Captivating-Historically-Christian-Pennsylvania/dp/1647489040
And the ebook version of The Quakers here:
https://www.amazon.com/Quakers-Captivating-Historically-Christian-Pennsylvania-ebook/dp/B08HKL12ZJ
Many other mainline Christians viewed the Quakers as a dangerous sect, so much so that they pressured the British Parliament to pass the Quaker Act of 1662. This act set forth in law the “prescribed form” of prayer and worship as designated by the state. It was a formula that specifically left the traditions of the Quakers out. Unable to gain acceptance in England, the Quakers would soon leave the place of their origin altogether and try their luck in a brave new world on another continent.
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You can get the paperback version of The Quakers here:
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And the ebook version of The Quakers here:
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Many other mainline Christians viewed the Quakers as a dangerous sect, so much so that they pressured the British Parliament to pass the Quaker Act of 1662. This act set forth in law the “prescribed form” of prayer and worship as designated by the state. It was a formula that specifically left the traditions of the Quakers out. Unable to gain acceptance in England, the Quakers would soon leave the place of their origin altogether and try their luck in a brave new world on another continent.
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- published: 23 Nov 2021
- views: 51436
6:43
9 Core Quaker Beliefs
As a lifelong Quaker, Arthur Larrabee was frustrated that he couldn’t answer the question, “What do Quakers believe?” So he set out to do just that.
SUPPORT Qu...
As a lifelong Quaker, Arthur Larrabee was frustrated that he couldn’t answer the question, “What do Quakers believe?” So he set out to do just that.
SUPPORT QuakerSpeak with a donation! https://quakerspeak.com/donate
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Filmed and edited by Jon Watts: http://jonwatts.com
Music from this episode: http://jonwattsmusic.com
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Find out about Quakers in PA, DE, NJ and MD
http://fdsj.nl/pym
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Learn about how Friends Fiduciary witnesses to Quaker values on Wall Street https://fdsj.nl/friends-fiduciary
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Transcript:
About 9 years ago I began to give voice to a lifelong frustration of mine. The frustration was that I cannot answer the question “What do Quakers believe?” I would always answer the questions somewhat defensively. I would say, “it’s kind of hard to know what Quakers believe, but let me tell you what I believe.” Or I would say, “well, it’s hard to know what Quakers believe today but let me tell you what Quakers believed at the beginning.” Or I would say what I thought Quakers believed and I would hope that no one else was listening because I did not want to be overcalled.
And so I had all of those experiences as a lifelong Quaker and I said, “this is for the birds!” We can do better than this.
9 Core Quaker Beliefs
My name is Arthur Larrabee. I’m a member of Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting. I live near West Chester, Pennsylvania, very close to Westtown School. My work in the world is the work of teaching and consulting about Quaker decision making.
In attempting to name what I believe are core principles, or core beliefs of the Religious Society of Friends as understood by unprogrammed Quakers, I’m hoping that we would move in the direction of strengthening our faith practice, and strengthening our faith practice with each other and be more clear and affirming of what we’re able to say to the world, what we’re able to carry out into the world.
1. There is a living, dynamic, spiritual presence at work in the world which is both within us and outside of us.
Quakers use many names to describe this spiritual presence. Among the names we use are God, spirit, the light, the inward light, the inner light, Christ, truth, love.
2. There is that of God in everyone.
This statement of belief is similar to the first statement, and Quakers will talk about there being that of God in everyone, and it is the belief that the creator has endowed each person with a measure of the divine essence, and that as a consequence, all of life is sacred and interconnected.
3. Each person is capable of the direct and unmediated experience of God.
Our belief leads us into a form of worship that does not rely on clergy or liturgy or creed. Rather, we come together in the silence. We sometimes refer to our worship as “waiting worship.” Waiting to hear—listen for—the still, small voice within, and listening for that of God—the still, small voice—speaking to us.
4. Our understanding and experience of God is nurtured and enlarged in community.
When we come together in community, each of us brings our own manifestation of the divine energy. When we come together in community, we experience and embrace our diversity; we experience a much larger understanding and vision of God.
5. The Bible is an important spiritual resource, and the life and teachings of Jesus are relevant for us today.
For many of us, the Bible is an inspired record of humankind’s interaction with God through the ages. Quakers find that the truth and the teachings found in the Bible are an inspiration for daily living and also an inspiration for our worship together.
6. The revelation of God’s truth is continuing and ongoing.
Quakers are very clear that the revelation of God’s truth did not end with the writing of the Bible. We believe that God has continued to reveal God’s truth and make God’s will and energy, truth—known to humankind down through the ages, down to the present day.
7. We welcome truth from whatever source it may come.
We find that our experience of worship and our experience of the Divine is enriched by welcoming truth from different sources. We welcome spiritual truth from different sources.
More: https://fdsj.nl/quaker-beliefs
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The views expressed in this video are of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of Friends Journal or its collaborators.
https://wn.com/9_Core_Quaker_Beliefs
As a lifelong Quaker, Arthur Larrabee was frustrated that he couldn’t answer the question, “What do Quakers believe?” So he set out to do just that.
SUPPORT QuakerSpeak with a donation! https://quakerspeak.com/donate
SUBSCRIBE for a new video every week! http://fdsj.nl/QS-Subscribe
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Filmed and edited by Jon Watts: http://jonwatts.com
Music from this episode: http://jonwattsmusic.com
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Find out about Quakers in PA, DE, NJ and MD
http://fdsj.nl/pym
FCE: deepening intimacy, finding peace, building community. Curious? http://fdsj.nl/fce
Learn about how Friends Fiduciary witnesses to Quaker values on Wall Street https://fdsj.nl/friends-fiduciary
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Transcript:
About 9 years ago I began to give voice to a lifelong frustration of mine. The frustration was that I cannot answer the question “What do Quakers believe?” I would always answer the questions somewhat defensively. I would say, “it’s kind of hard to know what Quakers believe, but let me tell you what I believe.” Or I would say, “well, it’s hard to know what Quakers believe today but let me tell you what Quakers believed at the beginning.” Or I would say what I thought Quakers believed and I would hope that no one else was listening because I did not want to be overcalled.
And so I had all of those experiences as a lifelong Quaker and I said, “this is for the birds!” We can do better than this.
9 Core Quaker Beliefs
My name is Arthur Larrabee. I’m a member of Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting. I live near West Chester, Pennsylvania, very close to Westtown School. My work in the world is the work of teaching and consulting about Quaker decision making.
In attempting to name what I believe are core principles, or core beliefs of the Religious Society of Friends as understood by unprogrammed Quakers, I’m hoping that we would move in the direction of strengthening our faith practice, and strengthening our faith practice with each other and be more clear and affirming of what we’re able to say to the world, what we’re able to carry out into the world.
1. There is a living, dynamic, spiritual presence at work in the world which is both within us and outside of us.
Quakers use many names to describe this spiritual presence. Among the names we use are God, spirit, the light, the inward light, the inner light, Christ, truth, love.
2. There is that of God in everyone.
This statement of belief is similar to the first statement, and Quakers will talk about there being that of God in everyone, and it is the belief that the creator has endowed each person with a measure of the divine essence, and that as a consequence, all of life is sacred and interconnected.
3. Each person is capable of the direct and unmediated experience of God.
Our belief leads us into a form of worship that does not rely on clergy or liturgy or creed. Rather, we come together in the silence. We sometimes refer to our worship as “waiting worship.” Waiting to hear—listen for—the still, small voice within, and listening for that of God—the still, small voice—speaking to us.
4. Our understanding and experience of God is nurtured and enlarged in community.
When we come together in community, each of us brings our own manifestation of the divine energy. When we come together in community, we experience and embrace our diversity; we experience a much larger understanding and vision of God.
5. The Bible is an important spiritual resource, and the life and teachings of Jesus are relevant for us today.
For many of us, the Bible is an inspired record of humankind’s interaction with God through the ages. Quakers find that the truth and the teachings found in the Bible are an inspiration for daily living and also an inspiration for our worship together.
6. The revelation of God’s truth is continuing and ongoing.
Quakers are very clear that the revelation of God’s truth did not end with the writing of the Bible. We believe that God has continued to reveal God’s truth and make God’s will and energy, truth—known to humankind down through the ages, down to the present day.
7. We welcome truth from whatever source it may come.
We find that our experience of worship and our experience of the Divine is enriched by welcoming truth from different sources. We welcome spiritual truth from different sources.
More: https://fdsj.nl/quaker-beliefs
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The views expressed in this video are of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of Friends Journal or its collaborators.
- published: 19 Jul 2018
- views: 273783
2:27
Quakers
Quakers, or the Society of Friends, seek a refuge in America where they can practice without persecution. Quaker William Penn finds a permanent settlement in Pe...
Quakers, or the Society of Friends, seek a refuge in America where they can practice without persecution. Quaker William Penn finds a permanent settlement in Pennsylvania.
https://wn.com/Quakers
Quakers, or the Society of Friends, seek a refuge in America where they can practice without persecution. Quaker William Penn finds a permanent settlement in Pennsylvania.
- published: 01 May 2020
- views: 65455
1:28:28
Quakers: That of God in Everyone (2015) | Full Movie | Paul Buckley | Thomas Hamm
Watch Quakers: That of God in Everyone (2015) Full Movie on Vision Video
Though many are familiar with the Quaker names such as William Penn, Susan B. Anthony...
Watch Quakers: That of God in Everyone (2015) Full Movie on Vision Video
Though many are familiar with the Quaker names such as William Penn, Susan B. Anthony, Daniel Boone and Johns Hopkins, lesser-known Quakers also impacted society in significant ways. These are untold stories Friends who profoundly influenced the course of American history by seeing that of God in everyone.
Led by what they refer to as their “inner light,” members of the Society of Friends (Quakers) played pivotal roles in some of the most transformative events of the last four centuries. Whether it be forging relations with Native Americans, the abolition of slavery, reconstruction, World War II, or the Civil Rights Movement, Quakers resolutely followed conscience even when faced with fierce opposition. This feature length documentary will introduce you to untold stories of Friends from the American Heartland who profoundly influenced the course of American history by seeing that of God in everyone.
Director: Isaac Stambaugh
Starring: Paul Buckley, Thomas Hamm, Mary Ellen Krisher, Jeff Arnold
https://wn.com/Quakers_That_Of_God_In_Everyone_(2015)_|_Full_Movie_|_Paul_Buckley_|_Thomas_Hamm
Watch Quakers: That of God in Everyone (2015) Full Movie on Vision Video
Though many are familiar with the Quaker names such as William Penn, Susan B. Anthony, Daniel Boone and Johns Hopkins, lesser-known Quakers also impacted society in significant ways. These are untold stories Friends who profoundly influenced the course of American history by seeing that of God in everyone.
Led by what they refer to as their “inner light,” members of the Society of Friends (Quakers) played pivotal roles in some of the most transformative events of the last four centuries. Whether it be forging relations with Native Americans, the abolition of slavery, reconstruction, World War II, or the Civil Rights Movement, Quakers resolutely followed conscience even when faced with fierce opposition. This feature length documentary will introduce you to untold stories of Friends from the American Heartland who profoundly influenced the course of American history by seeing that of God in everyone.
Director: Isaac Stambaugh
Starring: Paul Buckley, Thomas Hamm, Mary Ellen Krisher, Jeff Arnold
- published: 17 Jul 2020
- views: 431744
6:55
What to Expect in Quaker Meeting for Worship
What can you expect in a Quaker Worship Service? This is a guide for newcomers on the basics: what to expect in Quaker Meeting for Worship.
Quaker Speak is a w...
What can you expect in a Quaker Worship Service? This is a guide for newcomers on the basics: what to expect in Quaker Meeting for Worship.
Quaker Speak is a weekly video series. Subscribe so you never miss a video! http://QuakerSpeak.com/subscribe
Thanks to Downingtown Friends Meeting for allowing us to film there!
http://downingtownfriendsmeeting.org/
More Videos on Quaker Meeting for Worship:
http://youtu.be/H5GWZWSn6zY?list=PL-r97fEzGE2T8B5F9asWa6x8IyQ8rRSZr
Explore the Quaker Way:
http://www.fgcquaker.org/explore
Read Friends Journal to see how other Friends describe the substance of Quaker spirituality
http://www.FriendsJournal.org
Come worship with Friends! Find Quakers near you on QuakerFinder and Friends Journal's meeting listings
http://www.fgcquaker.org/connect/quaker-finder
http://www.friendsjournal.org/meeting-listings/
Music:
“Steamboat” by How How
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/How_How/Knick-Knack_2/stateczek_441_24
Transcript:
Josh Brown
Quakers believe that if you want to find out what God has to say, you need to listen. And so we spend a lot of time listening in quiet prayer. That quiet prayer time, which can happen anytime, anywhere, is the heart of the Quaker religious experience.
What to Expect in Quaker Meeting for Worship
Maggie Harrison
If you are going to go into Quaker Meeting for the first time, first of all, congratulations. So you walk in, sit down, be quiet. What to expect when you’re there, besides just “go with the flow” is different things depending on where you are.
What Should I Wear?
Vanessa Julye
Unlike some other churches, you don’t need to dress up with suit and tie or a fancy dress. Most of the folks come in jeans, t-shirts, or shorts/t-shirts. Whatever you’re comfortable in.
Should I Bring My Kids?
Maggie Harrison
So you’re thinking about coming to Meeting and you have children. You really need to know that you have to bring them. They may or may not enjoy themselves but we’re always so thrilled to have young people join us. They come and they’re bringing their alive-ness and their love and their genuine-ness. So please, yes, bring them.
Entering The Space:
A Plain Setting
Maggie Harrison
So if you come into this space and you’re looking for images or words on the walls, some kind of direction, and you’re going to notice that there isn’t going to be any there. From the very beginning of Quakerism, its about the inside. So it’s about you not looking around you for that, but really going inward for your own wisdom, for your own piece of the divine that’s been given to you.
Kody Hersh
Sometimes a worship room will look like a really old building with benches that have been sat on by thousands of Quakers over hundreds of years and sometimes it will look like the basement of another local church.
Entering the Space:
Where Should I Sit?
Kody Hersh
Something that’s common to them is that people often will enter already in silence, find a place in the room and sit down in silence. Anyone coming into the room can sit anywhere, there’s not a right place or a wrong place to sit.
The Service:
Learning to Listen
Christie Duncan-Tessmer
So before you go into Meeting for Worship for the first time, I’ll tell you what I’ve always told my kids when they were little, every week before we went in, which is just, “remember when you go in, to just sit down and listen for God. God is here with us and this is a space to listen.”
Charlotte Cloyd
The first time I went to Quaker Meeting I didn’t know how to listen. Because I had never listened in church before. I had to work on that process of figuring out: what am I listening for? Am I listening to myself? What’s going on? What is everyone else listening to and how does that affect the community and me?
Maggie Harrison
So in that quiet-ness you walk in, you say, “Ok, everyone is sitting there quietly, when are the directions going to come? What am I going to do?” Just follow suit.
Christie Duncan-Tessmer
Just sit down in that space. Just feel the space and the people around you and open yourself as much as you can. Just continue to notice how you can be aware of all that’s around you and all that’s within you, and how that’s all connected to everybody else in the room.
More:
http://QuakerSpeak.com/what-to-expect-quaker-meeting-worship
https://wn.com/What_To_Expect_In_Quaker_Meeting_For_Worship
What can you expect in a Quaker Worship Service? This is a guide for newcomers on the basics: what to expect in Quaker Meeting for Worship.
Quaker Speak is a weekly video series. Subscribe so you never miss a video! http://QuakerSpeak.com/subscribe
Thanks to Downingtown Friends Meeting for allowing us to film there!
http://downingtownfriendsmeeting.org/
More Videos on Quaker Meeting for Worship:
http://youtu.be/H5GWZWSn6zY?list=PL-r97fEzGE2T8B5F9asWa6x8IyQ8rRSZr
Explore the Quaker Way:
http://www.fgcquaker.org/explore
Read Friends Journal to see how other Friends describe the substance of Quaker spirituality
http://www.FriendsJournal.org
Come worship with Friends! Find Quakers near you on QuakerFinder and Friends Journal's meeting listings
http://www.fgcquaker.org/connect/quaker-finder
http://www.friendsjournal.org/meeting-listings/
Music:
“Steamboat” by How How
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/How_How/Knick-Knack_2/stateczek_441_24
Transcript:
Josh Brown
Quakers believe that if you want to find out what God has to say, you need to listen. And so we spend a lot of time listening in quiet prayer. That quiet prayer time, which can happen anytime, anywhere, is the heart of the Quaker religious experience.
What to Expect in Quaker Meeting for Worship
Maggie Harrison
If you are going to go into Quaker Meeting for the first time, first of all, congratulations. So you walk in, sit down, be quiet. What to expect when you’re there, besides just “go with the flow” is different things depending on where you are.
What Should I Wear?
Vanessa Julye
Unlike some other churches, you don’t need to dress up with suit and tie or a fancy dress. Most of the folks come in jeans, t-shirts, or shorts/t-shirts. Whatever you’re comfortable in.
Should I Bring My Kids?
Maggie Harrison
So you’re thinking about coming to Meeting and you have children. You really need to know that you have to bring them. They may or may not enjoy themselves but we’re always so thrilled to have young people join us. They come and they’re bringing their alive-ness and their love and their genuine-ness. So please, yes, bring them.
Entering The Space:
A Plain Setting
Maggie Harrison
So if you come into this space and you’re looking for images or words on the walls, some kind of direction, and you’re going to notice that there isn’t going to be any there. From the very beginning of Quakerism, its about the inside. So it’s about you not looking around you for that, but really going inward for your own wisdom, for your own piece of the divine that’s been given to you.
Kody Hersh
Sometimes a worship room will look like a really old building with benches that have been sat on by thousands of Quakers over hundreds of years and sometimes it will look like the basement of another local church.
Entering the Space:
Where Should I Sit?
Kody Hersh
Something that’s common to them is that people often will enter already in silence, find a place in the room and sit down in silence. Anyone coming into the room can sit anywhere, there’s not a right place or a wrong place to sit.
The Service:
Learning to Listen
Christie Duncan-Tessmer
So before you go into Meeting for Worship for the first time, I’ll tell you what I’ve always told my kids when they were little, every week before we went in, which is just, “remember when you go in, to just sit down and listen for God. God is here with us and this is a space to listen.”
Charlotte Cloyd
The first time I went to Quaker Meeting I didn’t know how to listen. Because I had never listened in church before. I had to work on that process of figuring out: what am I listening for? Am I listening to myself? What’s going on? What is everyone else listening to and how does that affect the community and me?
Maggie Harrison
So in that quiet-ness you walk in, you say, “Ok, everyone is sitting there quietly, when are the directions going to come? What am I going to do?” Just follow suit.
Christie Duncan-Tessmer
Just sit down in that space. Just feel the space and the people around you and open yourself as much as you can. Just continue to notice how you can be aware of all that’s around you and all that’s within you, and how that’s all connected to everybody else in the room.
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- published: 20 Nov 2014
- views: 312483
18:38
The Quakers: A Brief History (Religious Society of Friends)
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In the seventeenth century, in the wake of the English Civil War, George Fox founded the Religious Society of F...
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In the seventeenth century, in the wake of the English Civil War, George Fox founded the Religious Society of Friends, more commonly known as the Quakers. Quakers rejected the traditional church hierarchy and teachings of the Church of England, believing that each individual has an inner light and can achieve a direct relationship with God without the help of a minister. Early Quakers were persecuted in England not only for their non-conformity in religion, but also for their rejection of social hierarchy and their tendency to address everyone as an equal. William Penn, the founder and proprietor of the Pennsylvania Colony, was a Quaker and established his colony based on the principles of the Society of Friends.
This lecture can provide context for US History students interested in the foundations of the Pennsylvania Colony and for anyone interested in the history of religion. This content fits into Period 2 in the current AP US History curriculum.
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https://www.tomrichey.net/colonial-america.html
In the seventeenth century, in the wake of the English Civil War, George Fox founded the Religious Society of Friends, more commonly known as the Quakers. Quakers rejected the traditional church hierarchy and teachings of the Church of England, believing that each individual has an inner light and can achieve a direct relationship with God without the help of a minister. Early Quakers were persecuted in England not only for their non-conformity in religion, but also for their rejection of social hierarchy and their tendency to address everyone as an equal. William Penn, the founder and proprietor of the Pennsylvania Colony, was a Quaker and established his colony based on the principles of the Society of Friends.
This lecture can provide context for US History students interested in the foundations of the Pennsylvania Colony and for anyone interested in the history of religion. This content fits into Period 2 in the current AP US History curriculum.
- published: 05 Feb 2019
- views: 90556
10:45
Are Quakers Christian?
Are Quakers Christian? We talked to 11 Quakers from across the United States and asked about their relationship with Christianity.
Learn about how Friends Fidu...
Are Quakers Christian? We talked to 11 Quakers from across the United States and asked about their relationship with Christianity.
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Transcript:
Lloyd Lee Wilson: Are Quakers Christian? Many Quakers are Christian. Worldwide, most Quakers are Christian. I’m a Christian. I’m a Christian today because there was a place for me in the Religious Society of Friends when I wasn’t a Christian.
Are Quakers Christian?
Chloe Schwenke: Are Quakers Christian? I would almost turn that question around and say, “Ok, tell me what a Christian is.” And it goes to the heart of what I think is the magic of Quakerism, which is that we don’t try to define God. We let God be God and we just experience God. Some of us including myself feel a great connection to the experience and testimony of Jesus Christ. The way that Jesus Christ brought love into the world as a tangible and important and central piece of what it means to be a human being is a very powerful testimony that many, many Quakers would feel absolutely at home with who may not call themselves Christians. But they don’t need to call themselves Christians.
The History of Quakerism
Lisa Motz-Storey: My practice is definitely Christian. But it doesn’t mean that I feel like Christianity is the only way. It’s our history as Quakers, too. George Fox would have answered, “Yes” to that question and everybody else.
David Johnson: Certainly the first Quakers were Christian. Their whole life and spirituality were centered around the light within them, which they experienced as the light of Jesus as the Christ working within them.
A Distinctive Approach to Christianity
Mark Wutka: I would say from its beginning, Quakerism was rooted in Christianity but it wasn’t necessarily the same kind of Christianity that was surrounding it. I would say one of the distinctives is that Quakerism tended to take external things and understand them from an internal perspective.
Gregg Koskela: For me one of the ways that a Friends perspective helps me to follow Jesus is probably best described for when I first walked into this room as a freshman at George Fox College: I was really moved by the attentiveness to the Spirit of God and I remember calling my Mom and saying, “These people believe what all these Christian churches I’ve been a part of have believed but not taken seriously.”
Lloyd Lee Wilson: Much of Christianity is what we might call “cataphatic” spirituality, which you can think of as a list of all the sentences that you could make that begin “God is…” Quakers have lifted up in large part an “apophatic” spirituality, which you can think of as all the sentences that begin, “God is not…” and you fill in all the blanks. Which is not to deny God but to recognize that all our intellectual constructs and our language and our words are not quite it.
Valerie Brown: This is one of the things I really love about Quakerism, is that it is so unconventional. It is noncomformist. I really appreciate that element of the mystery of Quakerism.
The Universal Light of Christ
David Johnson: The Light is a universal light, and that’s clear in Penn’s original statement, that the spirit of God is in every person. That’s taken primarily from the ninth verse of the first chapter of John’s Gospel. I’m sure that that light which comes from a universal spirit of God is experienced by every other person.
Lloyd Lee Wilson: I think that Quaker corner of the big tent of Christianity doesn’t bring anything from outside Christianity, but highlights and lifts up things that were in the Christian tradition always but have been neglected or almost lost over the millennia. One of the things is the direct and immediate and perceptible encounter and relationship with God. That idea that God pours out God’s spirit on everybody, and that’s a life-changing encounter.
More: https://fdsj.nl/christian
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The views expressed in this video are of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of Friends Journal or its collaborators.
https://wn.com/Are_Quakers_Christian
Are Quakers Christian? We talked to 11 Quakers from across the United States and asked about their relationship with Christianity.
Learn about how Friends Fiduciary witnesses to Quaker values on Wall Street https://fdsj.nl/friends-fiduciary
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SUBSCRIBE for a new video every week! http://fdsj.nl/QS-Subscribe
WATCH all our videos: http://fdsj.nl/qs-all-videos
SUBSCRIBE to Friends Journal for only $28
http://fdsj.nl/FJ-Subscribe
Filmed and Edited by Jon Watts
http://www.JonWatts.com
Music from this episode:
http://www.JonWattsMusic.com
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Transcript:
Lloyd Lee Wilson: Are Quakers Christian? Many Quakers are Christian. Worldwide, most Quakers are Christian. I’m a Christian. I’m a Christian today because there was a place for me in the Religious Society of Friends when I wasn’t a Christian.
Are Quakers Christian?
Chloe Schwenke: Are Quakers Christian? I would almost turn that question around and say, “Ok, tell me what a Christian is.” And it goes to the heart of what I think is the magic of Quakerism, which is that we don’t try to define God. We let God be God and we just experience God. Some of us including myself feel a great connection to the experience and testimony of Jesus Christ. The way that Jesus Christ brought love into the world as a tangible and important and central piece of what it means to be a human being is a very powerful testimony that many, many Quakers would feel absolutely at home with who may not call themselves Christians. But they don’t need to call themselves Christians.
The History of Quakerism
Lisa Motz-Storey: My practice is definitely Christian. But it doesn’t mean that I feel like Christianity is the only way. It’s our history as Quakers, too. George Fox would have answered, “Yes” to that question and everybody else.
David Johnson: Certainly the first Quakers were Christian. Their whole life and spirituality were centered around the light within them, which they experienced as the light of Jesus as the Christ working within them.
A Distinctive Approach to Christianity
Mark Wutka: I would say from its beginning, Quakerism was rooted in Christianity but it wasn’t necessarily the same kind of Christianity that was surrounding it. I would say one of the distinctives is that Quakerism tended to take external things and understand them from an internal perspective.
Gregg Koskela: For me one of the ways that a Friends perspective helps me to follow Jesus is probably best described for when I first walked into this room as a freshman at George Fox College: I was really moved by the attentiveness to the Spirit of God and I remember calling my Mom and saying, “These people believe what all these Christian churches I’ve been a part of have believed but not taken seriously.”
Lloyd Lee Wilson: Much of Christianity is what we might call “cataphatic” spirituality, which you can think of as a list of all the sentences that you could make that begin “God is…” Quakers have lifted up in large part an “apophatic” spirituality, which you can think of as all the sentences that begin, “God is not…” and you fill in all the blanks. Which is not to deny God but to recognize that all our intellectual constructs and our language and our words are not quite it.
Valerie Brown: This is one of the things I really love about Quakerism, is that it is so unconventional. It is noncomformist. I really appreciate that element of the mystery of Quakerism.
The Universal Light of Christ
David Johnson: The Light is a universal light, and that’s clear in Penn’s original statement, that the spirit of God is in every person. That’s taken primarily from the ninth verse of the first chapter of John’s Gospel. I’m sure that that light which comes from a universal spirit of God is experienced by every other person.
Lloyd Lee Wilson: I think that Quaker corner of the big tent of Christianity doesn’t bring anything from outside Christianity, but highlights and lifts up things that were in the Christian tradition always but have been neglected or almost lost over the millennia. One of the things is the direct and immediate and perceptible encounter and relationship with God. That idea that God pours out God’s spirit on everybody, and that’s a life-changing encounter.
More: https://fdsj.nl/christian
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The views expressed in this video are of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of Friends Journal or its collaborators.
- published: 31 Oct 2019
- views: 91488
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Quaker - Whole Oats
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Quaker it & start right with the nutritious power of Quaker®Whole Oats, rich in fiber, protein and Beta‐Q for all the vitality you need to power your day!
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Quaker it & start right with the nutritious power of Quaker®Whole Oats, rich in fiber, protein and Beta‐Q for all the vitality you need to power your day!
- published: 12 Mar 2020
- views: 58917