New Quaker Checklist #7
FGC recommends the following tip for newcomers to the Quaker faith: read An Introduction to Quakerism.
Noted scholar Ben Pink Dandelion wrote the celebrated work An Introduction to Quakerism in 2007. Said Friend Gewn Gosney Erickson in Friends Journal: “Dandelion’s book adds a broader dimension by placing U.S. Friends within the context of those in Britain, Africa, and elsewhere around the world. Dandelion’s work also provides deeper analysis of Quaker theology, both historical and contemporary, and more complex examination of contemporary Friends with detailed examples and excerpts from yearly meeting disciplines across theological and geographic differences.”
It is an excellent starting point for all those interested in the diverse history and culture of Friends.
