Appendix II: Selected Reading

 

Durham Meeting

 

Carroll, Kenneth: Touched by God in Quaker Meeting.  Pendle Hill Pamphlet 338.  Wallingford, PA: 1998.  A Quaker historian describes experiences in meeting which were especially meaningful, including his introduction to Quaker Meeting in Durham in 1946.

 

Faith and Practice - Book of Discipline of the North Carolina Yearly Meeting (Conservative) of the Religious Society of Friends, 1983 Revision. 

 

Geiger, Calhoun. D.: Leadings along the Way: Stories from the Life of Calhoun D. Geiger.  Hillsborough, NC: 1998.  Available from Durham Monthly Meeting.  Cal Geiger is a member of Durham Meeting and former teacher at Carolina Friends School.

 

Passmore, Carol: “Popeye the Quaker Man” in Lighting Candles In The Dark, Friends General Conference, Philadelphia, PA: 1992:126-133.  Young Friends in Durham consider a response to a disturbing television advertisement during Junior Meeting for Business.

 

Russell, E.: Elbert Russell - Quaker, an Autobiography.  Friendly Press, Jackson, TN: 1956.

 

 

Writings on Quakers and Quakerism

 

Two sections on the Internet Web site http://www.quaker.org/ provide access to Quaker writings:

"Introductory Items" provides introductory readings and bibliographies.

"Writings of Historical Friends" provides links to on-line books (texts now in the public domain) written by George Fox, John Woolman and several others.

 

Books may be purchased on-line from http://www.quakerbooks.org/, "a Resource Guide for Quaker Materials from the Friends General Conference Bookstore".

A current copy of the FGC Catalog should be available in the meeting Library.

 

The Pendle Hill Bookstore web site provides descriptions of several books of current interest to Friends:  http://www.pendlehill.org/bookstore.html

 

Quaker Hill Bookstore, Richmond, IN  (Friends United Meeting): http://www.fum.org/bookstore/list.htm

 

 

 

 

Periodical Publications

 

Friends Journal, published monthly by Friends Publishing Corporation,

1216 Arch St. – 2A, Philadelphia, PA  19107-9370.  FriendsJnl@aol.com.

 

Quaker Life, published ten times annually by Friends United Meeting,

101 Quaker Hill Dr., Richmond, IN  47374-1980.  QuakerLife@fum.org.

 

Pendle Hill Publications issues six pamphlets a year on such topics as Quaker faith and practice, the inward journey, social concerns, religion and psychology, biblical exegesis, literature, art and biography.  338 Plush Mill Road, Wallingford, PA 19086-6099.  Look on www.pendlehill.org.