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Friendly Persuasion (DVD)
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Release dateJuly 2005
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u/catsashimi ยท 7 pointsr/Quakers

Hi, so glad you're interested in the Society of Friends!

To answer your questions in turn:

  1. For an introduction to Quakerism that focuses on the more practical (as opposed to spiritual) aspects, The Quaker Way by Rex Ambler may speak to you. As for websites, QuakerInfo.org offers a good survey of Friends, from the more liberal to the more evangelical end of the spectrum.

  2. Some Friends with a more explicitly Christian identity have a very high view of the Bible; other more liberal Friends less so. In either case, we don't view it as the final word, but instead regard it as secondary to the Inward Light from whom we seek guidance. As for what to read in the Bible, that's a really tall order, since you can spend your while life reading the Bible and only scratch the surface. But I would start with the Gospel According to John and the 1st Letter of John, as those are especially beloved of Quakers.

  3. I don't know where you live, but if you're in North America, go to QuakerFinder.org to find the nearest meeting. If you're really far away, consider contacting the yearly meeting (regional organizing body) in your area to see if they can offer any assistance. I know many Friends who live apart from other Friends do many things to keep up their spiritual life, from prayer to meditation to corresponding with fellow Quakers. Some even start their own meeting!

  4. I would say atheism is a small minority within the worldwide body of Quakers and is likely to remain that way, but neither is it in any danger of being driven out. The ideal, I think, is to know a person by their fruits, how they live, rather than what they profess to believe. If you want to learn more about atheism in Quakerism, check out NonTheistFriends.org.

  5. Quakers in fiction? Probably still can't do better than The Friendly Persuasion by Jessamyn West. (It's also a movie.) More recently, I believe Traveling Sprinkler by Nicholson Baker features a Quaker protagonist.

    Hope this helps!