Reddit mentions: The best quaker christianity books

Hrmm... not a study Bible, but you might like the book Traditional Quaker Christianity.

There is the Quaker Bible Index where you could do your own Bible study with references to early Quaker works. http://esr.earlham.edu/qbi/main.htm

There's a new book on my to-read list that has great reviews :
https://www.amazon.com/Face-Early-Quaker-Encounters-Bible/dp/1594980373


The two books that I have encounters with that I enjoy are Michael Birkel's "Engaging Scripture: Reading the Bible with Early Friends"

The Quaker Bible Reader - by Paul Buckley and Steve Angell.
https://www.amazon.com/Quaker-Bible-Reader-Paul-Buckley/dp/1879117169

So I'd recommend self study with the first link and then just perusing the rest to see if one works for you.

I know many Quakers who do not believe in God, read the Bible, or place any special significance to Jesus Christ. That said, I am down with all of the above. If you are going to start reading the Bible, I recommend "Engaging Scripture:Reading the Bible with Early Friends" by Michael L. Birkel and starting off with the gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) in the New Testament.

Here are some resources for isolated Friends:

http://www.quakerjane.com/spirit.friends/spirituality-isolated.html

http://www.friendsjournal.org/requesting-hospitality-for-isolated-friends/

Also, Pink Dandelion's books on Quakerism are also super helpful. (http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Quakerism-Religion/dp/052160088X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449685308&sr=8-1&keywords=pink+dandelion+quakerism)

The Quakers: A Very Short Introduction can be read in a day. You could try to find The Oxford Handbook of Quaker Studies at your library for a more comprehensive introduction (I've only read the former).

I would tell you just to go in and expect silence and reflect on the silence. Most meetings aren't often religious, and will be completely open with you admitting your doubts or personal opinions because the point of worship isn't conversion and character shaping but self-searching. Talk with the community after worship ends, and just go your own way from there.

I think that this question, and many other forms of it, has a faulty premise.

It is not necessary to resort to violence as a first response. One can, in fact, respond to threats and violent movements in many ways.

See also:

• "Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict" by Chenoweth and Stephan
  
• "Why I am a Pacifist" by Tim Gee