The Friends Quarterly

The Friends Quarterly is a quarterly journal that aims to illuminate, educate and inspire.

It offers substantial articles by experts in their field, dealing with issues affecting Friends, current topics of concern, and thorough analysis of many aspects of Quakerism.

Below you can find several editions available to purchase in print. Soon, newer issues will be available online to those with a subscription.

We also have discounted rates available for study groups. Contact subs@thefriend.org for more information.


2022 Issue 3: Truth & justice
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2022 Issue 3: Truth & justice
  • Truth, justice and the Spirit by Jan Arriens, Martina Weitsch, and Gerald Hewitson
  • Dancing through the darkness: Toward spirit-led foreign and security policy by Gordon Matthews
  • Poem: There is a better country by Christina Rossetti
  • The spiritual heart of our shared humanity by Howard Grace
  • What does it mean to be anti-racist? by Kate McNally and Rachael Swancott
  • Plus discussion questions for study groups, for Meetings and other gatherings.
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2022 Issue 2: What does good governance look like?
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2022 Issue 2: What does good governance look like?
  • Governance, the Quaker way by Judith Thompson
  • ’Gospel Order’: Understanding how Quakers make decisions together, and how we can adjust to new circumstances by Deborah Rowlands
  • What does good governance look like? by Simon Risley
  • Poetry and prayer by Ella Wheeler Wilcox & Thomas Merton
  • What I mean when I say I believe in God by Tim Gee
  • Plus discussion questions for study groups, for Meetings and other gatherings.
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2022 Issue 1: Reflecting on the journey
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2022 Issue 1: Reflecting on the journey
  • A fresh look at ‘Bringing the Invisible into the Light’ by Alison Leonard
  • Poem: Journey home by Rabindranath Tagore
  • Reflecting on the journey – thus far by Edwina Peart
  • From sacrifice to forgiving by Anthony Gimpel
  • Poem: The journey by Mevlâna Jalâluddîn Rumi
  • Seeking direction to uncover the truth about myself by Nim Njuguna
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2021 Issue 4: Truth decay
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2021 Issue 4: Truth decay
  • Doing the truth by John Lampen
  • Poem by Abigail Maxwell
  • The Truth about Truth by Jane Dawson
  • Poem: Forgiveness by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • Unpacking Truthfulness by Bob Ward
  • How do we know what is true? by David Brown
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